Of all of this year’s directors making their feature film debut, Josh Lawson has arguably the highest profile. Not only is he a respected comedian making us all piss our pants in home-grown shows like Thank God You’re Here and Kinne, he’s also made an impression overseas starring opposite Don Cheadle in House of Cards…
Northcote based composer Christopher de Groot has been nominated for Feature Film Score of The Year at the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Screen Music Awards for his unique film score Sororal. This nomination comes off the back of international interest in his work with the prestigious Swedish soundtrack label Screamworks releasing the Sororal soundtrack…
Advance Australian Film: A thought-provoking documentary shining a spot-light on the Australian film industry, premieres on Foxtel on October 28th After Australian cinema’s prosperous period in the 80s and 90s where well-known, crowd-pleasing classics such as Crocodile Dundee, Strictly Ballroom, Muriel’s Wedding and Priscilla Queen of the Desert were all produced, the Australian film industry has…
Melbourne’s Cinema Nova will be holding a special Q&A screening of John Doe: Vigilante with director Kelley Dolen on Thursday, 16th October at 6.45pm. For more information about the screening click here. Some call him a hero. Some call him a villain. He’s “John Doe: Vigilante” – an ordinary man who decides to take the law into…
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is calling for entries for its 2015 event. Revelation will screen from 2-12 July 2015 in Perth and filmmakers from across the globe are invited to enter their films. Regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting independent film festivals, the search is on for unique, signature-driven works from filmmakers of all levels.…
Megan’s got what she thought she wanted – a hot surfer boyfriend and a chance to reinvent herself over the summer. But who’s the weird kid that keeps crasher her party? And how long can she get away with ignoring him? Dario Article written by Hannah Moon (co-writer and direct), Robin Geradts Gill (producer, co-writer) and Stephen Sholl…
WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO A SPECIAL SON OF A GUN ‘TALKING PICTURES’ SESSION WITH DIRECTOR JULIUS AVERY AND BRENTON THWAITES – 6.30PM SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER AT LUNA LEEDERVILLE. Julius Avery returns home for a special Son of Gun ‘Talking Pictures’ session with actor Brenton Thwaites at Luna Leederville, Sunday 12 October at 6.30pm Son…
Does everyone get as excited about the release of a new Australian feature film as we do? Terminus is the latest one to get us buzzing with anticipation and the release of the film’s teaser trailer earlier this week didn’t do much to scratch the itch. WE WANT MORE! To tide us over until we…
Calling all Australian filmmakers who are queer or have made a queer film. The 2015 My Queer Career competition is now open for entries! My Queer Career is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for queer short filmmakers and is only open to locally produced work. The major prize includes $3,000 cash. Other prizes include…
Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner made an incredible debuted this morning on 7’s Sunrise program. Starring Russell Crowe (Romper Stomper) and Olga Kurylenko, The Water Diviner is an epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Australian farmer Connor (Crowe) travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his…
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