Academy Award-nominated actor Rachel Griffiths will chair the CinefestOZ 2024 Film Prize Jury. The acclaimed actor, director and producer, who most recently featured in the film Anyone But You, made her screen debut in the iconic Australian film Muriel’s Wedding, and has film credits including The Rookie, Blow, Hacksaw Ridge and Hilary & Jackie which…
Following the black carpet World Premiere screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week, Left Write Hook has announced a national theatrical release for 24 October. With screens in Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Melbourne plus the recently announced CinefestOZ in WA – more people will get the opportunity to see this important documentary…
Following a successful international debut at SXSW in March, Natalie Bailey’s Audrey is set for its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week, with additional screenings at CinefestOZ in September. Audrey is a complex ensemble piece that follows the wildly dysfunctional and eccentric Lipsick family, featuring the resentful and delusional mother Ronnie…
In an inspiring tale that showcases talent and determination, the short film Before We Sleep has emerged as a contender for the prestigious 2025 AACTA Award for Best Short Film. The film not only highlights the creative prowess of its cast and crew but also serves as a silver lining for actors with autism. At…
The WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) proudly announce that submissions for their fifth annual celebration are now open. This year’s event will take place on Sunday 1 December at Luna Palace Cinemas Leederville. Established by the team behind the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the WASCAs are dedicated to recognising and honouring the exceptional talent…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, I’m joined by The Blind Sea writer, director and editor Daniel Fenech, and the film’s main man, Matt Formston. The Blind Sea follows Matt on his quest for sporting greatness to new heights, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed by a vision…
Screenwest and Screen Australia have announced Rose Riley, George Mason and Hayley McElhinney are starring in Miley Tunnecliffe and Kate Separovich’s debut feature Proclivitas, which kicked off production in Perth, Western Australia this week. Proclivitas is a supernatural horror that sees a troubled doctor rekindle a romance with her teenage sweetheart, awakening painful memories of the past…
Audrey Lam’s debut feature film, Us and the Night, will have its Australian premiere at Melbourne International Film Festival next week. These screenings follow the film’s world premiere at New York film festival Prismatic Ground in May this year. Ten years in the making and shot on 16mm film, Us and the Night follows two travellers crossing paths at a…
In 2013, Rhys Graham released his debut feature film Galore, a poetic and captivating piece of Australian cinema featuring reverberating performances from its two leads, Ashleigh Cummings and Lily Sullivan. In that same year, Graham wrote and directed the segment Small Mercies in Robert Connolly’s anthology film based on the Tim Winton novel, The Turning.…
Ambience Entertainment, Screen Australia and Screenwest are thrilled to announce the commencement of production this month on feature film, Overture. Written and directed by the award-winning Bruce Beresford, Overture is a powerful, funny and moving family story which will resonate with contemporary audiences. Ambience Entertainment is proud to have closed the financing, with the film…
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