May 2014 is set to be a massive month with five highly anticipated Australian films set to hit cinemas. 52 Tuesdays 16-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a year, once a week,…
Welcome to Cinema Australia’s brand new weekly feature, Sunday Shorts. Every Sunday we will feature a different short film from debutant directors to more established filmmakers. Most of the content will be provided to Cinema Australia direct from the filmmakers. What better way to get to know about a short film than from the mouths of…
Perth’s first 2014 feature production: Jag Pannu Productions, in association with VCR Media, today announced their latest co-production, Broken Contract, would commence filming in Perth 28 April 2014. Broken Contract is a story about Max (Chris Morris), a down-on-his-luck club owner struggling to make ends meet. When a local gang threatens both his livelihood and his family,…
Screen Australia has announced over $550,000 in funding for 16 feature film projects, backing a number of debut and second-time writers, directors and producers – including many making the transition into features for the first time after creating for other platforms. Eleven new projects have been added to Screen Australia’s development slate, while five projects…
How To Time Travel will hold its premiere at The Astor Theatre in Melbourne on Tuesday 22nd April with all profits donated to beyondblue. Writer and Director Samuel Sheffield took time out of his busy schedule leading up to the premiere to let Cinema Australia readers know a little more about his film. How To…
Cinema Nova will present an exclusive Q&A screening with Canopy director Aaron Wilson, producer Katrina Fleming and editor Cindy Clarkson following a screening of their new film. The Q&A session will be held on Wednesday, 23 April at 6.30pm. Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot (Khan Chittenden), shot down in combat, awakens suspended in…
The Burning Kiss, described as a ‘hallucinogenic summer noir cocktail spiked with surrealism and suspense’, is an exciting new West Australian feature film nearing the end of post-production. Set to make its festival debut later in the year, the film centres on the unexpected arrival of a stranger, who implicates a father and his daughter…
The home release of Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road has come and gone but the folks at Transmission have given us a few copies of the film to give away on Blu-ray. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Once you’ve got it, head over to the Cinema Australia Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/cinemaaustralia and leave a personal message with the…
Australian filmmaker Craig Monahan, director of the The Interview, will be presenting his new film Healing with a series of Q&A events. Film enthusiasts can catch Craig at the following events. Where: Cinema Nova – 380 Lygon Street, Carlton When: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 BUY TICKETS HERE Craig Monahan (The Interview, Peaches) and actor Don…
The Burning Kiss, an exciting, sun-bleached psychodrama / noir is nearing completion in Western Australia. Described as an ‘hallucinogenic summer noir cocktail spiked with surrealism and suspense’, The Burning Kiss centres on the unexpected arrival of a stranger, who implicates a father and his daughter in an inferno of secrets, guilt and danger. Director Robbie…
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