Jane (Del Herbert-Jane) is undergoing gender transition from a woman to a man. Because of the stresses this life-altering choice is going to have on her she’s asked her 16 year old daughter Billie (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) to move out and live with her father Tom (Beau Travis Williams). Over the course of a year Billie…
Stars Esther Anderson and Christopher Morris on set. Jag Pannu Productions, in association with VCR Media, has commenced principal photography in Perth on its action comedy Broken Contract. Broken Contract is a story about Max, a down-on-his-luck club owner struggling to make ends meet. When a local gang threatens both his livelihood and his family, Max…
As one of Seven Group Holdings’ first productions, Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, The Water Diviner was plugged heavily on 7’s Sunday Night program. Starring Russell Crowe (GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE), THE WATER DIVINER is an epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of Gallipoli in Turkey…
Morgue is a short film directed by Jake Shannon that follows a middle-aged businessman, Steve (Mario Piccoli), who affter waking up dead in a morgue, is confronted with a somewhat cheeky old man (Phillip MacKenzie). The two discuss life, death and everything between. Staring Mario Piccoli, Phillip MacKenzieWritten and directed by Jake ShannonProduced by Lewis Rodan Cinematographer Naveed Farro Production…
This weekend Cinema Australia is giving readers the chance to win tickets to the highly anticipated Australian film, Healing. Starring Don Hany, Hugo Waving, Anthony Hayes and a plethora of Australia acting talent, Craig Monahan’s latest is a powerful, moving story of redemption, the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit – in the most…
Cinema Australia can’t wait for May 22 when Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook is released in Australian cinemas. I don’t know how many more times we can watch the terrifying trailer or the original short film in anticipation for Kent’s psychological thriller but to satisfy us for another couple of weeks is a new short clip that was released this…
A brand new trailer for Samuel Sheffield’s How To Time Travel dropped yesterday and it looks amazing. If you’re in Melbourne on Tuesday, 22nd April you can catch the premier of this rom-sci-fi at the Astor Theatre. Starring Adam Balales, Ryan A. Murphy, Tara Carey and Sarah Wickham, How To Time Travel tells the story of Jones.…
FTI is now accepting entries for the Young Filmmaker of the Year Award, to be presented at the 26th WA Screen Awards (WASA). This prestigious award, which holds prize money of $5,000, is presented to a young filmmaker who is committed to developing their craft and has shown a dedication and passion for the Screen Industry.…
It’s been a week already since we launched our new feature, Sunday Shorts to overwhelming support from new and regular readers of Cinema Australia. In Sunday Shorts #2 we take a look at writer/director Roderick MacKay’s epic Western Australian short FACTORY293. In a remote part of Stalin’s war-torn Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic, Grigor, Manager of munitions…
Hot of the news David Michôd’s The Rover will be screening as part of the Cannes Film Festival, the Australian director’s followup to his incredibly successful Animal Kingdom has been given a new poster and a new trailer. The Rover boasts a impressive ensemble of Australian acting talent including Guy Pearce, David Field, Anthony Hayes and Nash Edgerton. A…
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