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…
Cinema Australia have been given exclusive access to these behind the scenes photos of Tim Blackburn’s Burns Point to share with our readers. Written by Blackburn’s father Chris and currently being filmed in Ballina, Queensland Burns Point follows Jeremy, a young man whose sister has been brutally murdered. Jeremy expects the law to deliver justice, but the killer’s father…
Here’s your chance to hear from award winning new kid on the block, Sophie Hyde as she presents her new film 52 Tuesdays. Each screening will be followed by Q&A session with the director for those busting to ask the director a question. CINEMA NOVA – Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 6.30pm Sophie will be accompanied…
A celebration of the nastiest, crudest, cheapest, filthiest, smelliest, most revolting short films made in Australia, TRASHARAMA is everything a degenerate freak could want in a festival program. Monster Fest and host Dick Dale are proud to present 13 of the very best disasterpieces. At 6.30pm, the zombie hoards of Perth will join the Official…
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