Screen Australia recently announced $5.4 million investment in six feature films, triggering over $32.3 million in production expenditure. Screen Australia’s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, “The feature slate announced today includes exciting projects from some of Australia’s most loved and acclaimed directors such as Gillian Armstrong and Paul Cox, as well as projects from rising directorial talents such as Mark Grentell and Kim…
Cinema Australia have shown our support for the future of Australian cinema by backing new short film, Morgue on the crowd funding website Pozible. Morgue is a short film by final year Murdoch University film students. The film is a black comedy exploring the realms and meaning of life and death. Late for work, Steve…
Mad Mick is back, nastier than ever. If you haven’t already caught the terrifying trailer to Greg Mclean’s Wolf Creek 2, here it is in all it’s bloody glory. While seeking an authentic Australian adventure, one unlucky backpacker learns the deepest, darkest secrets of the Outback’s most infamous serial killer. Lured by the promise of…
Warwick Thornton has assembled a collection of poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost tales from across Australia and has brought them to life with some of Australia’s most iconic actors being the storytellers. The Darkside gives a black perspective on the afterlife. Performed by Deborah Mailman, Aaron Pedersen, Bryan Brown, Shari Sebbens, Claudia Karvan and…
MELBOURNE Thursday 28 November – 6.45pm, Cinema Nova, Carlton Friday 29 November – 6.45pm, Cinema Nova, Carlton Saturday 30 November – 9.00pm, The George Revival, St Kilda Sunday 1 December – 8.00pm, The George Revival, St Kilda Tuesday 3 December – 6.45pm, Cinema Nova, Carlton BRISBANE Wednesday 4 December – 7pm, Palace Barracks, Brisbane SYDNEY Thursday…
“The next one is a science fiction film. An action romance in the vein of Blade Runner.” Interview by Matthew Eeles Mystery Road is obviously a genre film. What influences were there in your decision to step in to the realm of genre film making? For me it’s more of a stepping stone to fully blown…
Ivan Sen’s new Australian film Mystery Road, his fourth feature as a director, is as simple as movies come. It’s set in a small outback town and is structured around basic, overdone character stereotypes who provide just as many thrills as a bad episode of Blue Healers. Aaron Pedersen plays Jay Swan, a detective who…
1. THE BOY CASTAWAYS Directed by: Michael Kantor Written by: Raimondo Cortese, Michael Kantor Staring: Paul Blackwell, Matthew Connell, Mark Leonard Winter, Megan Washington & Tim Rogers. Release Date: TBA In a nutshell: Four men are gathered in a theatre where they enact a twisted version of Peter Pan, singing songs to tell their stories,…
Two Australian films will screen as part of the 17th Canberra International Film Festival. Sarah Spillane’s Around The Block will feature on Sunday, November 10 at 6pm. Written and directed by Spillane, Around The Block stars Christina Ricci as an American eager to bring her love of Shakespeare to the diverse student population of Sydney’s…
The Adelaide Film Festival will host the premier of Charlie’s Country on October 12. The new Australian film marks the third collaboration between three time AACTA award winner, Rolf de Heer and the always active, David Gulpilil. Like de Heer and Gulpilil’s previous film Ten Canoes, Charlie’s Country is shot in Arnhem Land and parts of…
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