Maslow Entertainment today announced that the highly anticipated First Nations psychological horror film The Moogai, will be released in cinemas in Australia on 31 October 2024. The Moogai received its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and its Australian Premiere at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival, where it won the GIO Audience Award for…
Frantales Productions is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Buried, a darkly funny new five-part digital series about theschool drop-off run from hell. Supported by Screen Australia and VicScreen, produced by Fran Derham (Surviving Summer, First Love), and created by talented Victorian duo Miriam Glaser (Utopia, Why Are You Like This) and Charlotte George…
Madman Entertainment today announced that acclaimed filmmaker Adam Elliot will take part in Q&A events around Australia ahead of the release of Memoir Of A Snail, in cinemas on 17 October. Madman also revealed the new Australian trailer for the much-anticipated film, starring Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon and Jacki Weaver.…
Henry Boffin is no stranger to family drama, drawing on his own real-life experiences as inspiration for his debut feature film, Strange Creatures. The new dramatic comedy follows two estranged brothers, Ged (Johnny Carr) and Nate (Riley Nottingham) who are forced to reunite to scatter their mother’s ashes in the town where she grew up.…
Luke Sparke, the writer and director behind creature features like Red Billabong and the Occupation series, returns to the big screen with his latest action thriller, Primitive War. After battling Bunyips and fending off world-destroying aliens, Sparke is now taking on history’s mightiest beasts – dinosaurs! Written and directed by Sparke, Primitive War is based on…
Thanks to our friends at Madman, we have 10 in-season double passes to giveaway to see Kid Snow. When a washed-up tent boxer gets one last shot to make a name for himself, he’s forced to choose between old dreams and new love. Kid Snow was shot in Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie and areas of Perth and…
Bonsai Films today announced that He Ain’t Heavy, starring the stellar cast of Leila George (Animal Kingdom and the upcoming Disclaimer), Sam Corlett (Vikings: Valhalla, The Dry and Territory) and Greta Scacchi (The Player, Looking for Alibrandi) and directed by David Vincent Smith, will be released in cinemas nationally on October 17. He Ain’t Heavy was selected…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Eliza Cox, a filmmaker who has dedicated years of her life to making the exceptional new documentary, Queens of Concrete. Shot over eight years, Queens of Concrete chronicles the journey from childhood to adulthood and the moments that define…
In this unsettling psychodrama/thriller, Minerva endeavours to connect and care for her grandmother Vina who is experiencing dementia. Together they are confronted with an amalgam of colliding memories, nightmares and dreams that will test their limits. Vineyard Ablaze is an enigma, questioning home care, coercive control and the divide between generations, revealing that there are no…
For My Mother, a new short drama is set to debut next year – made by Attic Films in association with Sugarland Productions. On the way to a school recital, a mother and son get into a volatile argument that unveils the vast space between them. For My Mother explores themes of parenthood, relationships, and…
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