Principal photography begins on Kiah Roache-Turner’s shark thriller, Beast Of War

Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Bronte Pictures and Pictures in Paradise have announced that principal photography has officially commenced in Australia on Beast Of War, the eagerly awaited shark thriller helmed by acclaimed genre director Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Nekoronic, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, Sting). This gripping production is a collaboration between Bronte Pictures (known…

Interview: Giles Chan

In case anyone had any doubts, there’s no shortage of talented filmmakers in Western Australia right now. While more commercial, state, and federally funded films might be a bit slow off the ground at the moment, the indie film scene in the Golden State thrives. While Sarah Legg’s Honeymoon and Adam Morris’ Frederickstown might be…

Andamooka, He Ain’t Heavy and Inside join stellar CinefestOZ lineup

Australia’s largest destination film festival – CinefestOZ – has announced the release of its 2024 program of films and events, which includes an exclusive preview of new family comedy Runt starring Celeste Barber, Jai Courtney and Jack Thompson, more than 80 feature films, documentaries and short films, and a raft of visiting talent from Saturday,…

Shipwrecks, great white shark habitats and bone-chilling fissures: Nays Baghai on his new documentary, Diving into the Darkness

Diving Into The Darkness is a jaw-dropping yet initimate portrait of cave diving icon Jill Heinerth, and the nail-biting challenges and risks she’s faced to go where no man or woman has gone before.  The new documentary is directed by Nays Baghai – an independent filmmaker and underwater cameraman from Sydney. A graduate of Australia’s…

Exclusive: First look at Grace Wriggles’ Red River Cowboy

Two South-East Queenslanders are swinging hard for next festival season after wrapping exciting new Aussie outback short film, Red River Cowboy. Written and directed by emerging Gold Coast filmmaker Grace Wriggles and produced by Christian McCarty from Black Phoenix Productions, Red River Cowboy follows the story of vengeful mistress John, who is left to die…