Cinema Australia can exclusively reveal that Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s surreal psychological thriller, Birdeater, will screen at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival this July. Birdeater will then release in Australian cinemas from July 18, with the official trailer and poster being released today via Umbrella Entertainment. Launching from its festival success in sell…
Contrary. Passionate. Outspoken. Over 45 years Midnight Oil helped shape modern Australia. This is their trailblazing story for the first time on film. Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line is the authorised documentary of seminal Australian rock group tracing their origins from the politically charged atmosphere of the 1970s to their rise as global icons. Midnight…
Horrifying psychological thriller Lenore adds two new cast members, David Gannon (Elvis) and Freya Callaghan (True Spirit). Over the course of one restless evening, troubled documentary filmmaker Max Wren unravels the terrible truth about what became of a beloved online performance artist Lenore – a truth that pushes him to the brink of insanity. As…
Documentary highlights a decade of growth for the indie filmmaker, revisiting the nudist short film that started it all. Between his sixth and seventh feature films, the former being 2023’s A Switchblade Sisterhood and the latter currently in development, writer and director Davo Hardy has released a 40-minute documentary, entitled A Very Complex Decade –…
STUDIOCANAL’s Australian production arm, Cultivator Films Australia, today announced filming is underway on its first feature film, Kangaroo, produced in partnership with Bunya Productions and Brindle Films. An uplifting family comedy set in the Australian Outback and bouncing with adorable joeys, Kangaroo, is inspired by the story of Chris Barns aka ‘Brolga’, founder of the…
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) student’s short film about a young woman who is inspired to become an opera actress and follow in the footsteps of her Taiwanese grandmother has been shortlisted in the 2024 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase. WA Screen Academy student Ying Chu’s short film Ah-Ma: A Tale of Two Generations,…
Madman has today launched the trailer for the visually stunning upcoming 1970s set outback drama Kid Snow, following a washed-up tent boxer who gets one last shot to make a name for himself, but is forced to choose between old dreams and new love. Directed by Paul Goldman (Australian Rules, Suburban Mayhem, Ego: The Michael…
The trailer for Australian family horror The Demon Disorder from special effects master Steven Boyle (The Matrix Trilogy, The Hobbit, King Kong) has been released today. The Demon Disorder marks Boyle’s feature directorial debut. Starring John Noble (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy), Charles Cottier (Home And Away), Christian Willis, and Dirk Hunter. Following a sold-out world premiere at…
Welcome to the Cinema Australia Podcast. It’s been a while between episodes. I’ve been kept very busy lately with the recent celebration of my 40th birthday, as well as my film festival, the WA Made Film Festival. I’m back on board now, as I’ve got some great episodes coming up, including one with actor Travis…
Australian actors Lincoln Lewis, Henry Nixon and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor join survival horror/war mash up Starring Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Jeremy Piven, Nick Wechsler Sparke Films has wrapped main filming for their new feature film. Written and directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall, Bring Him To Me), the film is based on the cult-followed book…
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