Western Australia produces more than just Tim Winton adaptations; it’s a treasure trove of diverse creativity and innovation, and the annual WA Screen Culture Awards are a great reminder of that. The recently announced nominees are no exception. Presented by Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) embrace all forms from…
Arlo and the Sea, a new LGBTQ+ short from filmmakers Damian Overton and Ruben Russo, will premiere at the SmartFone Flick Fest in Sydney this month. The Queensland-based filmmakers told Cinema Australia recently that they’ve been wanting to work with each other for a long time but are often constrained by budgets. After a coffee…
18 inclusively made short films to screen in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney and Launceston Eighteen inclusively made short films produced through Bus Stop Films’ Accessible Film Studies Program will tour nationally, kicking off with a gala event in Perth on Sunday December 3, hosted by Julia Hales, an acclaimed Perth actor who lives…
Writer and director Dane McCusker joins the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast to discuss his new film, The Big Dog. The Big Dog follows Richard Morgan, a stockbroker, suburban family man – and secret findom addict. On the morning of his son’s graduation party, Richard discovers his dominatrix has cleaned out all of his…
87-year-old Isla Roberts’ lived experience of rural Australia, caring for a mentally ill husband, and raising a family in severe economic hardship, makes for a fascinating story of a singular woman well before her time. Isla now lives with her partner Susan in a simple cottage in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia with two…
Thanks to Bonsai Films, we have 10 double passes to give away to A Savage Christmas, a film from director Madeleine Dyer opening nationally in cinemas on 15th November. For the Savage family, Christmas day is always held at their decadent regional Queenslander Brenda Savage, a resentful and ageing-in-denial ‘WAG’ wife, and James Savage Snr,…
Stephen King’s Willa, from his collection titled Just After Sunset, is set to begin filming in NSW in 2024 thanks to The Dollar Baby Program and Kickstarter. Award-winning writer and director Warren Duncan from Sydney has taken on what he describes as the most ambitious Stephen King Dollar Baby crowd-funding campaign to ever exist. While the…
The Musical Mind… A Portrait In Process is a vivid glimpse into the private worlds and elite musical processes of four superstar musicians, brought together through their connection with the Academy Award-nominated movie Shine and its director Scott Hicks. We meet international rock star Daniel Johns, one of Australia’s greatest musical talents. Accessing his subconscious, he…
In Monolith, the always impressive Lily Sullivan plays a disgraced journalist who turns to podcasting to try and rebuild her career, but her rush to generate headlines soon uncovers a strange artefact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story. Sullivan’s transition from the Hollywood blockbuster Evil Dead Rise to…
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment and Luke Sparke’s Sparke Films announce the AFM market premiere, initial sales and distribution news, exclusive first look imagery, video and a special promo premiere of the brand new horror film, Scurry. The movie stars Jamie Costa (Kenobi: A Star Wars Story, Bring Him To Me) and Emalia (Paper Dolls).…
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