Jessica Mauboy, Kelton Pell, Pia Miranda and Ngali Shaw join the cast of Windcatcher

Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) today announced that Australian singer, songwriter and actress Jessica Mauboy will join the cast of the Stan Original Film Windcatcher, a family feature film and Stan’s first co-commission with ACTF since their landmark partnership, with major production investment from Screen Australia,…

New Trailer! Onefour: Against All Odds

Follow the meteoric rise of Australia’s first drill rap stars, defiant in the face of police’s efforts to stop them from performing. Directed by Gabriel Gasparinatos, Onefour: Against All Odds follows a group of Sydney-based, Pacific Islanders who start recording drill raps to avoid a life of crime. Two years into their meteoric rise, a police…

See the new trailer for Heath Davis’ Christmess!

Bonsai Films has today released the first trailer for the highly-anticipated Christmess. Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Heath Davis (Book Week, Broke), the equally dark and hilarious take on the humble Christmas film stars the always-impressive Steve Le Marquand (The Moodys, Rake) as washed-up actor, Chris Flint. Fresh out of rehab, Chris takes a…

Cinema Australia Podcast #102 | Jack Dignan

In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, I’m joined by director, writer, co-producer, co-cinematographer, editor, and visual effects supervisor Jack Dignan to discuss his latest film, Puzzle Box. Jack began his career as an Australian film journalist, publishing written reviews across multiple platforms while working on his own DIY short films. In the lead…

Inspirational documentary The Healing to embark on national screening and Q&A tour

Award-winning filmmaker Nick Barkla’s timely and moving documentary The Healing, will embark on a national screening and Q&A tour across Australia, during October and November. The Healing explores a unique life-saving equine welfare program that brings traumatised ex-racehorses and traumatised military veterans and first responders together, to heal each other. The screenings will be followed by…

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party to release in Australia in October and November

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party, the feature documentary chronicling the thrilling, debauched and frequently hilarious adventures of the legendary Melbourne post-punk band will release into select Australian cinemas this October and November.  The film is directed by Ian White and features new interviews with Nick Cave and bandmates Mick Harvey, Rowland S Howard and Phill…