A taut, exhilarating and topical procedural, Australian produced thriller Here Be Dragons follows David Locke (Nathan Clark Sapsford), a former British soldier turned UN war crimes investigator, who is approached by a ghost from his past: a victim of the Yugoslav wars named Emir Ibrahimovic (Svetislav “Bule” Goncic). Emir believes that he’s located the notorious…
The 26th annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns to Luna Cinemas Leederville from 12 – 16 July with a programme celebrating the work of local and international creatives. Featuring 17 documentaries, 16 feature films, a locally made web series, an extra special event presentation based around an experimental film like no other, the annual…
Directed by Amin Palangi, Tennessine is a psychological drama following Arash (Osamah Sami Shayda, Ali’s Wedding), who against his family’s wishes, arrives in Australia to reunite with the love of his life, the elusive Nazanin (Faezeh Alavi). While the couple is about to spend a romantic weekend in a cabin in the woods, the arrival…
After being postponed due to Covid, Andreas Toumbas’ A Bad Influence will celebrate its Australian premiere this week. A Bad Influence is the debut feature film by independent filmmaker Andreas Toumbas. It centres around a group of friends trying to enjoy a civilised dinner party until an unwanted guest arrives to shake things up. After…
A new trailer for the highly anticipated Australian horror film Talk to Me has been released ahead of its cinema release on 27 July 2023. When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes…
Bounding back into theatres and online this August, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has shared a First Glance announcement for its 2023 program, featuring an expansive selection of World Cinema, engrossing documentaries and hotly anticipated releases from the likes of Sundance, Berlinale and Toronto film festivals. An iconic celebration of film, filmmakers and cinema,…
Sydney-based filmmaker Ulysses Oliver has three feature films screening at this year’s Sydney Film Festival – Birdeater and Tennessine which he co-produced, and Love Road, a tense drama that marks the independent filmmaker’s feature film debut as director. To have one film officially selected for the Sydney Film Festival is a massive achievement in itself.…
Here’s your official first-look at the brand new trailer for Warwick Thornton’s highly-anticipated film, The New Boy. In a remote monastery in 1940s Australia, a mission for Aboriginal children is run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett). A new charge (Aswan Reid) is delivered in the dead of night – a boy who…
In this interview, The Fort co-directors Carly Anne Kenneally and Jess Kenneally, who also wrote and stars in the film, share their insights into the making of their new film. Having launched its film festival run in 2021 at CinefestOZ, The Fort faced a setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this unexpected twist extended…
Freedom is Beautiful, the debut documentary feature from award-winning visual artist Angus McDonald, will have its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival on June 11 with a consecutive screening on June 18, before screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and embarking on an international festival run. The powerful feature follows the journey of two…
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