Blake Northfield’s Bronte Pictures continues to kick gaols with principal photography commencing in Byron Bay on Take My Hand, a romantic drama feature film based on the real-life love story of writer-director, John Raftopolous. The project stars Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland, Melinda and Melinda, Man On Fire), Adam Demos (Sex/Life, UnREAL, A Perfect Pairing), British actor…
With Of An Age, Goran Stolevski has gifted us with one of the best Australian films so far this century. The film is subtle yet complex, and the love story between two young men, Kol and Adam, which anchors the film’s narrative, is one of the most memorable love stories you’re likely to see in…
The City of Busselton will be buzzing with excitement from next week when new independent short film Inheritance kicks off production from Sunday 26 March and brings Australian film and television legends Matt Nable, Travis Jeffery and Chris Haywood to town. The West Australian-set drama centres around the power of understanding, acceptance, persistence, resilience and…
The AFTRS Library Presents 50th Anniversary Screening program is a celebration of feature films that have been made by AFTRS Alumni. In the last 50 years, the school has produced many talented filmmakers that have been at the forefront of cinema culture, producing work that has moved, challenged and thrilled audiences around the world. AFTRS…
Force of Nature: The Dry 2, the follow up to the 2021 Australian box office smash hit The Dry, will hit Australian and New Zealand cinemas on August 24, 2023. The film is based on the bestselling novel by Jane Harper with Eric Bana reprising his character, Aaron Falk. Robert Connolly returns to direct the…
World Premiere in Torquay, filmmaker Q&As and preview screenings around Australia throughout April and May Garage Entertainment is set to release the most absurd feature film on the planet, The Greatest Surf Movie In The Universe, starring Mick Fanning, Luke Hemsworth, Mason Ho, Griffin Colapinto, Jack Freestone, Matt Wilkinson, Craig Anderson, Joe Turpel, and Ronnie…
Cameras are rolling on the new Australian horror film Puzzle Box from writer and director, Jack Dignan (After She Died). The film stars Kaitlyn Boyé (The Furies), Laneikka Denne (Mud Crab), Cassandre Girard (After She Died), Janelle McMenamin (Interceptor) and Matias Klaver (Risen). Shot in the same handheld-POV style as The Blair Witch Project and…
The Australian hip hop scene is bursting with big talent. Today, artists like Hilltop Hoods, Bliss n Eso, N’fa Jones, Briggs and Sampa the Great are known internationally for their great music, and their names draw big crowds to live music gigs everywhere. But it hasn’t always been that way. It has taken years for the…
The Last Daughter, winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival, will have a national cinema release from June 15. The Last Daughter, co-directed by Brenda Matthews and Nathaniel Schmidt, tells Brenda’s story. Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was…
Perth’s first teen horror TikTok series The Curse Of Baba Yaga hits the small screens of smartphones world-wide from Friday 7 April. A found footage series following two high school boys, James and Luca, as they navigate a string of disappearances in their quiet suburban town, The Curse Of Baba Yaga is from first time writer/director Christopher…
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