Ryan Silvey’s impressive debut short, Entangled, has won the inaugural Best of the Fest award at the 2023 WA Made Film Festival. The new dramedy, written and directed by Silvey, follows two friends, a young couple, and a family, all of who have deep secrets that slowly unravel over one dramatic night in a Perth bar.…
Pancake Originals have been awarded completion funding from Queer Screen at the opening night of the Mardi Gras Film Festival launch in Sydney, for Gabriel Carrubba’s remarkable debut feature, Sunflower. Sunflower tells the story of Leo, a seventeen-year-old boy struggling to understand and embrace his sexuality as he comes of age in the working-class suburbs on Melbourne’s edge.…
PRESS RELEASE Screenwest has announced that two family features, Whale Shark Jack and Drone Racers, have been greenlit for production, with both films set to commence filming later in 2023 in Western Australia’s Gascoyne and Pilbara regions, respectively. With major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional…
A trailer has dropped for Love Me Lex ahead of the web series’ world premiere screening at the WA Made Film Festival next week. Love Me Lex explores what it’s like being a lesbian on the ‘other side’ of 45 looking for love through the eyes of Lex Adamson. Just as she meets the perfect woman in…
Australia-based Bronte Pictures has signed a deal with Archstone Entertainment, who will take three of the Australian production company’s films to market in 2023, launching at this week’s EFM in Berlin. The new Bronte titles added to Archstone’s catalogue cover three genres: The Greatest Surf Movie In The Universe (Adult comedy/animation); Kane (action) and The…
Filmmakers from across Australia and around the world have just weeks to finalise their submissions to become eligible for a record prize pool worth over $150,000 at one of the longest-running and most prestigious Film Festivals in the world – Sydney Film Festival. As the Festival celebrates its 70th birthday in cinemas from 7—18 June…
We Are Still Here, the First Nations anthology film that opened the 2022 Sydney Film Festival and premiered internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival, will have a one-off Q&A screening with lead actor, Clarence Ryan, on Wednesday February 22 at Luna Leederville Cinemas. We Are Still Here is a unique film that interweaves eight…
Samuel Rodwell’s award-winning short film Inferno is now available to stream on SBS On Demand. Going beyond the media blockade of the 2018 Mount Canobolas and 2019-20 Black Summer mega-fires first-hand, Inferno captures the volunteer firefighters who fought against all odds protecting their communities from total annihilation. The release falls on the fifth anniversary when the…
When the organisers of the Stellar Short Film Festival say they’re bringing audiences 12 of Australia’s best short films to its upcoming March 4 event, they’re not joking. In fact, this year’s incredible line-up of short films is so good, it even includes An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe…
Premiering at the 2022 Sydney Film Festival, Ghosted is a short film that centers on Adrian, a social media influencer who is followed by a stalker during a weekend getaway with his partner. Directed by brothers Nick and Nathan Lacey, the film explores the impact of social media addiction through the lens of a romantic relationship. “Our goal…
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