Madeleine Dyer’s dramatic comedy A Savage Christmas is now filming in Queensland

The year has started strong for Queensland’s screen industry with production currently underway on the Australian feature film A Savage Christmas — supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance program, with principal production investment from Screen Australia. The film is the debut production from Roaring Entertainment — a newly formed company by…

Leila George, Sam Corlett and Greta Scacchi to star in David Vincent Smith’s He Ain’t Heavy

Award-winning Western Australian writer/director David Vincent Smith brings a personal story to the big screen with his feature film directorial debut He Ain’t Heavy set to commence shooting Monday 23 January in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs, with major production investment from Screenwest and Lotterywest. Inspired by true events, the film follows a desperate sister who kidnaps…

Australia Independent Film Festival opens call for entries

Located at one of Australia’s coolest venues within one of Australia’s coolest art precincts is Brisbane’s very own Australia Independent Film Festival. Known passionately as “the filmmaker’s festival,” AIFF is on track to become Australia’s premiere live screening short film and screenplay festival. AIFF23 will next take place in Brisbane at Metro Arts West Village…

Matt Vesely’s sci-fi thriller Monolith selected for SXSW

Australian sci-fi thriller Monolith starring rising star Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise, I Met a Girl, Picnic at Hanging Rock) will have its international premiere at SXSW 2023 and has locked ANZ distribution and international sales. XYZ Films is now representing the title for North America, with Bonsai Films handling Australian distribution. Blue Finch Films…