Writer, actor and producer Nick Giannopoulos joins Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles to discuss the latest film in his wildly-popular Wog Boys franchise, Wog Boys Forever. In 2000 The Wog Boy broke box office records and became one of the highest grossing Australian films of all time. Ten years later in 2010 the wog boys returned…
Following a successful world premiere at CinefestOZ, Martin Wilson’s bold, powerful and intense drama Pieces will screen in select cinemas across Australia from October 6 until October 15 to coincide with Mental Health Week. Pieces follows Alicia (Monique Wilson), an art teacher whose recovery class is commissioned to make the backdrop for a professional dance performance. As…
Actor and part-time adventurer Shuang Hu goes Beyond the Reef,in this Giant Screen adventure of a lifetime. Filmed across Far North Queensland in late 2021, this visually stunning feature documentary is aimed at a family audience and explores one of the planet’s most unique and beautiful locations. Beyond the Reef was filmed in glorious premium large format (8k…
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival returns after its pandemic hiatus with a significantly expanded programme aiming to grow the 16 year old event into a warm multi-arts celebration. Tickets are now on sale for the festival which runs October 27 – 30 in Gympie, Queensland. This edition of the festival includes 170 short…
Narrated by Margot Robbie and sharing the lives of an eclectic group of women throughout Australia, Sue Thomson’s eye-opening documentary Under Cover shines a light on a devastating reality – women over 50 being the fastest growing cohort experiencing homelessness in Australia. These moving but optimistic portraits reveal the struggles these women face, and lay bare the flaws in our society,…
SBS has announced that It’s Fine, I’m Fine, a happy/sad series about therapy, will air Mondays from 10 October at 9:30pm on NITV and be available to stream free on SBS On Demand, launching on World Mental Health Day. It’s Fine, I’m Fine was the only Australian production to be in the official selection in-competition…
Stan has announced that production has commenced on the brand new Stan Original Series C*A*U*G*H*T. Director, producer and writer Kick Gurry (Edge of Tomorrow) stars in the six-episode series alongside Sean Penn (Stan Exclusive Series Gaslit), Ben O’Toole (Detroit), Lincoln Younes (Last King of the Cross), Alexander England (upcoming Stan Original Series Black Snow), Mel…
Madman Entertainment has announced that zero-waste innovator Joost Bakker will participate in a series of special Q&A events around Australia ahead of the theatrical release of Greenhouse By Joost in November. Joost Bakker will be joined after screenings of the film for an on-stage discussion with a variety of special guests including Damon Gameau, Sarah Wilson, Jack Thompson,…
Esteemed Australian actor Richard Roxburgh joins the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. To say the recording of this podcast episode was a bit of fun would be an understatement. It’s not every day you get to shoot the breeze with an actor of Richard Roxburgh’s calibre. That was the case for me while…
Matthew C Vella is an international award-winning filmmaker, comedian, podcaster and entertainer from Blacktown, Western Sydney. When he’s not writing and directing films, he’s usually talking about them on his podcast Upcoming Attractions, or hosting Western Sydney Filmmakers Hangout, a popular networking group for Western Sydney filmmakers. As a stand up comedian, Matt has performed…
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