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…
Groundbreaking new Australian drama series Sirens dropped a haunting first look trailer today. The coming-of-age thriller, shot entirely on location in the NSW Central Coast, has been generating buzz internationally, nominated for a whopping eight awards at five festivals globally, including LA Webfest and Seoul Webfest. The series is set to make its Australian premiere…
RELATED COVERAGE: Filmmaker Damon Smith writes exclusively for Cinema Australia about the making of Mental as Everything. Damon Smith’s new documentary Mental As Everything will have a special screening at the Thornbury Picture House this coming International Mental Health Day on October 10. Join Mental As Everything filmmaker and singer-songwriter Damon Smith as he shares…
Maya Newell is a Director and Impact Producer. She directed the acclaimed feature In My Blood It Runs (2019) about ten-year-old Arrernte/Garrwa boy Dujuan and his community made in collaboration with those onscreen at Closer Productions. It was selected for Goodpitch² Aus, a Sundance Institute Fellowship, was nominated for Best Doc/Best Cinematography at the AACTAs,…
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