New Trailer: General Hercules

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. A new trailer has been released for Brodie Poole’s masterful new documentary, General Hercules. For millennia the remote arid deserts of Western Australia lay undisturbed. On the 14th of June 1893 European prospectors discovered ‘The Golden Mile’ on what was the…

CinefestOZ Short Film Award finalists revealed

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Finalists in the CinefestOZ Short Film Competition were announced today ahead of the Short Film Awards, which will be held as part of Australia’s largest destination film festival from 23-28 August in Western Australia’s beautiful South West. Recognising exceptional storytelling and…

Innovative 360° film Sorella’s Story selected for Venice Film Festival

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. The innovative Australian film Sorella’s Story has been selected to World Premiere In Competition at the Venice Immersive (Formerly Venice VR Expanded) strand of the prestigious Venice International Film Festival in August, one of a select number of projects from around…

Cinema Australia Podcast #82 | Kriv Stenders

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. It’s been a while since the last episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, but for those who enjoy listening I’m happy to let you know I will be publishing more regularly in…

What’s On [Melbourne]: Coming out drama The Dance will screen at Filmonik Film Night ahead of online release

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Nexus Production Group has announced an international release date for its latest short film, The Dance, via the production company’s YouTube film series Life Improvised – micro glances into life, the love, loss and hope we all find and lose within everyday relationships. …

The 2022 CinefestOZ program is an epic celebration of Australian cinema!

CinefestOZ – Australia’s largest destination film festival – has announced the release of its 2022 program featuring an epic 270 film screenings and events as well as the appointment of award-winning actor, writer, producer and director Richard Roxburgh as Chair of the Jury that will award the prestigious $100,000 Film Prize. Celebrating its 15th year, the…

Interview: Renée Brack

  Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Interview by Matthew Eeles My mum died of cancer in 2008. She was 48 years old, and I was 24 at the time. I could never imagine being asked questions over and over again about my mum. Questions about her…

Indian-language film Maasa a contender for 2022 AACTA Awards

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Maasa has been nominated as a contender for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) 2022 Award for Best Short Film, produced by Australian Indian producer Pradnya Dugal of Jhumka Films, and directed by veteran Bollywood choreographer, Phulawa Khamkar.  The…