This was the toughest Top 5 list to compile since we launched Cinema Australia in 2013, that’s how good Australia cinema has been in 2018. Picking the number one film – also the Cinema Australia 2018 Best Film Award winner – was an even tougher challenge, but after much thought we’ve finally decided on a winner.…
“It’s been wonderful. It’s kind of surprising because the film is my baby,” Strange Colours director Alena Lodkina tells Cinema Australia of the audience reactions to her film so far. From the Gold Coast to Perth, Strange Colours has screened at every major Australian film festival this year with a run scheduled for the upcoming…
Directed by Alena Lodkina Written by Alena Lodkina and Isaac Wall Starring Kate Cheel, Justin Courtin and Daniel P. Jones Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Melbourne-based filmmaker Alena Lodkina delivers…
