The Backlot Perth and the Perth Actors Centre will present a two day masterclass with internationally-acclaimed writer and director, Ben Young. Held over two Saturdays, the masterclass is suitable for writers, directors and actors with the principal focus of developing an idea for a feature length film with the goal that by the completion of…
CinefestOZ Film Festival has revealed the full line up of jury members who will vote on the prestigious $100,000 Film Prize, which recognises the best Australian feature film. Marta Dusseldorp, Glenn Gainor, Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young will join Jury Chair Rachel Ward at the 2019 festival to decide on which of the five films…
Screen Australia has announced seven television series, four online projects and 10 feature films which will share in nearly $700,000 of Story Development funding. The slate includes Monash, a drama about celebrated army officer John Monash from director Bruce Beresford; a thriller from the author of Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey, called Cage in the Wild;…
by Matthew Eeles Farewell 2017, you’ve been a great year for Australian films. Here are our top five Australian films of the year with the winner of the Cinema Australia 2017 Best Film Award announced in number one position. This list does not include documentaries and also includes a film which played at film festivals…
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the nominees for Best Feature Length Documentary as well as the feature films in competition for this year’s AACTA Awards. Reinforcing a strong year for Australian documentary and following changes to the nominations process to introduce a Documentary Branch, AACTA has announced five nominees…
Written a family-friendly comedy full of laughs, sunshine and a jolly good time? Going by a recent trend over the last few years, you’ve got no chance of winning Screenwest’s funding initiative, West Coast Visions. Written something as dark as the devil’s heart itself? Something about an apocalypse, a violent bikie gang or a serial…
There was no other Australian we were anticipating more than Ben Young’s Perth-shot feature film debut, Hounds of Love. We’re pleased to say, it didn’t disappoint. We sat down with actor Stephen Curry to discuss his disturbing new role in great detail. It’s a must watch for all young actors wanting to learn how to…
Ben Young’s debut feature film, Hounds of Love, will have its Australian premiere red carpet screening on Thursday 18 May at Luna Leederville, with star Stephen Curry in attendance. Over 100 WA cast and crew will walk the red carpet including Perth producer Melissa Kelly from Factor 30 Films. Hounds of Love had its…
Arghhhh! With every new trailer for Ben Young’s critically acclaimed Perth-shot thriller, Hounds of Love, comes new frights that are sure to have even the toughest of viewers diving under their bed covers. This new US trailer gives us our best look yet at the dynamics between Stephen Curry and Emma Booth’s John and Evelyn White, the film’s deranged antagonists who…
Ben Young’s Perth-shot Australian feature film Hounds of Love has a brand new trailer ahead of its SXSW screening this week. Looking more and more like a film based on the Bernie’s reign of terror on Perth during the 1980’s, the new trailers comes via the US for the film’s American release. The film’s next Australian screening will…
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