Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang will release in Australian cinemas from January 9 before dropping on Stan. on Australia Day. True History of the Kelly Gang is inspired by Peter Carey’s Man Booker prizewinning novel of the same name and is…
This year’s Gold Coast Film Festival boasts an incredible lineup of new Australian films including Ben Young’s highly anticipated Perth-shot thriller, Hounds of Love. You can find the complete list of Australian films screening at this year’s festival below. The 15th annual Gold Coast Film Festival will screen 32 feature films from 13 countries,…
Ozflix, a new video-on-demand service dedicated to streaming every Australian film ever made, is set to launch at 6:00pm on Australia Day, 26th January, 2017. Acclaimed by Australia’s most influential directors, producers and actors, Ozflix will begin streaming with around 250 Australian films and three free original content shows, with more free content to be announced. “There are…
The Australian Film Future Foundation today announced that popular Australian actress and producer Claudia Karvan has joined their team as part of its new AFFF Ambassador program. The AFFF Ambassador program will see Karvan campaigning to raise $10 million in funds to digitise 1000 classic Australian films for future generations, equating to around $10,000 per film. The Australian…
The daughter of a real estate agent father and a primary school teacher mother, Gillian Armstrong has had an admirable and highly celebrated career as a filmmaker both at home and overseas. Having started off making short films with the likes of Ruth Cracknell and TV actress Elizabeth Crosby, Armstrong launched her feature film career with My…
Warwick Thornton’s intriguing film The Darkside will be the only Australian film to screen as part of 2014’s Perth Festival. A special Q&A with the Caméra d’Or winning director will be held on Monday, 24th February 2014 at Summerville. You can buy tickets here. Ghost stories abound in Australia’s Indigenous culture, and The Darkside invites you fireside to…
Warwick Thornton has assembled a collection of poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost tales from across Australia and has brought them to life with some of Australia’s most iconic actors being the storytellers. The Darkside gives a black perspective on the afterlife. Performed by Deborah Mailman, Aaron Pedersen, Bryan Brown, Shari Sebbens, Claudia Karvan and…
