David Wenham returns as Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitieri in Spit – a sequel to 2003 film Gettin’ Square. Spit is a genuinely hilarious Australian comedy which we all know are few and far between nowadays. After 20 years on the run overseas, small-time ex-criminal Spit slips back into Australia on a false passport only to find…
WA-shot Dirt Music hits Australian cinemas today and we’ve been treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the film with stars Kelly MacDonald and Garrett Hedlund and director Gregor Jordan. Georgie Jutland (Kelly Macdonald) is barely holding it together these days without a drink. Once a nurse, now she’s trapped in the backwater fishing port of…
Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. A new clip has dropped for Dirt Music ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tale of love and grief in…
Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Nekrotronic will celebrate its Australian premiere when it opens the SciFi Film Festival in September. The comic book-style horror/comedy is co-written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner and co-written and produced by Tristan Roache-Turner and is the brothers’ highly-anticipated followup…
Gizmodo Australia has dropped the first trailer for Kiah Roache-Turner’s Nekrotronic and it’s absolutely batshit crazy. As you’d expect from the makers of Wyrmwood, Nekrotronic is described as a brain-meltingly insane sci-fi extravaganza where demonic possession is possible through your smartphone and the Nekromancers – a group of demon hunters hellbent on restoring order. “This was such a…
Principal photography commences this week on Gregor Jordan’s (Two Hands, Buffalo Soldiers) Dirt Music, adapted from Tim Winton’s award winning and Man Booker shortlisted novel by Jack Thorne (The Aeronauts, Wonder). Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee Kelly Macdonald (Puzzle, No Country for Old Men, Boardwalk Empire) and Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound, Tron: Legacy) have been…
CinefestOZ have revealed its 2018 program and continues its proud tradition of showcasing the best of Australian film. CinefestOZ is an immersive film and destination experience where audiences are invited to explore a diverse program of quality film from Wednesday August 22 to Sunday August 26. Venues and spaces spread across Western Australia’s iconic South…
We’ve got five double passes to give away to a special PERTH Q&A screening of Ellipsis with director David Wenham and producer Robert Connolly on Sunday 18 February at 4.30pm at Luna Leederville! Join director David Wenham as he discusses his debut feature directorial debut Ellipsis with producer Robert Connolly on Sunday 18 February following…
Cinema Australia caught up with director David Wenham to discuss his new film, Ellipsis. “Ellipsis gave me the opportunity as a director to experiment with a lot of different things that I’ve always wanted to do myself as an actor.” Interview by Matthew Eeles How excited are you to be getting Ellipsis out to…
David Wenham’s feature directorial debut Ellipsis will have multiple screenings across the country with some lucky audience treated to a Q&A screening of the film with the man himself. In the middle of a crowded city the paths of two strangers, a man and a woman, collide. This accidental, chance occurrence sets in motion a…
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