Following very successful festival runs both at home and overseas, both Hearts and Bones and H is For Happiness are now available to rent on demand. Ben Lawrence’s new Australian drama, Hearts and Bones, was forced to bypass an Australian cinema release for obvious reasons, while it’s hoped H is For Happiness reaches a larger…
Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. CinefestOZ Film Festival has announced H is for Happiness as this year’s winner of the highly coveted $100,000 Film Prize. H is for Happiness, directed by John Sheedy and produced by Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy and Lisa Hoppe,…
The MIFF Premiere Fund delivers seven world and Australian premieres to the 68th Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), including Paul Ireland’s gritty reimagining of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure staring Hugo Weaving and Maziar Lahooti’s highly anticipated directorial debut, Below. The Premiere Fund, which provides minority co-financing to new Australian quality theatrical (narrative and documentary) feature films that then premiere at MIFF, has invested in more than…
The first trailer for H is for Happiness quietly dropped overnight via Melbourne International Film Festival. H is for Happiness was shot in the picturesque coastal town of Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The colourful film is the debut feature from well-known theatre director John Sheedy, whose feel-good short film Mrs McCutcheon…
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has today revealed the first suite of films that will shape its 2019 program. This year’s festival will open with the world premiere of the much-anticipated documentary The Australian Dream — written by Walkley award-winning Australian journalist Stan Grant. Grant’s moving work is a powerful exploration of race, identity and…
Screenwest and Screen Australia have announced Australian feature film H is for Happiness will be shot in and around Albany in Western Australia’s Great Southern region later this year. The Cyan Films’ production which tells the heart-warming story of family and friendship received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with WA Regional Film…
