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…
Action has been called on new Australian feature film I Met a Girl. Brenton Thwaites stars as an impulsive, young musician struggling with schizophrenia who falls for a mysterious woman (Lily Sullivan) who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on an epic, cross-country journey across Australia to find…
Cinema Australia Original Content: So, what’s it about? A charming yet guarded (and mostly shirtless) wanderer drifts confidently through a bar and motel of an Australian outback mining town until he finds himself questioning his own identity, after making a real connection with a damaged motel maid. Sounds edgy. Who made it? Peter Skinner directed and wrote…
The new Australian family film, H is for Happiness, has commenced principal photography 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 garnered glowing reviews and accolades in Australia and…
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…
Actor Joel Jackson puts his heart and soul into playing Marcus Stamm in Greg McLean’s harrowing survival thriller, Jungle. “I don’t know if Marcus’ family will see this picture, or what they will think, but you become hyper-aware of paying your respects to somebody who went through these things in real life.” Interview by Matthew Eeles…
Acclaimed British actor, comedian and writer Eddie Izzard will star in The Call Back, the feature debut of writer/director Marion Pilowsky (My Last Five Girlfriends, Sleuth), which begins filming in Adelaide later this month. The Emmy Award-winning Izzard has developed a stellar reputation as a film, television and stage actor, with recent credits including Victoria…
