Drumroll please! The inaugural Big Pineapple film competition is here. Designed to help overcome gender disparity in the Australian film industry, The Big Pineapple will support female-led emerging filmmakers to produce feature length films. With a workforce of just 16% female directors, 23% female screenwriters, 34% female producers and shockingly 7% female cinematographers*, The Big Pineapple will be an active step…
by Matthew Eeles Crushed is getting a digital release in Australia, New Zealand and North America on 1st November 2016. Megan Riakos’ Australian mystery thriller will be available across multiple platforms including iTunes and Google Play. “It’s been a long journey from the first draft to our digital release, so a massive thank you is in order to…
Tickets are now available for new Australian film Crushed. Most of the event-style screenings with feature a Q&A with the writer, director and producer Megan Riakos as well as other cast and crew members including Sarah Bishop at Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne & Townsville, Les Hill at Sydney, Remy Brand at Mudgee and Robert Preston at Sydney…
Megan Riakos’ highly anticipated Australian mystery-thriller Crushed will hit Australian cinema via FanForce in March. For Cinema Australia readers unfamiliar with how FanForce works, these screenings require you to pre-purchase tickets to attend. The Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide screenings have been confirmed, with some tickets still available. Central Coast, Brisbane, Perth and a number of the other locations…
What a year 2015 was for Australian cinema. Box office records were smashed thanks to Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s contemporary interpretation of his 1979 classic, and Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker. Each film was headlined by international heavyweights including Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Kate Winslet respectively. It was a massive year for indi-filmaking in Australia…
Megan Riakos’ Australian mystery thriller Crushed will be released theatrically via FanForce in March 2016 with the first three screening dates announced. More dates are yet to be confirmed. Cinema Australia readers can purchase tickets now to the following screenings: Tuesday, 15 March 2016 Ritz Cinemas, Sydney SPECIAL PREMIERE EVENT Wednesday, 16 March 2016 Mercury Cinemas, Adelaide Thursday, 24 March 2016 Cinema…
The first teaser trailer for Megan Riakos’ highly anticipated Australian mystery thriller Crushed has dropped along with screening dates via Fan Force. Crushed is the story of a young woman who returns home to her family vineyard after her father dies in an accident on the winery. But when his death is ruled a murder and her mother becomes…
