Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Screenwest has announce that Mystery Road: Origin has kicked off filming in Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week, with AACTA award-nominated Broome actor Mark Coles Smith (KGB, Last Cab to Darwin, Pawno, Will Australia Ever Have a Black Prime Minister?) taking over the reigns from Aaron Pederson, starring…
Thanks to Luna Palace Cinemas, Cinema Australia is giving our readers the chance to win one of ten double passes to a special Q&A screening of new Australian horror film, Killing Ground. Entry details below. Luna Palace Cinemas is delighted to announce a special Q&A screening with Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road, Goldstone), acclaimed Australian actor…
Director Fin Ediquist’s Australian psychological thriller Bad Girl is gearing up for a national theatrical release after a successful run on the festival circuit. Amy (Sara West) is given one last chance by her adoptive parents (Benjamin Winspear and Felicity Price), who think Amy’s friendship with local girl Chloe (Samara Weaving) is a step in the…
Madman Entertainment today has released the trailer and additional stills for the highly anticipated film Jasper Jones. Adapted from the award-winning iconic Australian novel by Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon) and produced by Vincent Sheehan (Animal Kingdom, The Hunter) and David Jowsey (Mystery…
Madman Entertainment has just dropped the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Jasper Jones, the film adaptation of the award-winning iconic Australian novel by Craig Silvey. Jasper Jones is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon) and produced by Vincent Sheehan (Animal Kingdom, The Hunter) and David Jowsey (Mystery Road, Goldstone).…
Ahead of CinefestOZ Film Festival’s impending August 24 opening night, the Festival today is delighted to announce the CinefestOZ Film Prize jury, who will decide on the winner of the Festival’s third annual, and Australia’s greatest, $100,000 Film Prize. Jury Chair and acclaimed Australian filmmaker, Gillian Armstrong will be joined on the jury by Producer Sue Taylor (The Tree, Looking for…
A stunningly gorgeous trailer has dropped for Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road sequel, Goldstone. Not one to let anyone else get in the way of his creative genius, Sen is credited as the writer, director, composer and cinematographer on the film. What a legend! Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.…
Hugo Weaving will attend CinèfestOZ 2015 as this year’s Screen Legend, as the Festival launches its program of film and events today. Weaving will be recognised for his achievements as an Australian actor at the Festival’s Gala Night on 29 August at which Australia’s biggest film prize, the CinéfestOZ $100,000 Film Prize, is also awarded to an outstanding…
The home release of Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road has come and gone but the folks at Transmission have given us a few copies of the film to give away on Blu-ray. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Once you’ve got it, head over to the Cinema Australia Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/cinemaaustralia and leave a personal message with the…
Mystery Road was the big winner of last nights Australian Film Critics Association Film & Writing Awards. Ivan Sen’s below average, dusty thriller took home six major awards including Best Film and Best Cinematography. Being a male dominated film the only two local awards Mystery Road didn’t take out were Best Actress (Nicole Kidman, The Railway…
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