I’m a sucker for a great two-hander, and Australia makes so many of them. But how many two-handers have you seen in which the two leads each share an additional role — a third character? That’s what we get with Samuel Van Grinsven’s excellent and atmospheric sophomore feature film, Went Up the Hill. The film…
CinefestOZ Film Festival audiences will be the first in the world to experience Two Ugly People, the debut feature from writer and director Peter Skinner. A first-look clip from the stunning new drama has been released, which you can watch below. Two Ugly People follows two strangers (Michael Sheasby and Cato Ayyar) who meet by…
Interview: Lorin Clarke Fresh from playing to sold-out crowds, with queues around the block at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and ahead of its theatrical release on September 4, But Also John Clarke has quickly become one of the most talked-about films of the season, bringing to the big screen the wit, wisdom and enduring legacy of…
Few Australian filmmakers are creating social impact documentaries with as much heart and urgency as Sue Thomson. Over the past seven years, her work has explored issues around ageing, community, and dignity, giving voice to people whose stories are too often overlooked. Her 2018 film The Coming Back Out Ball celebrated LGBTI+ elders and the…
Thanks to Vendetta Films, we have 5 double passes to give away to Went Up The Hill, a film starring Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery, opening in selected cinemas in Sydney and Melbourne on September 11. Abandoned as a child, Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother Elizabeth.…
Western Australian actor and director Frances O’Connor (Wednesday, Emily, Mansfield Park) will return home next month to head up the CinefestOZ Film Prize Jury, which will decide the winner of Australia’s richest $100,000 Film Prize at this year’s festival, running 30 August to 7 September, in the Margaret River wine region. Prolific actor and director…
Dean Francis’ provocative new film Body Blow will make its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (September 18–25), cementing its status as one of the most daring genre films of the year. Blending erotic tension, darkly comic twists, and a knowing nod to queer history, Body Blow reimagines the classic film noir as…
For more than 40 years, John Clarke made Australians and New Zealanders laugh with his sharp wit and brilliant satire. Whether on stage, screen, or in his long-running political sketches with Bryan Dawe, Clarke had a way of exposing hypocrisy while making it entertaining. When he died in 2017, he left behind not just a…
CinefestOZ Film Festival announced today that award winning producer, creator and founder of Kindling Productions, Imogen Banks (Offspring, Fake, Puberty Blues), and Fremantle Media’s Emmy and AACTA-nominated producer, Brett Popplewell (Bay of Fires, Heartbreak High, Wentworth), will headline the 2025 CinefestOZ Industry Program (4-5 September) in Busselton, Western Australia. Also joining the Industry Program is South African Film…
Film and cultural icons in this country don’t get any bigger than David Gulpilil – one of Australia’s most loved and respected actors. His career began with his debut in Walkabout (1971), and this seemingly unstoppable force went on to star in many classics, including Storm Boy (1976), Crocodile Dundee (1986), The Tracker (2002), Ten…
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