New Dirt Music clip sweeps in

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  A new clip has dropped for Dirt Music ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tale of love and grief in…

34 films in competition for the 2019 AACTA Awards

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the thirty-four feature films in competition for this year’s AACTA Awards – Australia’s highest screen accolade. In an industry first, The King, a Netflix Original, has been…

Interview: Sophie Hyde

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with director Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays) to discuss her new film, Animals. Directed by Hyde, written by Emma Jane Unsworth based on her acclaimed novel of the same…

Trailer of the Day: Redemption

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Written and Directed by Uttam Mukherjee Produced by Sabin Gnawali and Uttam Mukherjee Starring Ben Hamilton, Shezly, Sonny Bhatti, Francis Edwards and Serena Pallacordi In her quest for freedom, Zoya must escape from her protective and domineering father and overcome a family of…

An official Turbine trailer blows in

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  An official trailer has dropped for new Australian horror/thriller, Turbines. Co-directed by first-time feature filmmaker Shane Borza and Igor Breakenback, who’s best known as a stunt coordinator on films like I, Frankenstein and Alex & Eve, Turbines follows immigrants Attila…

Is Reflections in the Dust going to sweep the 2019 AACTA Awards?

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  “Who doesn’t want to see The Clown dethrone Bryan Brown?” Having released in cinemas earlier this year to surprisingly rave reviews, Reflections in the Dust just doesn’t seem to go away. In coming weeks, the film is slated…

Competition: Buoyancy

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Thanks to Umbrella Entertainment, we’re giving away double passes to see Buoyancy. Buoyancy is the stunning debut feature from Australian writer/director Rodd Rathjen, already causing ripples around the world. Inspired by real events, Buoyancy tells the story of 14yo…

Happy Android sheds new light on mental health awareness

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Tubby the Robot has charmed film festival audiences around the world, and now his powerful story will be shared across Australia. Happy Android, the award-winning documentary from Brisbane filmmaker Jaina Kalifa, will screen on ABC TV’s Compass program on Sunday,…

Ian Hale joins Wingman Pictures International

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Wingman Pictures International has entered a new chapter with veteran film executive Ian Hale joining the company as a partner with CEO Matt Norman. Ian Hale has been a familiar face in the Perth and Australian film industry…

Teaser trailer drops for indie sci-fi Long Night in Pexington

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  The first teaser trailer has dropped for sci-fi dramedy indie feature film, Long Night in Pexington. Written and directed by Matt Williams, Long Night in Pexington follows a group of residents living in a housing commission for super-humans who are…