Blackfella Films awarded the 2019 Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Acclaimed Sydney-based production company Blackfella Films has been awarded the 2019 Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award at the Closing Night of the 66th Sydney Film Festival. The award was presented to Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins and…

Interview: RJ Mitte

Cinema Australia Original Content: Standing up for Sunny will be the fifth Australian feature film released this year featuring a disabled actor in a major role including Reflections in the Dust, Pulse, Kairos and Ride Like a Girl. While the other four films are heavy on drama, Standing up for Sunny reminds us to laugh…

You’ll be happy to know the H is for Happiness trailer is here!

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…

Woodstock legend to rock Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival will play host to one of the most memorable figures of Woodstock ‘69 in the lead-up to the iconic festival’s fiftieth anniversary. Lighting designer and M.C. Chip Monck is perhaps best known for his role in one of the most successful documentaries of all time – Woodstock, where he made…

The Crowdfunders: Goodboy

The makers of Goodboy are calling on the public to help support their new film financially. Written by and starring Heath Ledger Scholarship 2018 Finalist Nicholas Denton and directed by Bonnie Moir (Exit Films and the newest addition to L.A’s RESET CONTENT), Goodboy is a film that tackles the difficulties faced by children attempting to support their ill…

Competition: Win a copy of Hotel Mumbai!

Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Hotel Mumbai is based on the true story of the devastating terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in 2008. The terrifying assault brings together the guests and staff of the luxurious hotel including wealthy new…