Directed by award-winning filmmaker Paul Leeming and written and produced by Hamish Downie, An American Piano is based on the extraordinary true story of a young Japanese girl who played the piano for Prisoners of War during World War II and how it affected their lives. War is only possible when the enemy is dehumanised.…
The Gold Coast Film Festival is set to cement its growing reputation as Queensland’s destination film festival for the Australian screen industry with a 12-day blockbuster of premieres, workshops, gala ceremonies, panels and networking opportunities. The 2019 event, which officially launches its full program today, will screen 107 films – including three world and 10…
Australian premieres have been announced for two of the year’s most anticipated Australian films. Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding and Sophie Hyde’s Animals are set to have their Australian premieres at a celebratory Adelaide Film Fest Pop Up event in April. Both films will premiere with a red carpet gala screening and after party, with a…
Written and Directed by Donna McRae and Michael Vale Produced by Donna McRae Despite being our closest relative, chimpanzees are one of the species we least understand. The chimpanzees that we see in entertainment and advertising are without exception infants. As a result, our impression of them is indelibly marked by their “cuteness”, but the fate of these…
Cinema Australia have been given access to an exclusive clip from new Australia documentary RocKabul ahead of the film’s Victorian premiere. Australian filmmaker Travis Beard spent seven years in Afghanistan – originally as a photojournalist until he came across the underground expat music scene. Deep in that scene he met four young Afghan men that wanted…
Saara Lamberg’s Cinema Australia 2017 Audience Award winning film Innuendo will screen theatrically in Byron Bay during March. With the assistance of new independent filmmaker’s cooperative, Cine-gar Bar, Lamberg’s disturbing arthouse drama will enjoy a run at Pighouse Flicks in Byron Bay. “Myself and Blake Northfield of Pighouse Flicks connected online through Cine-gar Bar and he…
Western Australia CinefestOZ will host a filmmaking masterclass for 15-18 year olds planning to enter this year’s Cinesnaps Short Film Competition and are encouraging aspiring filmmakers, keen YouTubers, and passionate Vloggers to get on board. This masterclass will be presented by experienced filmmaker Jodie Bell – a First Nations descendant of Butchella and Jagera people of Southeast…
Genna Chanelle Hayes’ Unifying New Series Empowers Women The first teaser has been released for Genna Chanelle Hayes’ new series Sisters. Sisters explores the deep friendship between four unique Australian twenty-something girls as they navigate modern society and evolve through love, loss, cultural differences, sexuality, faith and trauma. The series stars Tariro Mavondo, Gemma Forsyth,…
23-year-old director Luke Sullivan will be donating his entire share of ticket sales on March 8. In recognition of International Women’s Day, director Luke Sullivan will be donating his entire share of ticket sales from all sessions of Reflections in the Dust on Friday March 8 to Rizeup Australia and Lou’s Place. These are very…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Reaching New Heights by Matthew Eeles The Heights is ABC’s new 30 episode serial drama. It’s their own take on popular, long-running shows like Neighbours and Home and Away, although targeted at a much more mature audience. As well as many newcomers, The Heights stars a handful of famous Australian faces including Roz…
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