A brand new trailer has dropped for Ben Hackworth’s Celeste along with the announcement that the film will be released in cinemas on 25 April. Celeste is the second feature from director Hackworth and stars Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs), Nadine Garner (The Blake Mysteries), Thomas Cocquerel (In Like Flynn) and Odessa Young (A Million Little Pieces). The…
A thrilling new trailer has arrived for Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai ahead of its March 14 release in Australia 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 parents…
Action has been called on new Australian feature film I Met a Girl. Brenton Thwaites stars as an impulsive, young musician struggling with schizophrenia who falls for a mysterious woman (Lily Sullivan) who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on an epic, cross-country journey across Australia to find…
2019 is set to be a huge year for Australian cinema with so many great films set for release. Here’s nine films sitting high on our must-see list for the year. It should be noted that our list from last year featured a bunch of films that weren’t released including The Nightingale, Little Monsters and…
Written and Directed by Richard Jamze Produced by Payton Harkonen Starring Blake Le Burniy, Kat Tait and Charlotte Stent Before its cancelation, the dangerous ‘Amber Pill’ was created to help users see their loved ones again. If you had the last pills made, would you take them? When their only daughter suddenly dies, a grieving mother…
Gold Coast Film Festival has for the first time opened submissions for feature film scripts from Queensland-based writers, with a $5,000 award thanks to The Heaton Group. As the city’s flagship film event, the Gold Coast Film Festival promotes the Gold Coast as a major Australian filmmaking destination, helps develop the filmmakers and crew working…
Cinema Australia Original Content: As a boy growing up in the Goldfields of Western Australia, Trevor Jamieson dreamed of playing Fingerbone Bill and following in the footsteps of his idol, David Gulpilil. Jamieson got the chance not once, but twice, portraying Mike ‘Storm Boy’ Kingley’s mentor in both the Barking Gecko stage play and director Shawn…
by Andrew Blair Charles Chauvel was a pioneer director of Australian films between the 1920s and 1950s. His films were shown locally and overseas. I have been interested in Chauvel’s films for over 30 years, and have been researching how these films have been advertised around the world. Advertising in the early years of films was…
by Matthew Eeles Upcoming Australian film Unsound has started filming in Sydney. Directed by Ian Watson (Janet King) from a script by Ally Burnham (Nice Package), Unsound follows the journey of a disillusioned musician whose romantic spark is ignited by a young, trans man as they work together to save his community nightclub for the deaf. The…
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor Iain Fulton Starring John Regan, Chris Turner, Venessa Bristow, Justin Herreman, Ric Carlsson, Dugald Graydon, Asabi E Goodman, Nigel Riley, Johnny Norris, Jesse Aquiningo, Graham K Furness, Daniel James, Jason Muller and Timothy Quinlan A small mining camp in Dakota Territory 1899 named Blackwater is a peaceful and prosperous community. Held…
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