NEXT GEN Short Film Festival will return to The Backlot Perth in January 2019 as part of FRINGE WORLD Festival. This award-winning festival celebrates short films made by West Australian emerging filmmakers and are currently searching for their 2019 crop of short films! NEXT GEN is an initiative that aims to support West Australian emerging…
Acclaimed actor Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, upcoming Mortal Engines) has been cast in Hearts and Bones, which has just commenced shooting in Sydney, Australia. Joining him will be Andrew Luri in his feature film debut. Hearts and Bones is written and directed by Ben Lawrence (Ghosthunter), co-written by Beatrix Christian…
Australian screen legend Steve Bisley is looking to adapt his critically acclaimed memoir Stillways into a feature-length film Pauline, told from the perspective of his mother. Shortlisted for multiple awards including the National Biography Awards, Stillways is a powerful snapshot of Australian childhood in the 60s. The memoir is an unflinching recollection of Bisley’s own…
Born out of the ashes of Big Star, arguably the greatest cult band of all time, Memphis local Van Duren joined forces with ex-members Chris Bell and Jody Stephens to form a band and become regulars on the 70s Memphis bar circuit. In little time they got the attention of Rolling Stones manager, Andrew Loog…
Imagine: Dance, an intriguing new Perth-based web series, is currently crowdfunding to kickstart production. Imagine: Dance is a live theatre competition where audiences from Perth and abroad will have an opportunity to vote for the winner in each episode. Every year, the Imagine: Dance team will come together to create and design twelve unique logos.…
Antisocial is a new series by Goodall & Gallagher (The Slot, Foxtel) that takes aim at social media and modern technology – making the point, that there is nothing social about it and it could be the thing driving us all apart. The high-concept lowbrow comedy doesn’t hold back for one second. It taps into…
On the final day of NIFF, the festival will focus on many short films. With over 200 entries from twenty five countries, NIFF will acknowledge the art and dedication of short filmmaking on the final day of short film screenings. Here are 5 must see films from the Noosa International Film Festival. IN A DIFFERENT SPACE Gail Hewton | Australia…
New Australian short film The Bookshop will screen at the Noosa International Film Festival this weekend. Written and Directed by Ashley Pollard, The Bookshop centres on a desperate writer who tries to woo a publisher in order to convince her to take on his manuscript. But has his arrogance, and stupidity, got in the way of…
Written and Directed by James Di Martino Produced by Lucinda Bruce, Rhys Sherring and James Di Martino Starring Sophie Thurling, Lucas Pittaway, Andy McPhee, Roger Ward and Albert Goikhman What’s it about? Three years after Emily has recovered from cancer, she struggles to adjust back to everyday life. Living in fear of redeveloping the fatal disease, a manifestation haunts her from the depths of her subconscious in the form of…
A cantankerous English teacher and disgraced author must show he’s a changed man if his current manuscript is to be published, that is the premise of Book Week – the latest film from writer/director Heath Davis (Broke). Davis will participate in an exclusive Q&A screening on Monday 19 November at Luna Cinemas Leederville. The…
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