Australian filmmaker JD Cohen is back with a chilling new horror-thriller, Backlash, now available to stream via AppleTV and Amazon Prime. Cohen, whose previous credits include feature films Ravenswood and The Haunting at St Joseph’s, and short films Paradox and Ghost Stories, blends the world of online gaming with real-world consequences in his Backlash. The…
Melbourne based award winning writer and director Robbie Studsor is gearing up for another short film and needs your help. His most recent short film Shallow Breath had a highly successful run at major international festivals and won Best International Short Film at the Oscar Qualifying Foyle Film Festival, was submitted for Academy Award consideration…
Cinema Australia Podcast #102 | Jack Dignan Enjoy your stay! Fresh off a successful North American debut, the twisted Australian horror Puzzle Box is set to terrify audiences in Australia and the UK when it lands on VOD this Friday, April 18. Puzzle Box is an unsettling found-footage nightmare that will settle in the pit…
Zoe Pepper’s debut feature film, Birthright has been selected to make its world premiere at the esteemed Tribeca Film Festival 2025 in New York. The Western Australian film is a darkly twisted tale about a disillusioned generation and their chase for the success of their baby boomer parents. Set in a single location, filming took place…
Australian director Sean Byrne’s upcoming survival horror Dangerous Animals, will have its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, where it has been selected to screen at the Directors’ Fortnight as a Special Screening. The Directors’ Fortnight is an independent section which is dedicated to showcasing a programme of contemporary cinema including shorts, feature…
Australia has long punched above its weight when it comes to coming-of-age dramas aimed at younger audiences. But bold, mature relationship dramas are still a rarity. James Robert Woods’ Moonrise Over Knights Hill steps into that space with confidence, bringing to mind the sharp intensity of Michael Bentham’s Disclosure while carving its own path through…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by Within the Pines writer and director Paul Evans Thomas, who gives us a great insight into the making of his unmissable new film. There’s no need for me to bang on about why I loved this film so much—because…
It’s not every day a filmmaker gets the chance to tell the story of someone they’ve known since childhood—let alone a story as important and politically charged as this one. But that’s exactly what happened to acclaimed Australian director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Danger Close) when he was asked to take on The Correspondent, a…
Interview: Benjamin Scotford Benjamin Scotford’s inspiring new independent documentary, In the Trenches, takes audiences deep into the heart of Western Australia’s largest feature film, Before Dawn. The inspirational peek behind the curtain, directed by Scotford, is now available to own and rent digitally on Amazon Prime Video. In The Trenches, an inspiring new independent film, takes audiences…
A series of seminars and masterclasses for both entry-level and seasoned screen professionals June 21 – June 24 at The Backlot and Raz Studios The 2025 Perth Film Intensive is a 5-day event, comprising of two single day seminars and one three-day masterclass. Each day of the event becomes progressively more technical and acutely focussed.…
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