Young Perth actress Nichola Balestri gives a standout performance in Ben Elton’s new comedy, Three Summers which even impressed her co-star and Australian acting legend, Michael Caton. Here, Nichola fills us in on her journey so far and her ambitions going forward. Interview by Matthew Eeles When did you first become interested in acting? I’ve…
Big screen Australian comedies are few and far between nowadays, but going by the new trailer for Stephan Elliot’s Swinging Safari it’s certainly set to bring the good. Swinging Safari boasts an incredible cast which includes Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Rhada Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims, Atticus Robb, Darcey Wilson and bloody Jack Thompson. Take…
Landfall Written and Directed by Travis Bain Produced by Travis Bain, Shawn Brack Starring Rob Stanfield, Kristen Condon, Vernon Wells, Tony Bonner, Daryl Heath, Bailey Stevenson, Andy Bramble, Shawn Brack and Anthony Ring A young couple in tropical Australia is trapped in their beach house by three fugitives carrying a mysterious icebox containing unknown contents, and they must…
Lost Gully Road will have its world premiere at Monster Fest this month. We caught up with the director of the new Australian supernatural thriller, Donna McRae. Interview by Matthew Eeles Can you tell us about yourself and your filmmaking journey so far. I came into filmmaking as an actor. I graduated from drama school and…
Australian Revelations will screen the Perth premiere of Namatjira Project this month. Albert Namatjira was the first Indigenous person – an Aranda man – to be made a citizen by the Australian Government. This was a time when Aboriginal people were still considered flora and fauna – some 170 years after white people arrived in…
Saving Grace Written, Directed and Produced by David Sullivan and Gareth Carr Starring Kirsty McKenzie and Carole Sharkey-Waters Saving Grace is a supernatural thriller based in a beautiful remote Australian waterfront house, providing stunning locations on a micro-budget. It’s a hitchcockian look at how your demons can follow you, no matter how far you go to escape your past.…
The 2017 Port Shorts Film Festival has been hailed a huge success by organisers and audiences with more than 700 people enthralled by some of the most impressive short films on the planet over two massive nights of entertainment under the stars. Eighteen-year-old Perth wonderkid Radheya Jedatheva brought the crowd to their feet with his…
Directed by Henry Inglis Written by Henry Inglis, Matt Lovkis and Joel Gray Produced by Lauren Elliott Starring Tim Watts, Sam Campbell, Adriane Daff and Trystan Go Production Company Mad Kids Digital Platform Above Average (US) Small Town Hackers is the first Australian series to be commissioned by US digital platform, Above Average. The 6-part series was written,…
Marital Problems is a solid little Australian dramedy. With a great script and an impressive cast, Marital Problems is the surprise film of the year. Here, Cinema Australia caught up with the film’s creators to discuss bringing their micro-budget indie to life. Interview by Matthew Eeles How did you two come to work on Marital…
The first poster has dropped for Luke Sparke’s Australian sci-fi epic, Occupation. Occupation stars an incredible ensemble of local and international names including Dan Ewing (Red Billabong, Home and Away), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars, Once Were Warriors), Stephany Jacobsen (Revenge, Battlestar Galactica), Rhiannon Fish (The 100, Home and Away), Charles Mesure (Desperate Housewives, Once Upon a…
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