A third teaser trailer has dropped for 3rd NIGHT. A feature film debut for writer and director Adam Graveley, the unsetting new horror film is set in the isolated surrounds of country Western Australia. 3rd NIGHT is a nail-biting story which unfolds over the first three nights of a couples new life in their farm house. When…
Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by becoming the first Indigenous dancer at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet. In this engaging, MIFF Premiere Fund-supported film, Ella – a descendant of the Wiradjuri people – charts her inspiring journey from growing up in modest circumstances as the only child of a single mother in rural Australia to…
The Legend of Ben Hall is just under two weeks away from having its world premiere in “Ben Hall Country”, Forbes, NSW. The November 12 screening will include both general and VIP tickets ranging from $15 to $40 including concession and student tickets. VIP tickets include entry to the premiere and the opportunity to have your…
The Menkoff Method Directed by David Parker Written by Zac Gillam Starring Noah Taylor, Lachlan Woods, Jessica Clarke, Catherine McClements, Mal Kennard and Robert Taylor. Synopsis When the sinister HR guru Max Menkoff arrives to improve productivity at Endobank’s Data Processing Centre, introverted Manga nerd David Cork’s world is turned upside down. With Menkoff at the helm, David can’t draw his comics…
A full list of nominations have been announced for the 6th AACTA Awards. It’s no surprise Mel Gibson’s brutal and brilliant war epic, Hacksaw Ridge, leads the charge with a whopping 13 nominations followed closely by Simon Stone’s The Daughter (10), Rosemary Myers’ Girl Asleep (7), and arguably the best Australian films of the year,…
Madman Entertainment has just dropped the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Jasper Jones, the film adaptation of the award-winning iconic Australian novel by Craig Silvey. Jasper Jones is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon) and produced by Vincent Sheehan (Animal Kingdom, The Hunter) and David Jowsey (Mystery Road, Goldstone).…
Strongman Pictures have dropped a brutal new trailer and an incredible one-sheet for their new film, Tarnation. The film looks to be heavily inspired by Sam Raimi’s original Evil Dead, and the trailer is just as violent. When Oscar’s dreams of becoming a rockstar are brutally crushed her boyfriend leaves (taking the cat and sofa with…
Sisters are doing it for themselves Nothing about the production or distribution of new Australian feature film, Drama can be labelled conventional. Aussie sisters, Sophie and Dominique Mathisen, are true disruptors in the space. Sophie wrote, directed and starred in Drama and Dominique produced it. They have created this indie charmer their own way, on their own terms. By…
Directed by award winning filmmaker, Steven McGregor, Servant or Slave is told through the heartbreaking experiences of five women whose experiences mirror those of many thousands of Aboriginal girls, stolen from their parents, placed in institutions, and trained to serve white households. Rita Wright, Violet West, and the three Wenberg sisters: Adelaide, Valerie (Linow) and Rita, share in…
“I was in St. Kilda and this woman with a strong Scottish accent stood two inches away screaming my name. I decided to impersonate her and scream right back!” Interview by Joanne Kmaid There has to be something incredible about meeting your favourite celebrity or crossing paths with the love of your life. There is…
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