Over 500 filmmakers, celebrities, media and screen industry representatives turned out to celebrate the very best in Western Australian screen production at the 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards hosted by comedian Rhys Nicholson, at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth last night, Monday 4 July 2016. Presented by FTI, the WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier celebration of West Australian screen culture,…
Sydney-based production company Midnight Snack Productions has closed a series of deals for its science fiction thriller Restoration that will see the broadcast hour-length film premiere on the Nine Network and subscription video-on-demand service Stan later in 2016. Directed by Stuart Willis and independently produced by Midnight Snack’s Toby Gibson, Restoration is set in a near-future world…
Billy and Lucy have grown up together in a small, close-knit country town, where they form one of the town’s most formidable Ute driving teams. When Billy takes one risky car stunt too far, Lucy declares she is moving to the city – sending Billy into a spin. Amid the mayhem of the town’s annual…
Conscious Directed by Luis Bran Written by Neeta Gosal Produced by Luis Bran, Neeta Gosal and Lauren Orrell Starring Nirav Mehta, Lauren Orrell, Ebony Nave, Danniella Markovoc, Ron Kelly, Darrell Plumridge, Stefano Panarello, Katherine Tait, Alecandria Lanzarote, Alex Muscat, Nathan Black and Kristi Marchesi Imagine being the only witness to the murder of a loved one. Experimental Psychologist, Dr…
Start revving your engines, folks. Here’s your first look at Marc Gracie and Tim Ferguson’s new Australian comedy, Spin Out! Billy and Lucy have grown up together in a small, close-knit country town, where they form one of the town’s most formidable Ute driving teams. When Billy takes one risky car stunt too far, Lucy…
A brand new trailer has dropped for Australia/New Zealand co-production, Godplex Directed by inter-media artist Darcy Gladwin, Godplex tells the story of Clark Duke, a fellow who has created Virtology, an internet religion with which he plans to change the world. To Duke’s delight he attracts thousands of followers and amongst those are a gender-confused teen, an…
As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
“You constantly exercise your ability to chase and catch those candid, elusive moments that are the magic and heart of any true story.” Australian filmmaking duo Victoria Carwin and Sam Haft impressed the San Francisco DocFest programmers with their uplifting story Nobody’s Perfect. The film celebrates true kindness, unconditional love and everyone’s right to live…
Motorkite Dreaming follows two amateur adventurer mates and their fiancés as they complete a daring flight across 4000kms of outback Australia in ‘microlight’ aircraft (essentially a hang-glider with a lawn-mower engine). The journey takes them through 20 Aboriginal language nations offering the opportunity to share their unique journey with the oldest living culture on Earth. Motorkite…
What matters most is relative according to the first poster for new Australian film Space/Time revealed today via the film’s Facebook page. “As promised, we are pleased to present the first teaser poster for Space/Time, the new science fiction feature from Mohworks Films.” the post reads. “The poster was designed by the incredibly talented Justin Leggereit with…
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