Introducing the WA Screen Awards Young Filmmaker of the Year nominees

FTI have announced the 2016 nominees for the 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards (WASAs) Young Filmmaker of the Year award. Briege Whitehead, Jess Black, Hayden Fortescue and Jordon Prince-Wright are all up for the gong. Briege Whitehead Briege is an experienced director and producer, specialising in interactive. She directed two episodes of the Your Call interactive series, is currently directing the interactive design for TV…

Retro Review: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Written by David Morgan-Brown WARNING: This review contains spoilers. Aussie film writer/director/producer Fred Schepisi, fresh into serious filmmaking at just 37 when his debut The Devil’s Playground was released, then followed it up with The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (an adaptation of Thomas Kineally’s novel) that was as concerned with…

Trailer of the Day: Remember Redfield

Remember Redfield Directed by Logan Webster Written by Logan Webster Produced by Logan Webster Starring Kyren Bateman, Brienna Collins, Tom Danger, Jayden Earnshaw, Louise Harding, Bryce Holland, David Hoy, Jade Mayhew, Anna Michaels, Jace Pickard, Mona Rhys, Alannah Robertson, Jordan Schutt, Helen Shoobert, Logan Webster, Ali Woodall and Brittany Young Old loves, rivalries and vendettas resurface at a…

A look back at Gillian Armstrong’s brilliant career

The daughter of a real estate agent father and a primary school teacher mother, Gillian Armstrong has had an admirable and highly celebrated career as a filmmaker both at home and overseas. Having started off making short films with the likes of Ruth Cracknell and TV actress Elizabeth Crosby, Armstrong launched her feature film career with My…

ScreenWest unveils “Get Your Shorts On!” at Revelation Perth International Film Festival

ScreenWest has announced this year’s Get Your Shorts On! program, which will delight and inspire as it showcases the talents of Western Australia’s emerging filmmakers. Screening as part of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, this year’s Get Your Shorts On! features short films that explore the ways we look at light, hear sound, express our grief and accept diversity. Get Your…

Gillian Armstrong announced as CinéfestOZ 2016 Film Prize Jury Chair

CinéfestOZ, Australia’s premier destination film festival, has announced that award-winning Australian feature film and documentary director Gillian Armstrong has accepted the role of Jury Chair for the 2016 Festival. Armstrong is one of Australia’s most successful and respected filmmakers. Her feature film directorial debut, My Brilliant Career, adapted from the breakthrough Miles Franklin novel, was a huge success both here…

Trailer of the Day: Bite Club

Bite Club Directed by Kim Huynh Written by Kim Huynh Produced by Ben Tregea and Zia Vaughan-Johnson Starring Gabriel Stolz, David Beamish, Martin Sta Ana, Benjamin Wood, Chloe Guy, Sarah Kruger, Nick Tadic, Daniel James, Donnie Baxter, Brian Antonenko, Josh Wa and Brodie Henson What’s it about? Set in current Brisbane, Australia. A world where supernaturals have de-evolved and have become more humanized to blend in with the…