Back in 2000, the world was different… there were these things called video stores; streaming was something you did to celebrate; Donald Trump was just a b-grade celebrity; if you said the word Kardashians, the biggest response would have been from Star Trek fans; and the movie-obsessed influence of new icons Kevin Smith and Quentin…
Exploring the raw heart of Andamooka: A Journey with Mara Jean Quinn Mara Jean Quinn’s Andamooka is set to release via VoD from December 3. Written, directed and produced by Quinn, Andamooka has enjoyed an enviable festival run both at home and abroad, including SXSW Sydney, CinefestOZ, Brisbane and Darwin, as well as the London…
Sam Voutas’ new time-loop comedy Yesterday Island has taken out the Audience Award in the Comedy feature category at the Austin Film Festival. When failed novelist Amos (Ivan Aristeguieta) agrees to mind his friend’s research station on a remote island for just one day, he expects solitude and a chance to break his writer’s block.…
The slow-burn, Tasmanian-set thriller Pelverata will release direct to streaming in 2026, deliberately skipping the festival circuit so general audiences can experience and enjoy the film first. Pelverata follows two engineers, Misha (Charley Hur) and Myaree (Carina Parsons), who arrive for a routine forest survey. The land answers back. Folklore surfaces. Reality thins. Shot in…
Interview: Alena Lodkina Cinema Australia Podcast #96 | Alena Lodkina The journey from script to screen is underway for new romantic comedy Twice Over, starring Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Heaton, as production starts in Perth. Set entirely in the port city of Fremantle, Twice Over is now filming across Perth and has been supported by…
Kurt Martin’s The Room Below has wrapped production, revealing first look images and key art of the film’s stars Alyssa Sutherland (Evil Dead Rise, Vikings), Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Match Point, Mission: Impossible III) and Gilbert Bradman (Transfusion, The Twelve). International sales company Blacktop International, led by JD Beaufils, is handling worldwide…
Four new documentaries inspired by lesser-known Western Australian historical events will be showcased in a series of free screenings as part of WA Reflections. The State Library of Western Australia has partnered with Screenwest and Lotterywest for a third season – opening its archives as inspiration for early to mid-career filmmakers to use items in…
Director Kenny Foo and co-producer Bryan Fisher have begun production of their first feature film, Butterfly Dreams – a bold, independently produced Australian cosmic horror that explores the uneasy intersection between technology, perception, surveillance and reality. Following the critical success of their collaborations on COLDER, Corridor, and Slash, they are looking to challenge the found…
The compelling feature-length film Songs Inside, chronicling the transformative journey of a small group of women from the Adelaide Women’s Prison who discover the healing power of music through songwriting, singing, and the ukulele, continues its national momentum with theatrical screenings and QnAs. Fresh from winning Australia’s biggest film prize at CinefestOZ in WA, the…
Monster Pictures will release filmmaker Daniel J. Phillips’ Diabolic from November 20 in a nationwide big screen event release, with the Australian theatrical trailer dropping today. Following its acclaimed premiere at Adelaide Film Festival, along with premiere Monster Fest screenings in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, where it won ‘Best Australian Feature’, Diabolic now heads to cinemas buoyed by strong word-of-mouth and audience…
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