Natalia Stawyskyj is an awarded writer, director and producer based in Sydney, Australia. She is constantly interested in exploring her lived experience as a young woman with disability through the lens of genre. Natalia is best known for the film All Silent Dogs, which was funded by Screen NSW and premiered at Sydney Film Festival.…
Australian filmmaker Kitty Green has carved a niche for herself with her distinctive storytelling and a keen eye for gripping narratives. After earning international acclaim for her feature film debut, The Assistant, and a string of award-winning documentaries, Green returns to Australia with her latest film, The Royal Hotel. Set against the backdrop of a…
Bounty Films are bringing the raw, intense film adaptation of Patricia Cornelius’ award-winning play, Shit, to Cinema Nova for a special ‘Meet The Filmmaker’ screening on Friday December 15 at 7.00pm. Adapted from the hit play Shit, which premiered at the Melbourne Theatre Company (2015) and has played 8 seasons nationally and internationally, winning multiple awards including…
by Matthew Eeles After making waves across the US during its theatrical run, Sam Curtain’s Beaten to Death is set to release locally via Umbrella Entertainment. Filmed in Tasmania, Beaten to Death follows Jack, played by Thomas Roach, who is led down a path that leaves him beaten and bruised as he struggles against man,…
Western Australia produces more than just Tim Winton adaptations; it’s a treasure trove of diverse creativity and innovation, and the annual WA Screen Culture Awards are a great reminder of that. The recently announced nominees are no exception. Presented by Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) embrace all forms from…
Arlo and the Sea, a new LGBTQ+ short from filmmakers Damian Overton and Ruben Russo, will premiere at the SmartFone Flick Fest in Sydney this month. The Queensland-based filmmakers told Cinema Australia recently that they’ve been wanting to work with each other for a long time but are often constrained by budgets. After a coffee…
18 inclusively made short films to screen in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney and Launceston Eighteen inclusively made short films produced through Bus Stop Films’ Accessible Film Studies Program will tour nationally, kicking off with a gala event in Perth on Sunday December 3, hosted by Julia Hales, an acclaimed Perth actor who lives…
Writer and director Dane McCusker joins the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast to discuss his new film, The Big Dog. The Big Dog follows Richard Morgan, a stockbroker, suburban family man – and secret findom addict. On the morning of his son’s graduation party, Richard discovers his dominatrix has cleaned out all of his…
87-year-old Isla Roberts’ lived experience of rural Australia, caring for a mentally ill husband, and raising a family in severe economic hardship, makes for a fascinating story of a singular woman well before her time. Isla now lives with her partner Susan in a simple cottage in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia with two…
Thanks to Bonsai Films, we have 10 double passes to give away to A Savage Christmas, a film from director Madeleine Dyer opening nationally in cinemas on 15th November. For the Savage family, Christmas day is always held at their decadent regional Queenslander Brenda Savage, a resentful and ageing-in-denial ‘WAG’ wife, and James Savage Snr,…
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