Submissions are now open for the 2023 WA Made Film Festival

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Submissions are now open for the 2023 WA Made Film Festival – Western Australia’s largest celebration of locally-made screen content. WA-based filmmakers are encouraged to submit their feature films, short films, documentaries, web series, television episodes and smartphone films now to ensure they’re a part…

Two new Australian films included in Adelaide Film Festival sneak peak

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. The Adelaide Film Festival has revealed a sneak peak at its 2022 program which includes two new Australian films, Carnifex and The Last Daughter. Carnifex, the directorial debut of acclaimed South Australian film editor Sean Lahiff, received production investment from the…

Of An Age wins CinefestOZ $100,000 Film Prize

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Goran Stolevski’s superb feature film Of An Age has won Australia’s richest annual $100,000 Film Prize at this year’s CinefestOZ. Of An Age filmmakers were presented the prize by WA Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Roger Cook at the prestigious Closing Night Gala…

Interview: Lachlan McLeod

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Trauma cleaners clean spaces that no one else will touch – hoarder sites, meth-labs, murder scenes, deaths and suicides. They clean the homes of some of society’s most vulnerable people – the neglected, the lonely, the addicted, and the mentally unwell. When illness forces…

Production underway in Coober Pedy on Ivan Sen’s desert noir Limbo starring Simon Baker

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Production is underway in South Australia’s iconic underground mining town of Coober Pedy on new feature film Limbo from Australian auteur Ivan Sen (Mystery Road, Goldstone, Loveland), produced by Bunya Productions (Sweet Country, Mystery Road: Origin, True Colours). Limbo stars AACTA…

Interview: Penelope McDonald

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Filmmaker Penelope McDonald’s intimate documentary, Audrey Napanangka, showcases the heartwarming story of Warlpiri woman, Audrey Napanangka and her Sicilian partner Santo as they navigate through colonial systems to keep the children they care for together. Audrey Napanangka was born at a time when…

New teaser trailer and limited cinema run announced for Bassendream – One of the best Australian films you’ll see this year!

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. A new teaser trailer has dropped for Tim Barretto’s Bassendream alongside news that the film will have a limited cinema run across Perth from this month. It’s the last day of the summer school holidays in 1990’s Australia. Over twenty-four hours, a…

High-octane documentary Ramblin’ Racer secures local distribution

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Ramblin’ Racer is a high-octane and heartfelt feature documentary about two friends who take on the motorsports world against all odds and find the road to glory is filled with many unexpected twists and turns. Pivot Pictures has secured rights for Australia…