Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Leonard Winter announce new film, The Rooster

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Leonard Winter have launched a crowdfunding campaign for their new feature film, The Rooster. The Rooster is a mystery drama which deals with themes around shame and masculinity with humanity and unexpected humour, whilst keeping an audience…

Get to Know: Nicole Pastor

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Nicole Pastor is set to star in four new Australian films following recent performances in Box – a short film directed by Alex Proyas – and Ruby’s Choice in which the young actor shared the set with Hollywood acting royalty, Jane Seymour.…

New Trailer: Akoni

The trailer launch of Genna Chanelle Hayes’ highly-anticipated debut feature film Akoni marks the beginning of the film’s cinema journey in Australia, New Zealand and West Africa. Akoni follows the journey of a homeless Nigerian refugee after he is forced to flee conflict in his homeland and integrate into the West. With the number of…

Submissions are now open for Capricorn Film Festival 2023

Submissions are now open for the 2023 Capricorn Film Festival – Queensland’s highly successful and much-loved regional film arts festival. In what will be the festival’s eight year, the 2023 Capricorn Film Festival will be a five-day event held in mid-January at the beautiful beachside tourist destination of Yeppoon. Submission categories include feature film, documentary,…

Sci-fi short Bunker: The Last Fleet to premiere at St Kilda Film Fest

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Aussie sci-fi short Bunker: The Last Fleet will have its domestic premiere at the St Kilda Film Festival in June. The screening kicks off a packed tour of the international festival circuit for the film, with screenings including Revelation Perth International…

Cinema Australia Podcast #78 | Joel Jackson

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Welcome to a very special episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. As regular listeners will know, discussions on this podcast are usually centred around a particular film, and it’s not often I take listeners on a deep…

Back to Back Theatre’s Shadow will have its Australian premiere at Sydney Film Festival

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Australia’s internationally acclaimed Back to Back Theatre, a professional theatre company with an ensemble of actors with disabilities at its core, is thrilled to announce that Shadow, the company’s debut feature film will have its Australian Premiere at Sydney Film Festival on June 15. This…