Did you enjoy reading this interview? Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. “It’s not heavy on plot. It’s all about character, and these characters are complex and real,” Australian director Ben Hackworth tells Cinema Australia about Celeste. Since the early 2000s Hackworth has directed…
Please help us continue to support Australian cinema. Celeste (Radha Mitchell) was once Australia’s most beloved opera singer. Yet she threw it all away to follow the man she loved to live on a crumbling property deep in the rainforests of Tropical North Queensland. Ten years after his tragic death, Celeste is ready to make one final…
A brand new trailer has dropped for Ben Hackworth’s Celeste along with the announcement that the film will be released in cinemas on 25 April. Celeste is the second feature from director Hackworth and stars Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs), Nadine Garner (The Blake Mysteries), Thomas Cocquerel (In Like Flynn) and Odessa Young (A Million Little Pieces). The…
Swinging Safari Written and Directed by Stephan Elliot Produced by Al Clark and Jamie Hilton Starring Radha Mitchell, Guy Pearce, Julian McMahon, Kylie Minogue, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Simms, Jack Thompson, Atticus Robb and Darcy Wilson “Bonkers! One of the funniest Australian comedies in years.” by Matthew Eeles 2018 is set to be a big year for…
Asher Keddie and Stephan Elliott will swing into Perth for a couple of Q&A sessions of their new laugh-out-loud comedy and ode to a 70’s Australian summer – Swinging Safari. Keddie and Elliott will present two events in Perth on Wednesday January 17 at Cinema Paradiso and Event Cinemas Innaloo. Swinging Safari is a celebration of…
Two new images have dropped for Stephan Elliott’s highly anticipated new Australian comedy, Flammable Children. Flammable Children’s incredible cast includes Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims and the legendary Jack Thompson. 1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the…
One of Australia’s leading independent distributors, Becker Film Group, is pleased to announce that principal photography of Stephan Elliott’s latest film Flammable Children will commence on Monday 17th October. The film is produced by Al Clark of Wildheart Films and Jamie Hilton of See Pictures and will be shooting on the Gold Coast, in Queensland AUSTRALIA. Flammable…
The long weekend is upon us with some states enjoying it this weekend, while other states are preparing for their turn next weekend. Long weekends are a great time to catch up on movies, especially those Australian films you’ve been ‘meaning to see’. To help you out, Cinema Australia have compiled a list of Australian films you…
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the feature films in competition for this year’s AACTA Awards – Australia’s highest screen acknowledgement. AACTA also today launched the 6th AACTA Awards presented by Presto | Official Screenings Program, a four- week program that brings Australia’s leading screen professionals together with screen fans…
“If I felt like the fearless leader, it was only because I knew I was in such good hands.” Written exclusively for Cinema Australia by Andrew Kotatko Whoever Was Using This Bed is my third short film, and my second adaptation of a story by Raymond Carver. I had previously directed Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish…
