As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
“Rather than do a run-of-the-mill zombie short, we wanted do something that was out of the ordinary.” Written by Marisa Brown (Producer) Check out Waterborne below! When Ryan Coonan and Richard Barcaracchio, the writers behind Waterborne, first pitched the idea of a zombie kangaroo to me in late 2012, I must admit that I met their…
“Getting money to make your film is wonderful, but having people say ‘we believe in you, go do your thing’ is absolutely invaluable.” – Miley Tunnecliffe Written by Miley Tunnecliffe (Writer, Producer): Love in a Disabled Toilet was intended to be a fun, quick film to shoot with a few friends during some down time.…
Written by Luke Griffiths (director): Scarlett, is an assassin turned rogue when her son is kidnapped by an enigmatic organisation who wish to control her for a unique talent she possesses. For years she has walked a violent and bloody path in search of her son, but now the path ends as she is brought…
“It was a surreal, occasionally out-of-body experience.” Written by Matt Holcomb exclusively for Cinema Australia: I have made only a handful of short films – far less than I would have liked to have made at this point. I don’t consider myself to be a natural short-form storyteller; it’s just not something that comes easily to…
Director Luke Griffiths has announced a one-time-only screening of his Perth shot short The Scarlett Sapphire. The action/thriller will be showing at Cinema Paradiso in Northbridge on the 11th of June, from 7:00pm to 8:30. When Scarlett’s son is kidnapped by an enigmatic organisation she is forced down a bloody path of murder and mayhem in a…
Acclaimed Australian short film Tango Underpants will screen as part of April’s Australian Revelations before Phillip Noyce’s Newsfront. Here, director Miranda Edmonds gives Cinema Australia readers a fascinating insight into her film. Written by Miranda Edmonds: Tango Underpants has its genesis in travel. The wonderful John Collee (writer of Happy Feet, Master and Commander, Creation) was…
Fremantle based production company Euclid Media have successfully crowd funded their short film The Icebreaker. The Icebreaker has employed the talents of over 20 local Perth filmmakers, pre-production is in full swing and principal photography will start in mid April. When complete The Icebreaker will be entered into festival circuits, both national and internationally. Several of Euclid Media’s…
A man questions whether or not he has the guts to ask out a perfect stranger. Written by James Pontifex (Writer/Director): Two days before the submission deadline for funding, my producer fell out of the project. I was alone. So what do you do? I could give up… but… I was really annoyed that I…
Megan’s got what she thought she wanted – a hot surfer boyfriend and a chance to reinvent herself over the summer. But who’s the weird kid that keeps crasher her party? And how long can she get away with ignoring him? Dario Article written by Hannah Moon (co-writer and direct), Robin Geradts Gill (producer, co-writer) and Stephen Sholl…
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