Priscilla Cameron’s The Butterfly Tree will have its WA premiere at this year’s CinefestOZ. Directed by Priscilla Cameron and produced by Bridget Callow-Wright, The Butterfly Tree stars Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould and Sophie Lowe. The film tells the tale of Evelyn, a burlesque queen who bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin. When…
Director Fin Ediquist’s Australian psychological thriller Bad Girl is gearing up for a national theatrical release after a successful run on the festival circuit. Amy (Sara West) is given one last chance by her adoptive parents (Benjamin Winspear and Felicity Price), who think Amy’s friendship with local girl Chloe (Samara Weaving) is a step in the…
A full list of nominations have been announced for the 6th AACTA Awards. It’s no surprise Mel Gibson’s brutal and brilliant war epic, Hacksaw Ridge, leads the charge with a whopping 13 nominations followed closely by Simon Stone’s The Daughter (10), Rosemary Myers’ Girl Asleep (7), and arguably the best Australian films of the year,…
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…
We’re giving Cinema Australia readers the chance to win an in-season double pass to see Simon Stones acclaimed new Australian film, The Daughter. In the last days of a dying logging town Christian (Paul Schneider) returns to his family home for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding to the much younger Anna (Anna Torv). While…
The Daughter Directed by: Simon Stone Written by: Henrik Ibsen (Play), Simon Stone Produced by: Jan Chapman, Nicole O’Donohue and Alex White Starring: Ewen Leslie, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neil, Odessa Young, Anna Torv, Miranda Otto, Paul Schneider and Nicholas Hope Synopsis: In the last days of a dying logging town Christian (Paul Schneider) returns to his…
