film news for all Australians
film news for all Australians
REVIEW: Top End Wedding
May 21, 2019 | Bronte Dray
Full disclosure: romantic comedies are my kryptonite.
Brisbane Backyard Film Festival – Saturday May 11th
May 9, 2019 | Harry Megom
Do you like movies? Do you like drinking in the yard with your friends? Read More
Film Review: Long Shot
May 1, 2019 | Josh Schultz
Given the… tumultuous state of American politics, it’s no surprise that creators have been lining up to confront this issue.
Film Review: Thunder Road
April 29, 2019 | Josh Schultz
I was certain that I had come across Jim Cummings prior to watching Thunder Road.
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Brisbane International Film Festival Submissions Are Open
April 28, 2019 | Bronte Dray
Have you made a short film recently? Because Brisbane– and the world– wants to see it.
Film Review: Storm Boy
January 15, 2019 | Kristina Chapman
Storm Boy (2019) is a beautiful cinematic adaption of Colin Thiele’s novella of the same name. Directed by Shawn Seet, the audience is taken on a journey as Mike Kingley (Geoffrey Rush) tells his granddaughter about the days he lived as Storm Boy with his father, Hideaway Tom, and friends Fingerbone Bill and Mr. Percival. Read More
Five Brisbane Filmmakers Share in $50,000 Funding
November 14, 2018 | Ratu Lewis
From an animation about a penguin who yearns to fly to a nail-biting drama set in the Viet Cong’s claustrophobic tunnels, five local filmmakers have today hit the jackpot to share in $50,000 of grant funding. Read More
Film Review: Harmony
October 9, 2018 | Kristina Chapman
Australian upcoming director/writer Corey Pearson begins his five-part fantasy-thriller movie saga with the production Harmony (2018), showing at several cinemas now. In part one of the Five Frequencies Saga, we watch as Jessica Falkholt (Home and Away, who recently passed away last Boxing Day after a car accident) walks the nameless streets of a probably American city suburb in urban Goth attire, taking the fear out of the fearful people she passes.
Ladies in Black, an Australia movie reliving the days of 1959 Sydney
September 2, 2018 | Kristina Chapman
Ever wondered what it was like back in 1959 Sydney? In the midst of European migration and the rise of women libration? Look no further than the movie adaptation of Madeleine St John’s novel The Women in Black, originally published in 1993.
Let the Competition Begin…
June 10, 2018 | Cameron Turner
Brisbane Filmmakers listen up! The International 48 Hour Film Project challengers emerging Filmmakers to write, shoot and deliver a four to seven-minute film over the course of just one weekend. That’s right, 48 hours. This competition is open from High … Read More
Film House: A pop-up cinema making something new, by bringing back the old
June 9, 2018 | Nathan McMillan
Film House is an upcoming pop-up cinema co-created by Portia Hunt and Michael Brooks. We recently reached out to Portia to learn more, and she described the driving idea behind the project; “We wanted to move the viewing experience … Read More
Funding films in Australia
May 12, 2018 | Kristina Chapman
This month, Australia has announced an increase in the location tax offset for filmmakers. Originally 16.5%, the tax offset has nearly doubled, allowing productions to claim up to 30% with the new policy. The increase in the tax offset will encourage more overseas productions to film in Australia, but what does that mean for Australian filmmakers? Read More
State of the Industry: Where are Australian films heading?
May 8, 2018 | Nathan McMillan
Do Australian films need to tell Australian ‘stories’? Or entertain Australian Audiences? Read More
A Quiet Place Speaks Volumes
May 8, 2018 | Amelia Howell
Subversive and subtle, A Quiet Place employs the premise that silence is safe and sound is deadly.
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