Screen Queensland has announced the commencement of filming for SPIT, the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Australian comedy Gettin’ Square. As with the original, the story will mostly centre in and around the Gold Coast, with filming also taking place in Toowoomba and Brisbane through to May 2024. Written by Gold Coast-based writer and…
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Australian screen projects Selected for SXSW 2024
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Five Australian screen projects have been selected for the 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival which will take place in Austin, Texas from 8-16 March. Making their respective world premieres are feature film Audrey, documentary short film The Big Wait, and animated augmented reality (XR) project Many Worlds. Mystery-thriller Birdeater will make…
Heart of the Man to premiere in Brisbane
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Australian writer, director, actor and producer David Cook’s powerful debut feature Heart of the Man – an uncompromising tale of boxing, family and identity – produced by Bronte Pictures and New Dream Productions, and shot in Brisbane, will premiere at New Farm Cinemas, with further festival news and screenings announced soon. Australia has an exciting…
Get Free Released in Cinemas November 2nd
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Movie “Get Free” , based on real life Australian incidents of human slavery, arrives in Australian theatres from November 2 with a series of national Q&A screenings aiming to raise awareness and discussion. Filmed across NSW’s Central Coast region, “Get Free” features an ensemble cast including Shane Emmett (“Nine Perfect Strangers”, “Total Control”, “Mankind is…
Paperback Hero
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Director Antony J. Bowman Starring Claudia Karvan, Hugh Jackman, Angie Milliken Rated M Score 4/6 An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend’s name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or…? Okay even though I don’t think…
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse
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Director Kiah Roache-Turner Starring Jay Gallagher, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Luke McKenzie, Tasia Zalar, Bianca Bradey & Nick Boshier Rated MA Score 4/6 In a zombie-infested Australian wasteland, soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors for the Surgeon General in hopes of finding a cure. Perhaps I should have done a small amount…
Head on Headed to Blu-Ray on November 3
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Umbrella Entertainment is proud to announce the Blu-Ray release of the seminal Australian classic, Head On, featuring new audio commentary by director Ana Kokkinos , available on November 3, 2021 through the distribution company’s Sunburnt Cinema Collection. Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner and Elena Mandalis, Head On was the groundbreaking debut feature film…
Streamline
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Director Tyson Wade Johnston Starring Levi Miller, Laura Gordon & Jason Isaacs Rated MA Score 6/6 A 15-year-old swimming prodigy self-destructs after his father is released from jail. For those of you who might be interested this is writer/director Tyson Wade Johnston’s debut feature length movie. Streamline is another entry in the long list of…
Streamline – Release Update
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Editor’s Note due to Covid restrictions the details surrounding the cinemas screening Streamline have changed for its upcoming release. On the eve of its September 2 national cinema release, Umbrella Entertainment is proud to announce the locations currently confirmed to screen the new quality Australian cinematic drama, Streamline – starring Levi Miller, Jason Isaacs and…
Dot and the Kangaroo
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Director Yoram Gross Starring Barbara Frawley, Joan Bruce, Spike Milligan Rated G Score 6/6 A young girl gets lost in the Australian bush and befriends a kangaroo. For those of you who might be interested, before we get to far into things a little history. Dot and the Kangaroo was originally an 1899 Australian children’s…