Celebrate World Wombat Day with new ‘Aussie-mation’ Combat Wombat
This Thursday 22 October is World Wombat Day and what better way to celebrate than to see the fantastically colourful, adventure-packed Combat Wombat in cinemas NOW. Also avai...
Mace Francis Orchestra Celebrates 15 Years with a Big Band Show in Perth
“There is no underestimating the impact of this ensemble on the development of Perth musicians over the past fifteen years. MFO know how to champion big band music in all its glory.”ROSALIND APPLEBY, SEESAW MA...
Aussie Comedy Hot Mess Picked up by Netflix
We're a little late in posting this truly excellent press release, but better late than never! Fresh off its AACTA Awards qualifying run, the superb Aussie indie comedy Hot Mess is available right now on Netfl...
For the Sake of the Climate and Indigenous Culture: It’s Time for Australian Arts to Break Up with Mining
In Australia, a furore has erupted in the arts community regarding its relationship to the mining sector.
It has been simmering for years now, but 2020 has seen a reaction like never before. In what feels l...
What’s Going on with the AACTA’s: Are Australia’s Academy Awards OK?
The 2020 AACTA awards are coming in hot, with a Covid-afflicted ceremony to be held in November, replete with staggered sittings to ensure guest safety in a limited capacity. As we near the ten year anniversar...
A Preview of the 64th BFI London Film Festival: Steve McQueen, Frances McDormand, and a Bit of Talking Heads
During turbulent times we find ourselves turning to art to help escape our woes, but we also count on it to help us understand and reflect on the large and nebulous forces at play that have so upended our ...
Kung Fu Classic goes Noongar-style for Lotterywest Films: Bruce Lee Kick-Starts Perth Festival Season
The 1972 Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury is being redubbed for a new audience as Fist of Fury Noongar Daa.
We are taking the kung fu classic and dubbing it in Noongar to make for a unique cinematic experien...
HALO Films Has Launched – An Exciting West Australian Distribution Company
There's a film revival occurring in Western Australia right now, with Premier Mark McGowan calling for a film studio to be established, and a renewed interest in getting stories made in this great state. While...
Mystic Pines Selected to Make World Premiere at Brisbane International Film Festival 2020
Western Australian female filmmaking trio Zoe Pepper, Adriane Daff and Cody Greenwood are thrilled to announce their short film, Mystic Pines, has been selected to make its world premiere at the 2020 Brisbane ...
Poppy’s I Disagree and More – An Artist Coming for the Jugular of Capitalism
On January 10 2020 recording artist and YouTube enigma Poppy released her third studio album, I Disagree. It was a transformative record that offered a dizzying blend of melodic pure pop, nu metal, industrial,...