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For the Dear Leader is a short film inspired by the 2003 Pong Su incident, when a group of North Koreans tried to smuggle heroin into Australia on a cargo ship called the Pong Su. The crew used a smal…
PRESS RELEASE “I wanted to make the kind of film I’d love to watch – wickedly funny, unsettling, and a little unhinged,” says Snatchers co-writer, co-director and star Craig Alexander. “That dark hum…
Writer-Director Adrian Ortega's Westgate follows Netta (Sarah Nicolazzo) and her son Julian (Max Nappo) as she embarks on a torturous day of navigating hospitals, family, cultural prejudices, and…
In 1970 the under-construction Westgate Bridge in Melbourne collapsed, the biggest industrial accident to ever occur in Australia. 35 people died. It changed the way the industry approached safety aro…
PRESS RELEASE Anna Trichet Laurier’s intimate and deeply moving Australian documentary Nansie – about two sisters who care for their grandmother with dementia – will screen in Western Australia, NSW…
There are some movie titles that instantly grab you. Lesbian Space Princess was one of those for me. Ever since I first heard about it, I’ve been eagerly waiting to watch it. And within the first five…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKyvEHfxFXi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Dogm…
PRESS RELEASE Overwhelming response sees 150 applications with successful candidates representing strong diversity across gender, disability, cultural background and regional communities. Bus Stop…
PRESS RELEASE Today, Umbrella has released the trailer for award-winning Australian animated comedy Lesbian Space Princess, ahead of the film’s Australian theatrical release on September 11, giving l…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. 'The front fell off.' The 94 metre 100 metre track. Fred Dagg. 24 yea…
It’s hard to wash out the memory of your first time experiencing visceral body horror on screen. The snap of bones, the tearing of flesh, or the impossible bend of limbs becomes a branded mark on your…
Granite Highway will have its Australian premiere at CinefestOZ 2025, screening on Monday, 1 September in both Margaret River (6:00pm) and Busselton (7:00pm). Written and directed by Rhys Ellis, the…