We love Australian films, and we think you should watch more of them. https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mulhf66ooc2cThe September edition of the Cinema Australia magazine is now live! Check it out here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/5ae055c839.html03 Sep 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulhf66ooc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3muglxhelps2nIsaac Elliott's crowd-pleasing Australian documentary Hard as Puck heads to cinemas nationally through HALO Films, with Q&A screenings in six cities. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BRg01 Sep 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3muglxhelps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mudsxwl5f22p"It was always going to be human-centric and focused on life after service and how family plays a big role in that. PTSD doesn't just affect the one person; it affects the entire family structure." https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BQR31 Aug 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudsxwl5f22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mu4hvry4sc2kAfter a professional betrayal, Samara has rebuilt her life from the ground up, trading courtrooms for creativity as the owner of her own event-planning business. When her longtime friend hires her, Samara thinks it’s the perfect job… until she discovers the charter captain is former flame, Nate. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BQI28 Aug 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4hvry4sc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mtxb5wqxl22dAcclaimed actor Anthony Brandon Wong has joined the cast of Kennedy as Liu Dihuan, the journalist whose pursuit of the truth behind the Kelly Gang’s victims drives one of the film’s central investigations. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BQs26 Aug 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxb5wqxl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mtsx7sw2sk2oA philosophical question sits at the heart of Morning Afternoon Night, a new short film from Perth-based filmmaker, Dasha Melnik. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BPP24 Aug 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsx7sw2sk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mtsg5bszsc22Ahead of the film's upcoming screening at CinefestOZ, Madman Films has dropped the official teaser poster for The Fox 🦊, in cinemas October. The Fox is directed by Dario Russo and stars Emily Browning, Jai Courtney, Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Miranda Otto, Sam Neill and Olivia Colman.24 Aug 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsg5bszsc22https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mts75oofn22qFilmmaker and screen industry professional Vee Shi has been announced as the recipient of the Screen Presence Trailblazer Award 2026, given by the thriving screen initiative to an Asian Australian trailblazer who is redefining the landscape of the film industry. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BQ724 Aug 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mts75oofn22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mti7s7t77223Can PR companies please stop calling single screenings in Melbourne and Sydney a "national release". Much appreciated.20 Aug 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti7s7t77223https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mti7hixv622bProduction has commenced in Western Australia on Emilie Lowe’s sophomore feature film, Dead Centre. Set in the near future, the neo-Western tells the story of The Hunter (Gabriel Sheehan) who’s tracking a beast terrorising a local homestead. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BPu20 Aug 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti7hixv622bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mtfqd6vpgc2vFinalists in the 2026 CinefestOZ Short Film Competition were announced today ahead of the Short Film Awards, which will be held in Busselton, Western Australia, as part of Australia’s largest destination film festival. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BOY19 Aug 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfqd6vpgc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mtd4jkjsbs2nTogether the CinefestOZ Film Prize Jury will decide which of the four short-listed films, Wilderness, The Fox, Yesterday Island and Sweet Milk Lake, will take home the title of Film Prize Winner. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BOC18 Aug 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtd4jkjsbs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mszrqa7gec27Ahead of the film’s world premiere at the MIFF and homecoming screening at CinefestOZ, Cinema Australia spoke with Isaac Elliott about making his feature documentary debut, Hard as Puck, the realities of para ice hockey, and why this unlikely group of players deserves to have their story told. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BNC14 Aug 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszrqa7gec27https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3msz2kldpbs2zOver the last two decades, the Sydney Underground Film Festival has cemented itself as a force of creativity in Sydney’s arts and culture scene. Click through to explore this year's stacked Australian film lineup featuring throughout the festival. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BNd14 Aug 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msz2kldpbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mswwbhvdxc2nTina Arena will join Mary Coustas on stage at special preview screenings and in conversation events in Sydney to celebrate the upcoming cinema release of the new documentary Tina Arena: Unravel Me. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BN513 Aug 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswwbhvdxc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3msupjzxmv22oCinema Australia recently caught up with filmmaker Arlo Dean Cook to discuss his new, must-see rockumentary, Jebediah: Are We Ok? The film will premiere at Melbourne International Film Festival tomorrow night before heading West at the end of the month to screen at CinefestOZ. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BMw12 Aug 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msupjzxmv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3msu54f3v5s2qAhead of its full program launch next month, the Adelaide Film Festival has announced the premieres of four new Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund films, including Agata The Writer. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BMo12 Aug 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msu54f3v5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mspjwn74rs2kWritten, directed, shot and edited by Russell Wyatt Roberts, Room 8 follows a grief-stricken man in need of work. He soon takes on an mysterious assignment from an anonymous online benefactor, involving an eerie corner, inside Room 8 of a rundown motel. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BLr10 Aug 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspjwn74rs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3msfoxal65k26Harvey Zielinski, one of the great actors working in Australia today, joins the Cinema Australia Podcast to discuss his award-nominated feature directorial debut, Sweet Milk Lake. 🎧 Listen below. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BLf06 Aug 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfoxal65k26https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3msat26x4es2nAdam C. Briggs’ weird and wonderful new film, Phillip Philadelphia, plays like wild fever dream. How did he bring it all to life? Listen below. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BKa04 Aug 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msat26x4es2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3ms7wjcmnjk25With his debut feature, Pure Scum, Melbourne-based writer and director Gideon Aroni has crafted one of the year’s most shocking and intense films. Find out how he did it here: wp.me/p3Wh0s-BJo https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BJo04 Aug 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7wjcmnjk25https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3ms5emsqqgs2eSomething different... Just for fun. Check it out here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/f5827de482.html03 Aug 2026 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5emsqqgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mrvzr3opps2zNatalie Erika James' Saccharine with Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald and Madeleine Madden is heading to Stan. The new body horror follows a lovelorn medical student who becomes terrorised by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze: eating human ashes. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BJ431 Jul 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvzr3opps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mrqxnljlns2jJuli Coffin’s inspiring story is celebrated in Sean O’Reilly’s debut documentary, Guided by Horses, which is set to screen at the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival and CinefestOZ. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BHs29 Jul 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqxnljlns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mrh6bgjavc2vThe film follows an incarcerated father who discovers hope and renewal through an assistance dog rehabilitation program, forming a bond with a puppy, and rediscovering what it means to be a parent. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BHa25 Jul 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh6bgjavc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mre74vk5yk2kMelbourne actor, Isabel Dickson, is challenging the film industry's traditional path by making 12 films in 12 months, completely solo. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BH024 Jul 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre74vk5yk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mrccqprkfk2lFollowing a decorated 27-year career as a Navy and emergency services paramedic, WA author, actor and producer Skeeta Newman has announced that his 2025 debut novel, Ghost in the Gears: Beyond the Law, is officially being adapted into a feature film. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BGQ23 Jul 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrccqprkfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mrbpx5kfv225Mia Wasikowska (Leviticus, Club Zero) stars as a Polish-Australian satirical novelist who travels from Sydney to Sarajevo to write a war novel but finds herself within a startling mystery, forcing her to question her role as a storyteller. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BGF23 Jul 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbpx5kfv225https://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mr7s7mh4fs2b𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗣 🎙 Writer and director Mia’Kate Russell joins the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast to talk all things Penny Lane is Dead - one of the most anticipated horror films of the year. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: wp.me/p3Wh0s-BGi https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BGi22 Jul 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7s7mh4fs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cinemaaustralia.bsky.social/post/3mr77uxsivs26The Adelaide Film Festival has announced a 30th anniversary celebration screening of Scott Hick’s Oscar®-winning Shine as part of an early look at this year’s program. https://wp.me/p3Wh0s-BFQ22 Jul 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:plesr5nocfv57mvncbhyrjan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr77uxsivs26