Indigenous horror film The Moogai wins the $100,000 CinefestOZ Prize, beating WA's Runt

“The Moogai,” a nightmarish horror film written, directed and produced by First Nations filmmakers, has won the $100,000 grand prize at CinefestOZ, the most valuable award of its kind in Australia. The debut of veteran Indigenous screenwriter Jon Bell (“Cleverman”) is based on his short film of the same name and stars Shari Sebbens (“The … Read more

CinefestOZ 2024: “Muriel’s Wedding” star Rachel Griffiths visits Busselton as jury chair at the film festival

Oscar-nominated Rachel Griffiths will forever be remembered for her role in Australian classic Muriel's Wedding, and now she can add CinefestOZ jury chairmanship to her resume. The West Australian today announced that the Golden Globe-winning star of the acclaimed TV comedy Six Feet Under will visit south-west Western Australia this month for the annual film … Read more

Film review of Kneecap: Biopic about a little-known Irish hip-hop trio is a surprising contender for the title of “Film of the Year”

We know that people flock to the box office to see mediocre biopics about their favorite musicians, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Back to Black, and Bob Marley: One Love. These jukebox movies offer a compilation of the greatest hits and little else.

Filming for director Miley Tunnecliffe’s horror film “Proclivitas” begins in Mundaring

The state's film production boom is in full swing this week: In addition to a film of Driving Miss Daisy, filming is starting in the Perth area on a supernatural horror flick. The West Australian can reveal that filming on Proclivitas, starring Fremantle-born Rose Riley (Stateless), former Home & Away star George Mason and Hayley … Read more