List of Australian films of 2020
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This is a list of Australian films that have been released in 2020.
Films
[edit]| Opening | Title | Production company | Cast and crew | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y |
7 | True History of the Kelly Gang | Porchlight Fims / Daybreak Pictures / Memento Films | Justin Kurzel (director); George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Orlando Schwert, Thomasin McKenzie | [1] |
| 16 | Go Karts | See Pictures | Owen Trevor (director); William Lodder, Anastasia Bampos, Frances O'Connor, Richard Roxburgh, Adam T Perkin | [2] | |
| F E B R U A R Y |
6 | H Is for Happiness | Cyan Films / The Koop / Screen Australia | John Sheedy (director); Daisy Axon, Wesley Patten, Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes | [3] |
| 27 | The Invisible Man | Blumhouse Productions / Goalpost Pictures / Nervous Tick Productions | Leigh Whannell (director); Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman | [4] | |
| Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears | Every Cloud Productions | Tony Tilse (director); Deb Cox (screenplay); Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Ashleigh Cummings, Hugo Johnstone-Burt | [5] | ||
| The Wishmas Tree | Like a Photon Creative | Ricard Cussó (director); Miranda Tapsell, Ross Noble, Kate Murphy, Ricard Cussó, Ryan Renshaw | [6] | ||
| 28 | Aiyai: Wrathful Soul | GVKM Elephant Pictures / Aiyai Pty Ltd | Ilanthirayan Alan Arumugam (director/screenplay); Charles Benedict, Mukund Ramanan (screenplay); Kabir Singh, Tahlia Jade Holt, Korey Williams, Anthony Miller, Salvatore Merenda | [7] | |
| M A Y |
6 | Hearts and Bones | Night Kitchen Productions | Ben Lawrence (director/screenplay); Beatrix Christian (screenplay); Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Watson | [8] |
| 22 | Escape from Pretoria | South Australian Film Corporation / Particular Crowd / Spier Films | Francis Annan (director); Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page | [9] | |
| 29 | 100% Wolf | Flying Bark Productions / Siamese Pty Ltd. | Alexs Stadermann (director/screenplay); Jai Courtney, Samara Weaving, Magda Szubanski, Rhys Darby, Akmal Saleh | [10] | |
| J U L Y |
21 | Blood Vessel | Storm Vision Entertainment / SunJive Studios / Wicked of Oz Studios | Justin Dix (director); Alyssa Sutherland, Nathan Phillips, Christopher Kirby, John Lloyd Fillingham, Alex Cooke | [11] |
| 23 | Babyteeth | Screen Australia / Entertainment One / Whitefalk Films | Shannon Murphy (director); Rita Kalnejais (screenplay); Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Emily Barclay, Eugene Gilfedder, Essie Davis | [12] | |
| A U G U S T |
7 | Black Water: Abyss | Thrills & Spills / Cornerstone Pictures / ProdigyMovies | Andrew Traucki (director); Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Benjamin Hoetjes, Anthony Sharpe | [13] |
| 20 | Sequin in a Blue Room | Sequin in a Blue Room / AFTRS | Samuel Van Grinsven (director); Conor Leach, Simon Croker, Anthony Brandon Wong, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Samuel Barrie | [14] | |
| 28 | I Am Woman | Goalpost Pictures / Screen Australia / Cowlick Entertainment | Unjoo Moon (director); Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald, Evan Peters, Molly Broadstock, Chris Parnell | [15] | |
| S E P T E M B E R |
10 | Slim and I | Pictures In Paradise / Slim Dusty Enterprises | Kriv Stenders (director); Slim Dusty, Joy McKean | [16] |
| O C T O B E R |
8 | Bloody Hell | Eclectik Vision / Entertainment Squad / Heart Sleeve Productions | Alister Grierson (director); Robert Benjamin (screenplay); Ben O'Toole, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer | [17] |
| Dirt Music | Wildgaze Films / Aquarius Films / Cornerstone Pictures | Gregor Jordan (director); Jack Thorne (screenplay); Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald, David Wenham, Julia Stone, Ava Caryofyllis | [18] | ||
| 15 | Combat Wombat | Like a Photon Creative | Ricard Cussó (director); Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould, Frank Woodley, Judith Lucy | [19] | |
| 29 | Rams | WBMC | Jeremy Sims (director); Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson, Asher Keddie, Wayne Blair | [20] | |
| Never Too Late | Screen Australia / F.G. Film Productions / South Australian Film Corporation | Mark Lamprell (director); Luke Preston (screenplay); James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson Jack Thompson | [21] | ||
| N O V E M B E R |
7 | Brazen Hussies | Film Camp Pty Ltd / Brazen Hussies Film Pty Ltd | Catherine Dwyer (director) | [22] |
| 11 | Television Event | Impact Partners / Common Room Productions | Jeff Daniels (director); Nicholas Meyer, Stephanie Austen, Ted Koppel, Robert Papazian, Brandon Stoddard | [23] | |
| 19 | Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) | Head Gear Films | Monica Zanetti (director); Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Marta Dusseldorp, Rachel House, Julia Billington | [24] | |
| D E C E M B E R |
10 | The Furnace | Umbrella Entertainment | Roderick MacKay (director); Ahmed Malek, Baykali Ganambarr, David Wenham, Kaushik Das, Noah Skape | [25] |
See also
[edit]- 2020 in Australia
- 2020 in Australian television
- List of 2020 box office number-one films in Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "Stan primes 'True History of the Kelly Gang' with limited cinema release". if.com.au. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Australian movie Go! releases first trailer". news.com.au. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "H is for Happiness". Event Cinemas. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "The Invisible Man reboot shifts focus away from villain towards victim in domestic violence tale". ABC News. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "'Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears', 'Disclosure' to bow at Palm Springs". if.com.au. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: 'The Wishmas Tree' Is Australian To Its Core". Supanova. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Australian mystery thriller movie in town". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Hugo Weaving's new film 'Hearts And Bones' released direct to living rooms". 7 News. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Escape From Pretoria hits Australian streamers". Screenwest. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "100% Wolf Transfigures into a Small Screen Masterpiece". Screenwest. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Vampire Terror BLOOD VESSEL Arrives on VOD on July 21". Nightmarish Conjurings. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Australian film Babyteeth stars Eliza Scanlen in bittersweet tale of first love soured by sickness". ABC News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Black Water: Abyss Brings the Crocodile Rock But Struggles Selling the Drama: Review". Consequence Film. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "AFTRS MA FILM SEQUIN IN A BLUE ROOM RELEASED IN CINEMAS FROM AUGUST 20". Film Ink. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "I Am Woman's Tilda Cobham-Hervey on becoming Helen Reddy". The Adelaide Review. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Slim & I in Cinemas 10 September". Screen Queensland. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Australian Horror Film 'Bloody Hell' Movie Hopes For A 3-Film Franchise + Acquires Distribution Deal". Mother of Movies. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Bizzaca, Caris (29 September 2020). "Podcast – Gregor Jordan: Directing Dirt Music". Screen Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Daniel (1 October 2020). "Combat Wombat helps bring back BIFF with hometown premiere". InQueensland. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Jenkin, Matthew (26 October 2020). "RAMS: BEHIND THE SCENES". Screen Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Griffiths, Dave (9 September 2020). "NEVER TOO LATE To Hit Australian Cinemas". Heavy Cinema. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "'Women were expected to make the tea': How 'Brazen hussies' changed Australia". ABC News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Television Event". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Bizzaca, Caris (17 November 2020). "SHOOTING, PITCHING AND DISTRIBUTING ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE'S DEAD AUNT)". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Janssen, Eliza (21 October 2020). "Upcoming Australian film The Furnace is a western about our 'Ghan' cameleers". Flicks. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
