List of Australian films of 1996

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List of Australian films of 1996 contains a detailed list of films created in Australia in the year 1996.

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1996

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Baniyala: The Yirrkala Film ProjectIan DunlopWokuthi Marawali, MootapuieDocumentaryFilmed at Baniyala, NT
BillalTom ZubryckiDocumentary
The Birds Do a Magnificent TuneChris WindmillShort
Bits & Pieces Simon Klaebe Jeremy Callaghan, Drayton MorleyShort
Black Man Down Bill McCrow Andrew Booth, Karen Crone, David HudsonShort
Black SunAmanda JaneBernard Curry, Raelee Hill, Brigid KellyShort
Body Corporate Stephen Cummins Short
Boy-Girl, Boy-GirlStephen Cummins, Ira Sachs, Sara WhiteleyShort
Brilliant Lies Richard Franklin Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Zoe Carides Drama
Cabbie of the YearMichael ConnollySteve Adams, Steve Adams, Chris HaywoodShort
Call Me SalArianna Bosi Sally Cooper, Jennifer Jarman-Walker, Geoffrey RushShort
Children of the Revolution Peter Duncan Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham Comedy / Drama
Cinema CinemaMaani PetgarMohsen Makhmalbaf, Ulu Grosbard (uncredited), Jennifer Jason Leigh (uncredited)Documentary
ClichéSteve Le MarquandSteve Le Marquand, Paul LumShort
Come as You AreEmma-Kate Croghan, Brad McGannJohn Bal, Bridget Haire, Ron WalkerShort
Così Mark Joffe Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Toni Collette Comedy / Drama
The CuckooGerald ThompsonShort
Dating the Enemy Megan Simpson Huberman Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan, Matt Day, Lisa Hensley, Pippa Grandison Comedy / Fantasy
Dead Heart Nick Parsons Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie MillikenDrama / Mystery
Down Rusty DownJohn Curran Tex Perkins, Noah Taylor, Bob EllisShort
Faggots Are for BurningBarry McKayShort
Film NoirMichael LiuGiles Morton, Peter Rush, Simon WestawayShort
Fistful of Flies Monica PellizzariDina Panozzo, John Lucantonio, Anna VolskaDrama
Floating Life Clara Law Annette Shun Wah, Annie YipDrama
Flying Over MotherMichael James RowlandBen McIvor, Jennifer Cloher, Luke QuintonShort
FreestyleDavid LoweMary-Lou Stewart, Roy Billing, Monique SpanbrookShort
Happy Little Vegemites: UnauthorizedColin MowbrayJames McKennaShort
Hotel de Love Craig Rosenberg Aden Young, Saffron Burrows Comedy
Idiot Box David Caesar Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims Drama
IndulgenceGlenn FraserAngela Maier, Cameron McAuliffe, Kristi StreetShort
The Inner Sanctuary Chris ClarkeBrett Climo, Gerard Kennedy, Samuel JohnsonDrama
It Never RainsBrad McGannKane McNayShort
L'Araignée Brad Hayward Short
The Legend of Fred PatersonJonathan DawsonHarold HopkinsDocumentary
Let Me Die, AgainLeone KnightShort
Life Lawrence JohnstonJohn Brumpton, David Tredinnick, Kevin HopkinsDrama
Little White Lies Pauline ChanMimi Rogers, Andrew McFarlane, Temuera MorrisonCrime / Thriller
LoadedKieran Darcy-Smith, Nash EdgertonKieran Darcy-Smith, Joel Edgerton, Nash EdgertonShort
Love and Other Catastrophes Emma-Kate Croghan Frances O'Connor Alice Garner Radha Mitchell Matthew Dyktynski Matt Day Comedy / Romance
Love Serenade Shirley Barrett Miranda Otto, Rebecca FrithComedyScreened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
Lust and Revenge Paul Cox Nicholas Hope, Gosia Dobrowolska, Claudia KarvanComedy / Drama
Margaret Star: A Fall from GraceAnnabelle MurphyShort
The Mini-skirted DynamoRivka HartmanDora Bialestock, Rivka Hartman, Ian McFadyenDocumentary
Mr. Reliable Nadia Tass Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Ken RadleyComedyaka: "My Entire Life"
My Forgotten Man Frank Howson Guy Pearce, Steven Berkoff, Claudia KarvanBiographyaka: "Flynn"
My Second CarStuart McDonaldErnie Gray, Kevin Harrington, Tony Rickards Short
Natural Justice: Heat Scott Hartford-DavisSteve BastoniDavid DaviesPeter FinlayDrama
Not Fourteen AgainGillian ArmstrongKerry Carlson, Diana Doman, Josie PetersenDocumentary
Offspring Richard RyanChantal Contouri, Robert Mammone, Gabrielle FitzpatrickDrama / Thriller
OnceClea FrostShort
Pact [1] Short
Page 73Jeff DarlingCathy Campbell, Rel Hunt, Joshua RosenthalShort
Parklands Kathryn Millard Cate Blanchett, Tony Martin Drama
The Phantom Simon Wincer Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones Action / Afventure
The Quiet Room Rolf de Heer Celine O'Leary, Chloe Ferguson, Paul Blackwell DramaEntered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
Rats in the RanksRobin Anderson, Bob ConnollyLarry HandDocumentary
River Street Tony MahoodAden Young, Bill Hunter, Essie DavisComedy / Drama
SavageriesMarcella PaolacciKaren Colston, Hayley Prior, Annie WilsonShort
Shine Scott Hicks Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin BraineBiography / Drama
Shooting the BreezeChristina AndreefAndrea Moor, Anthony LawrenceShort
Spirits of the CarnivalGregory ReadJohn GadenDocumentary
Susie Is a FishCarla DragoDocumentary
TeaseHayley CloakeCazerine Barry, John HowardShort
A Thin Life Frank Howson Tommy DysartComedy
This Film Is a DogJonathan OgilvieQuinn Hud, Phoenix Arizona, Peter JohnsonShort
To Have and to Hold John HillcoatTchéky Karyo, Rachel Griffiths, Steve JacobsMystery / Thriller
Tragic But TrueMalcolm BurtShort
Turning April Geoff Bennett Tushka Bergen, Aaron Blabey, Kenneth Welsh Drama
Two Bob MermaidDarlene JohnsonCarrie Prosser, Tessa Leahy, Jie PitmanShort
Uncle Adam Elliot William McInnes, John FlausShort
Urban Fairytale Michelle Mahrer Arlo Duff, Angela Idealism, Bernd NaberShort
What I Have Written John Hughes Martin Jacobs, Gillian Jones DramaEntered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival
Whipping Boy Di Drew Sigrid Thornton, Temuera Morrison, Tammy MacintoshThriller / Drama / Crime
Wild Australia: The EdgeJohn WeileyHugo Weaving, Mark Baker, Hayley PeroShort
The Winner Alex Cox Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson Comedy / Crime
Zone 39 John Tatoulis Peter Phelps, Carolyn Bock, William ZappaSci-Fi

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References

  1. "Pact (1995) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 4 July 2021.