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In 1932, the Australian military embarked on a real-life conflict now known as the Emu War. Taking inspiration from this historical oddity, a trio of comedic filmmakers have crafted The Emu War, a low-budget laugh-fest that puts a delightfully absurd spin on events. Directors Jay Morrissey, Lisa Fineberg, and John Campbell enlisted an ensemble of fellow comedians to populate their madcap re-envisioning of the Emu War. The result is a stupidly silly savaging of history guaranteed to bring smiles.

We meet the bumbling characters tasked with culling thousands of emus ravaging the outback. Chief among them is unhinged Major Meredith, seeking revenge on the flightless foe who kidnapped his son. Leading his hapless herd of would-be warriors, the Major is hellbent on confronting the emus’ leader, the lusty Queen Emu.

Joining the mismatched militia is Meredith’s cross-dressing daughter, a dimwitted larrikin who fancies drilling for gold at Uluru, and an...

Based on true events – no seriously, there was a “Great Emu War” back in 1932 – the upcoming horror movie The Emu War looks to recapture the same bad-good energy of the Birdemic films. If that sounds up your alley, we’re happy to serve up the trailer this morning.

An emu mob fights back against Australian soldiers in this “unapologetically silly, ultra-low budget war epic,” and you can watch the official trailer for The Emu War down below.

In the upcoming movie, “Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia’s deadliest flightless beasts. Haunted by the kidnapping of his son at the hands of the Emus, Major Meredith leads the platoon behind enemy lines in order to kill the emus Leader the Queen Emu.”

Lisa Fineberg, John Campbell and Jay Morrissey directed The Emu War,...

Azio - The Bogan Spy Agency, Crazy Bastards, I'm With Stupid, Fancy Boy, Food for Peasants and Pet Quarantine..judging by some of the titles and synopses , the ABC TV/Screen Australia Fresh Blood initiative will spawn some weird and wonderful comedies.

A mix of puppetry, animation, parodies, improv and absurdist humour, the 25 projects selected will each receive $10,000 to produce three short-form sketches.

The shows will air on ABC.s iView platform this year. ABC controller Brendan Dahill tells If that some may later screen on ABC2 after they premiere on the catch-up service.

The initiative is designed to unearth the next generation of comedy performers and producers. There were 492 applications, many of such a high calibre that the ABC and Screen Australia decided to commission 25, one more than originally planned.

Here are the recipients: Aunty Donna Mark Samual Bonanno, Adrian Dean, Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane

Mentored by Tim Minchin,...