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Let the good times roll Brisbane – The Big Bike Film Night 2025!

Proclaimed as “a feast of short films devised and designed for the two-wheel devotee” it has its humble beginnings in Taupō, New Zealand in 2015. The Big Bike Film Night is now a much-anticipated global Film Festival that brings a love of cycling to cinemas, presenting an array of international movies specifically selected by New Zealander Curator | “Film Pedlar”, Brett Cotter. “Each year I set out with just one goal- to bring together the best short cycling films from around ...

Afterglow flickers to life with a world premiere season at Brisbane Festival 2025!

Follow the flame and be captivated by a glowing dreamscape of dancing shadows, candlelit installations and fire sculptures in the world premiere of Afterglow. The fire trail is an all-ages experience, perfect for family outings, date nights or solo moments of reflection and is presented by Sony Music Entertainment as part of Brisbane Festival 2025. A nocturnal wonderland, the City Botanic Gardens beckons visitors to enter its gates as the sun goes down and immerse themselves in a ...

The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival full programme has been unveiled with Cannes Grand Prix winner as centrepiece!

The Festival is delighted to welcome new naming rights partner Hurtigruten, long associated with the Nordic region. Damien Perry, Managing Director APAC, Hurtigruten says,"We’re proud to be the naming sponsor of the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival. As the original and undisputed travel expert in Scandinavia and along Norway’s stunning coastline for over 130 years, Hurtigruten has always been about genuine and authentic experiences with a deep connection to the Nordic ...

Wynnum Fringe returns with mateship, music and magic in the bay!

Queensland’s quirkiest winter arts festival will once again transform Brisbane’s bayside into a buzzing hub of music, comedy, cabaret and circus from 2 – 20 July 2025. Wynnum Fringe Founder and CEO / Artistic Director Tom Oliver said this year’s program was built around the idea of connection – cultural, creative and geographical. “Our 2025 theme is Mateship, a celebration of connection in all its forms,” Oliver said. “It’s about the ties that bind us, between ...

Announcing first highlights of the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival!

Palace is delighted to announce five of the first highlights ahead of the full programme being unveiled in late June. This year’s Special Presentation is QUISLING: THE FINAL DAYS (Quislings siste dager). Set in 1945 Norway, this bold and fascinating drama from acclaimed director Erik Poppe (The King’s Choice, ScandiFF 2017) follows the post-liberation trial of the country’s infamous and controversial head of state Vidkun Quisling, in a stirring meditation on complicity, faith and ...

Roger Corman: B-Movie Maestro is currently playing at GOMA!

Over a career that stretched across eight decades, Corman found acclaim for both his work as director — particularly his 'Poe cycle', a series of eight sumptuously realised films each adapting different tales by Edgar Allan Poe — and as a producer who mentored some of Hollywood's brightest talents in their formative years.   //   This program brings together the complete 'Poe cycle', alongside a selection of his other significant directorial efforts and some of the ...

Inspiration, delight and escapism await at the 2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival!

The party will start with Opening Night comedy SAMANA SUNRISE (Amanece en Samaná), featuring an all- star cast including Luis Zahera, María Luisa Mayol, Luis Tosar and Bárbara Santa-Cruz. The story follows two Spanish couples celebrating their 20-year friendship with a trip to a beachside resort in the Dominican Republic, where a confession about the past leads to a reality shifting ‘Sliding Doors’ moment. The Centrepiece of the Festival is the highly acclaimed EL 47, which ...

Dendy Cinemas Portside Presents Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers!

This included experimental and erotic photography, “Angura” theatre. Underground street performances. Surreal illustrations and seminal graphic design. Moriyama Daidō and the Provoke magazine photographers pioneered “Are, Bure, Boke” (rough, dark and out of focus. Araki beautified bondage and Hosoe Eikoh sublimated the male body. Ishiuchi Miyako captured her experience of American military bases. Kawada Kikuji’s era-defining photobook The Map captured the poignancy ...

The Motion Pictures Of Fantastic Mr. Anderson And A Marathon Of Them – Wes Day at Dendy Cinemas Portside!

Join us as we journey back through the incredible career of one of cinema's greatest auteurs with our special one-day-only screenings of six whimsical gems from Anderson's back catalogue including: - FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG) | 10:30AM THE DARJEELING LIMITED (M) | 12:30PM THE FRENCH DISPATCH (M) | 2:00PM THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (MA15+) | 4:15PM THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (M) | 6:30PM ISLE OF DOGS (PG) | 8:40PM Tickets sold separately for each session. WHERE'S WES? 👀🔍 Find Wes on ...

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is returning to the Brisbane Powerhouse this month!

Approximately 375 films are entered into the film festival annually, and the top 80 films are selected by a pre-screening committee to be shown at the week-long festival in Canada. During the festival, the international film festival jury chooses the best films and presents awards in various categories including: Best Film on Mountain Sport, Best Film on Mountain Environment, Best Film on Mountain Culture, Best Film on Exploration and Adventure, and more.   //   From ...