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The Choral starring Ralph Fiennes to open the 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival!

Opening the festival is the Australian Premiere of THE CHORAL, a sweeping wartime drama with a stellar cast, led by Ralph Fiennes and directed by Nicholas Hytner. As a group of choralists discover the joys of singing, the young male members must also come to terms with their imminent conscription into the army. Exploring humour and humanity at the heart of a community facing an uncertain future, the film also stars Roger Allam, Mark Addy and Amara Okereke. The Special Presentation is ...

The Plantapalooza Plant Festival is returning next month!

The Plantapalooza plant festival, the celebration of spring and all things plants, returns to the Saturday Fresh Market in October. Located at their new undercover venue at 385 Sherwood Road, Rocklea, Plantapalooza will feature thousands of indoor and outdoor plants, flowers and succulents, as well as the 100 regular stalls the Saturday Fresh Market offers every week. With plenty of demonstrations from handy stallholders and horticulture experts as well as lots of activities for the ...

Skylore – Nieergoo: Spirit of the Whale is coming to the Brisbane Festival!

Skylore is a larger-than-life highlight of Brisbane Festival and a bright and bold celebration of our city, celebrating Culture and place. Now in its third annual iteration, Skylore has become a staple of the Festival.   //   Back by popular demand, Nieergoo: Spirit of the Whale returns to illuminate Brisbane’s skyline. Watch as hundreds of drones soar above the Brisbane River as Traditional Owner Yuggera and Toorabul man Shannon Ruska and Tribal Experiences retell this ...

Celebrate Queer Arts and Culture with Melt on Screen at Dendy Powerhouse!

Promising to be another unforgettable festival in Brisbane’s cultural calendar, make sure you QUEER your calendar, assemble your crew and start planning your fiercest festival looks for our two very special MELT ON SCREEN events. LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS An introverted space princess is forced to leave her home planet on an inter-gay- lactic mission to save her ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space, ...

Brisbane Writers Festival launches its 2025 program!

The 2025 program is packed with literary A-listers across more than 100 live events including author talks, conversations, panel discussions and special events. Two hundred artists, half of them from Queensland, form part of the blockbuster line-up of national and international guests. Australian headline authors include Helen Garner, Trent Dalton, Sally Hepworth, Michael Robotham, Di Morrissey, Anita Heiss and Pub Choir’s Astrid Jorgensen, while international highlights include ...

CatVideoFest is coming to 150+ Cinemas for two days only!

Every ticket sold raises money for cats in need, with the Festival raising approximately $170,000 for feline-focused nonprofits since its North American launch in 2019. Curated by filmmaker Will Braden and distributed by Oscilloscope, CatVideoFest brings the internet’s favourite felines to the big screen in a purr-fectly crafted compilation. Each year’s program features the latest and greatest cat videos — from hilarious home footage and animations to music videos and iconic viral ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...