The full programme for the 2024 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival has been released!
Opening the festival is GLORIA! the directorial debut of dynamic Italian singer, songwriter and actor Margherita Vicario, who also co-wrote the film which depicts the ebullient, music-filled story of a maid at a Venetian refuge whose hidden talent helps inspire an uprising.
Margherita will be visiting Australia as a special guest of the festival to introduce the film at Opening Night Gala events in Sydney and Melbourne. Joining her will be festival Ambassador Silvia Colloca, multi-tale...
Lights 💡💡 Cameras 🎥, BIKE FILMS 🎬 🚴♀️ 🚴🎬 The Big Bike Film Night is just around the corner!
The 2024 treasure chest of films includes:
a visually commanding film following one rider’s colourful adventure scouring the most beautiful spots from Guatemala to Peru via Bolivia bringing together a masterpiece of breathtaking images and memories
a documentary about a community of cyclists from Alexandra, New Zealand who all share a similar love and passion for their place, people and sport
how a bicycle can be much more than a bicycle, bringing change to people’s lives
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Everyone’s favourite love affair, the St ALi Italian Film Festival returns this spring!
Multi-talented Italian-Australian food writer, TV producer and host Silvia Colloca will invite audiences to enjoy ‘la dolce vita’ as this year’s ST. ALi Italian Film Festival Ambassador, sharing her love of all things Italian with festival audiences!
This year’s diverse program includes award-winning drama, documentary, laugh-out-loud comedy and historical epics starring an array of iconic talent. The first highlights offer a glimpse into the programme which celebrates Italian ...
The Big Bike Film Night is returning to Brisbane this August!
The 2024 treasure chest of films includes:
a visually commanding film following one rider’s colourful adventure scouring the most beautiful spots from Guatemala to Peru via Bolivia bringing together a masterpiece of breathtaking images and memories
a documentary about a community of cyclists from Alexandra, New Zealand who all share a similar love and passion for their place, people and sport
how a bicycle can be much more than a bicycle, bringing change to people’s lives
a ...
Go North this Winter – the full programme has been announced for the 2024 SAXO Scandinavian Film Festival!
This year’s Festival will open with the epic historical drama THE RIOT (Sulis 1907), directed by Academy Award nominated Nils Gaup (The Last King). The film depicts the escalation of tensions leading to the Sulis uprising of mining workers in 1907 where workers struggled under inhumane conditions in dangerous, dark copper mines. This important episode in Norwegian history has never been told on screen before and portrays the origin story of the powerful Norwegian labour movement.
Hug...
Spanish Film Festival 2024 – The Teacher Who Promised the Sea Movie Review
The film is based on the book Unearthing the Silence: Antoni Benaiges, the master who promises the sea by Francesc Escribano and it is a powerful indictment against unchecked power and conservative thinking. In 1935 Antoni began teaching in a small village in the province of Burgos. His unique (for the time) teaching techniques were not well received nor was his political stance, one that openly opposed Fascism.
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Loved by all of his students yet loathed by their ...
Check out the first look at the 2024 Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival!
Festival Curator Elysia Zeccola says about this year’s edition “The Nordic countries always create such memorable cinema and this year’s films are no exception. From thrilling Scandi noir to breathtaking ice-capped dramas these unmissable highlights are only a taste of what is to come.”
Festival Centrepiece THE TUNDRA WITHIN ME (Eallougierdu) from Norway is a powerful drama exploring community, heritage and identity. Featuring beautiful cinematography, it follows Sámi artist ...
The Top Dog Film Festival 2024 is coming to Brisbane this August!
Experience the stories of unlikely agility dogs, unbreakable bonds and canine companions that enrich the lives of all those they encounter. Experience heartfelt stories of people who dedicate their lives to improving the outcomes for man’s best friend and meet a very clever dog who will steal a piece of your heart.
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Get your tickets before they all sell out – you’d be barking mad to miss it.
Top Dog Film Festival 2024
10 August 2024
Brisbane Powerhouse, ...
Fiesta time is near! The HSBC Spanish Film Festival returns this June!
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This year’s festival Centrepiece is THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA (El Maestro que Prometió el Mar), which recently won the Audience award at the 2024 Gaudí Awards. The acclaimed drama stars Enric Auquer (the lead from last year’s festival hit Two Many Chefs) and Laia Costa, and tells the true story of Antoni Benaiges, a teacher who brought progressive teaching methods to a small village in 1930s Burgos.
Featuring in the New Spanish Cinema selection is JOKES AND CIGARETTES ...
