Showcasing a 3 hours program of the most heartfelt, inspiring and entertaining films celebrating adventurous women from independent film makers around the globe.

Featuring a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles, covering topics relevant to women in the outdoors the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour will connect with both the avid adventurer and the armchair adventurer alike.

The 2019 tour showcases Samantha Gash on her quest to run across India, a committed paddler who doesn’t let size get in the way of her passions, big wave surfing champion Paige Alms, rock climber Hazel Findlay, a crew of rad Alaskan fat tyre snow bikers who know how to dream big and more.

By celebrating the female adventurous spirit, we aim to make women in the outdoors more visible. But Gutsy Girls screenings are not just for women – they are for all of us to celebrate diversity and inclusion and the rad ladies of the adventure world.

Gutsy Girls Adventure Australian Film Tour 
ACT:
Canberra, National Film & Sound Archives: Saturday 17 August 2019

NSW:
Albury, Albury Entertainment Centre: Friday 23 August 2019
Avoca Beach, Avoca Beach Picture Theatre: Friday 2 August 2019
Byron Bay, Byron Bay Theatre: Sunday 28 July 2019
Katoomba, United Cinemas: Thursday 1 August 2019
Newcastle: Event Cinemas Kotara Saturday 3 August 2019
Sydney East, Ritz Cinema: Thursday 25 July 2019
Sydney North, Hayden Orpheum: Wednesday 24 July 2019
Wagga Wagga, Forum 6 Cinemas, Wednesday 21 August 2019
Wollongong, Anita’s Theatre: Wednesday 31 July 2019

NT:
Alice Springs, Araluen Arts Centre: Saturday 24 August 2019
Darwin, Deckchair Cinema Wednesday 14 August 2019

QLD:
Brisbane, Schonell Cinema: Thursday 18 July 2019
Cairns, Cairns Performing Arts Centre: Friday 26 July 2019
Gold Coast, Home of the Arts: Saturday 27 July 2019
Noosa, The J : Saturday 10 August 2019
Townsville, TBC

SA:
Adelaide, Capri Theatre: Saturday 3 August 2019

TAS:
Hobart, UTAS Stanley Burbury Theatre: Saturday 17 August 2019
Launceston, The Tramsheds: Thursday 15 August 2019

VIC:
Ballarat, Regent Cinemas: Thursday 22 August 2019
Geelong, Village Cinemas: Friday 9 August 2019
Melbourne City, Village Crown Cinemas: Tuesday 6 August 2019
Melbourne, Astor Theatre: Thursday 8 August 2019
Warrnambool, Capitol Cinema: Tuesday 20 August 2019

WA:
Perth, State Theatre Centre of WA: Friday 26 July 2019
www.GutsyGirlsAdventureFilmTour.com.au

Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour – 2019 full trailer from Adventure Reels on Vimeo.

Australia’s largest and longest running film festival curated especially for kids aged 2 to 12, Little Big Shots runs for 10 days from Friday 1 July, beginning on the first day with a special Opening Gala event. The festival is designed to entertain young minds and inspire future filmmakers, featuring a selection of the best local and international films, made both for kids, and by kids.
 

 
Spanning animation, live-action and documentary titles, the Little Big Shots 2016 program features over 80 films, with 22 films made by child filmmakers and 28 films made by Australian filmmakers. This year also features ten world premieres and 43 Australian premieres. To bring the very best in film for kids to the festival, titles are also sourced from 26 different countries, which this year for the first time includes films from Iran and the Republic of Moldova.

Little Big Shots complements ACMI’s year-round programming for young people, and features four films from ACMI’s nationalScreen It student filmmaking competition as part of the festival’s Kids Behind the Camera session.

“ACMI has long been the proud home of Little Big Shots in Melbourne, so it is with much excitement and open arms that we welcome the festival as an official ACMI program in 2016,“ said ACMI CEO and Director Katrina Sedgwick. “Both ACMI andLittle Big Shots recognise that a love for film begins early in life, and ACMI is the natural home for this wonderful festival, alongside our regular programming for young people including our Kids’ Flicks film program and the national Screen It film competition.”

One of the highlights of the program is the Best of the Fest session for which the screening program is chosen by popular vote of the Little Big Shots Kids Jury comprised of a dozen kids aged between 6 and 12. ACMI and Little Big Shots are pleased to announce the winning films that will screen in Best of the Fest in 2016: Best International Film Bingo (Patrick Schoenmaker, Netherlands) where the feisty Gerda adds some spark to her retirement home; Best Australian Film Bunny New Girl (Natalie van den Dungen) the first short from this prolific and award-winning director that tells the story of a girl’s first day at a new school; and Best Child Made Film Clay VS Fridge (Alako Myles, 12yrs, Australia), a film made by one of the runners up from last year’s Best of the Fest about a group of friends who discover a mysterious kitchen appliance.

The festival delivers this wonderful scope of content in 13 playfully themed sessions, from Parrots and Robots to Dares and Dreams. Each session features an average of eight short films and lasts between 40 minutes to one-hour. They are also categorised to suit different age groups (2+, 5+ 7+, 8+ and 10+).

Festival Director, Ben Laden, leads the not-for-profit organisation dedicated to enhancing the media literacy of young people, fostering children’s creativity and showcasing the very best in filmmaking for, by and about kids.

“In 2016 Little Big Shots will once again feature a selection of the best short films from around the world, exposing young Australians to some extraordinary cinematic gems, including films by their school-aged peers as well as award-winners and predicted award-winning films,”  said Laden. “Each film is chosen by our team with the aim of inspiring young minds and we are thrilled to join forces with ACMI in 2016 and together continue to nurture future generations of filmmaking talent.”

During the Term 2 school holidays a program of creative workshops at ACMI will include workshops for Little Big Shotsaudiences to enjoy. ACMI will offer drop-in workshop Flip it and Spin It  daily from 11am to 2pm daily during the festival. The workshop will give kids the chance to experiment with making flipbooks and thaumatropes.

Additionally, ACMI’s ticketed workshop options for kids include Make a Movie, Make an Animation, Family Animation, andTiny Tales, sharing the Little Big Shots philosophy of developing the screen literacy skills of the next generation.

Little Big Shots Film Festival 2016
Friday 1 to Sunday 10 July 2016 (Opening Gala 1 July)
acmi.net.au

More than 20 stunning cinema shorts will be screened across three thrilling nights, all handpicked from the Academy® accredited and BAFTA recognised festival’s record 2400 entries.

Audiences will be blown away by the assortment of cinematic stories on offer, including hot tub entanglements, ice cream frenzies, mischievous mechanical mishaps, late-night radio revelations, runaway chickens, fearless fathers, fly-away mothers and sparring siblings.

Australian FLiCKERFEST filmmakers who have gone on to make their mark in the industry include Julius Avery (Son of a Gun, starring Ewan McGregor released late last year), Sundance awarded director David Michod (Animal Kingdom), Cannes Film Festival Winner Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah) and Ariel Martin who is currently working alongside Neil Armfield on the highly anticipated Holding the Man.

A number of films from FLiCKERFEST 2014 have been shortlisted for an Academy award this year, including Butterlamp, The Phone Call and Summer Vacation. The Irish short Boogaloo and Graham and the Canadian-Norwegian animated short Me and My Moulton which will both screen during the Best of International 1 Program have also been nominated.

Diamonds might be forever, but FLiCKERFEST is not – be sure to get your tickets before this license to thrill expires and it’s a wrap on Brisbane’s best short run of short films!

FLiCKERFEST 2015 Australian Tour
MELBOURNE – Kino Cinemas – Wed 18 February
BRISBANE – Judith Wright Centre – Thu 26 – Sat 28 Feb
PERTH – Camelot Outdoor Cinema – Thur 5 – Sun 8 March
HOBART – The Peacock Theatre – Thur 12 – Fri 13 March
CANBERRA – Dendy Cinema – Thur 19 March
ADELAIDE – Mercury Cinema – Sat 28 – Sun 29 March
DARWIN – Deckchair Cinema – Fri 8 May
PLUS many regional centres around Australia!
www.flickerfest.com.au