Entertainment
17 October, 2024
Travelling film festival back
THE 50th anniversary of the Travelling Film Festival (TFF) is taking an acclaimed program of the best new films to Event Cinemas Cairns Central this November.
Ten incredible features and three outstanding short films will screen from November 1-4 at Event Cinemas Cairns Central, including a special screening of the Sundance selected documentary ‘Every Little Thing’, with producer Bettina Dalton in attendance for her film which follows a remarkable woman who cares for injured hummingbirds.
Founded in 1974 by Sydney Film Festival and then Festival Director David Stratton, the TFF celebrates 50 years of bringing diverse stories to regional cinemas including Cairns.
“After 50 years, we’re excited to continue the legacy and bring TFF back to local cinemas around QLD, provide a platform for local audiences to have a rare opportunity to enjoy various acclaimed international and local films,” said TFF programmer Karina Libbey.
“The TFF has been going strong for 50 years now, and whilst we no longer need to pack huge film reels into the back of combi vans to drive around Australia, the mission and the joy audiences feel are the same – it’s a chance to discover stories, worlds and spectacle as a shared experience.”
Audiences can also enjoy opening night screening of the 2024 Sydney Film Festival competition winner ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’, the Italian box office smash and witty melodrama.
Other program highlights include three top prize winners at Cannes Film Festival; the beautiful and romantic drama from India ‘All We Imagine As Light’, the Sydney Film Festival Audience Award winner ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’, and the crowd pleasing and canine-filled ‘Black Dog’ from China.
Be one of the first to catch new hits generating Oscar buzz including Sebastian Stan in the sharp satire ‘A Different Man’, and Colmon Domingo in the inspiring true story of inmates staging a play in ‘Sing Sing’.
Local Aussie filmmaking talent also on display with the unflinching prison drama ‘Inside’ starring the brilliant Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and newcomer Vincent Miller, plus a string of short films by some of the most exciting emerging talents including director Pernell Marsden’s ‘The Meaningless Daydreams of Augie & Celeste’, director Alex Weight’s ‘Alone’, and New Zealand director
Travelling Film Festival runs in Cairns, from November1-4 only. Tickets, subscriptions and Awanui Simich-Pene’s ‘First Horse’.
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