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FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2013 ANNOUNCE NEW APPOINTMENTS
Adelaide Film Festival and Festival of Ideas CEO Amanda Duthie today announced two new key appointments. [read more]FINAL CALL FOR HIVE PRODUCTION FUND ENTRIES
Attention all artists and filmmakers - the deadline for the second HIVE Production Fund is next Monday, May 13. [read more]FESTIVAL FEVER RETURNS TO ADELAIDE THIS SPRING
South Australia will continue its festival dominance in October 2013, when the Adelaide Film Festival moves to a new month, and the Festival of Ideas returns with an invigorated line-up. [read more]ASHLEY LUKES JOINS ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL AS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
Adelaide Film Festival today announced UK producer and distributor Ashley Luke as its International Consultant. [read more]THE SECOND HIVE PRODUCTION FUND OPENS
Calling all artists and filmmakers for the next round of the HIVE Production Fund. [read more]AFF 2013 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
Submissions are now open for the 2013 Adelaide Film Festival (AFF), 10 - 20 October. [read more]POSITION VACANT: Director - AFOI (2013) ** DEADLINE EXTENDED **
An exciting opportunity exists for a Director to deliver a stimulating and compelling Festival of Ideas in Adelaide, October 2013. [read more]Seasonal shout out
... to our real, virtual and imaginary friends populating our events, lounge rooms, board rooms and epic flights of the imagination. [read more]The 2012 HIVE Production Fund
The Adelaide Film Festival, Australia Council, Screen Australia and ABC TV are delighted to announce they are coming together to contribute $200,000 each to the $800,000 HIVE Production Fund. [read more]SPECTACULAR OUTDOOR FILM EVENT - SAVE YOUR LEGS!
Presenting the SA premiere of the new Australian bromantic comedy & tribute to one of our nation's favourite pastimes, SAVE YOUR LEGS! on the hallowed turf of the Adelaide Oval, Sunday 28 October. [read more]The HIVE Lab Participants Announced
A roll call of some of Australia's most extraordinary artists, filmmakers, theatre practitioners, choreographers, animators and writers have signed up for the 2012 HIVE Lab. [read more]ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL WELCOMES NEW SPONSORSHIP MANAGER
The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) today announced that Sarah Sutter has been appointed as their new Sponsorship Manager. [read more]The HIVE Lab at the Melbourne Festival CALL FOR ARTS/FILM PROJECTS
The Adelaide Film Festival, Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, ABC TV and the Australia Council for the Arts are calling for ideas and participants for the second HIVE Lab. [read more]PAUL KELLY - STORIES OF ME. FILM AND APPEARANCES BY PAUL KELLY AND DIRECTOR
The Adelaide Film Festival, in partnership with Madman brings Paul Kelly to Adelaide on film and in person. [read more]Life In Movement national cinema release
Closer Productions recently announced that Life In Movement will have a national cinema release in partnership with Antidote Films on 12 April. [read more]Morricone's Fistful of Music
Morricone's Films & In Conversation [read more]AFFIF Films Huge Haul at AACTA Awards
AFFIF wins at AACTA Awards [read more]AUSTRALIAN FILM FESTIVALS COME TOGETHER
The Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Film Festivals today announce a new partnership which will see the festivals supporting the national release of niche and art house Australian films. [read more]BIGPOND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR /CEO
The Board of the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) today announced that Amanda Duthie will take over as Director and CEO following Katrina Sedgwick's departure at the end of 2011.
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Hive Production Fund films announced
Hive Fund films [read more]VALE SARAH WATT
We are so sad to hear about the death of Sarah Watt last Friday. She was one of Australia's most unique filmmakers - funny, warm, moving, profound, confronting, engaging, frank and revealing. It was an absolute joy to know her, to work with her - and to... [read more]
FILMMAKERS OFFER SUPPORT TO IRANIAN ACTRESS
The Australian filmmakers and investors behind the film MY TEHRAN FOR SALE are deeply shocked and appalled at the news of actress Marzieh Vafamehr's sentence over the weekend. [read more]CRACKPOT: John Waters On Screen
BAFF is proud to co-present CRACKPOT: John Waters On Screen a weekend retrospective of John Waters films from 21 - 23 October at the Mercury Cinema. [read more]Katrina Sedgwick to leave BigPond Adelaide Film Festival at the end of 2011
After nine and a half years as Festival Director/ CEO of the Adelaide Film Festival, Katrina Sedgwick today announced she would be leaving the Festival at the end of 2011 to pursue other opportunities [read more]The Hive Production Fund now $600,000
The Hive Production Fund has now reached $600,000 with a substantial boost of $200,000 from The Australia Council for the Arts. [read more]BAFF announces new dates for 2013 festival
The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is delighted to announce that the 2013 festival will take place from 10 - 20 October 2013. [read more]BRITFILM a special addition to Saatchi Gallery in Adelaide: British Art Now
The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival and the Art Gallery of South Australia are delighted to present BRITFILM, the best of British filmmaking from the last decade. [read more]Hive Production Fund - Applications Open
ABC TV Arts & Entertainment and the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) have released guidelines for the Hive... [read more]
BAFF@MoMA!
New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will host a week-long festival of Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund films (AFFIF) from 7 to 13 April 2011. [read more]2011 BigPond® Adelaide Film Festival A Huge Success
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival has been a huge success with 30 sold out sessions and an overall increase in attendances of 22%, contributing to a 16% increase in box office revenue from 2009. [read more]INCENDIES wins 10 Evening News International Award for Best Feature Film
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is delighted to announce INCENDIES by Denis Villeneuve as the winner of the 10 EVENING NEWS INTERNATIONAL AWARD for BEST FEATURE FILM. [read more]Snowtown
Snowtown is a dramatic portrayal of the infamous "bodies-in-the-barrels" murders - Australia's worst serial killing case. [read more]2 NEW TITLES IN BEST OF THE FEST
BEST OF THE FEST has been updated with SENNA and HERE I AM added to the line up. [read more]Here I Am review
The only world premiere in competition at the Adelaide Film festival, Here I Am is the debut feature of indigenous filmmaker Beck Cole. [read more]A Useful Life - Cut Print Review
As general popularity of cinema decreases over time because of inflation in costs and the emergence of pirating, many local theatres are forced out of [read more]Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story
ADELAIDE filmmaker Charlie Hill-Smith is obviously passionate about the fate of the West Papua people as they deal with oppression at the hands of Indonesian forces. [read more]The Interrupters
ON paper, this documentary looks like a winner. Directed and shot by celebrated documentary maker Steve James (Hoop Dreams), it follows the stories of three former gang members who now "interrupt" gan [read more]The Arbor
HIGHLY innovative use of actors lip-synching to extensive audio interviews with the major players in this real-life drama sets director Clio Barnard's film apart from standard documentaries. [read more]EXTRA SCREENING OF SNOWTOWN ANNOUNCED
BAFF Director Katrina Sedgwick this morning announced the Best of the Fest schedule that will screen across our closing weekend [read more]Actress Judy Davis honored at BigPond Adelaide Film Festival opening night
Recognized for her contribution to the Australian film industry, actress Judy Davis accepted the 2011 Don Dunstan Award... [read more]BigPond Adelaide Film Festival: A true independent
Everyone's going to Adelaide this week, to be at the country's most risk-taking festival. [read more]BigPond Adelaide Film Festival
The pride of South Australia is, in fact, not the mighty Adelaide Crows, but the Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival! [read more]2011 Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival Opening Night Gala Review
This time each year, the usually quaint city of Adelaide suddenly explodes with creativity... [read more]Snowtown murders film premieres in Adelaide
A movie about one of Australia's worst serial killings, the bodies in the barrels murders, screened for the first time... [read more]Surprise Screening of The Dragon Pearl
BAFF director, Katrina Sedgwick is excited to announce a very special surprise screening of Mario Andreacchio's The Dragon Pearl [read more]'In A Better World' wins Oscar
'In A Better World' wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film [read more]Family Friendly Fun at BAFF
Want to share the film festival experience with your kids? Now you can! [read more]Q&A with Douglas Trumbull
Legendary director Douglas Trumbull took the time for a quick Q&A with BAFF [read more]Cinema in a bus shelter
Adelaide commuters are in for a little extra entertainment this month thanks to, what may be, the world's smallest movie theatre in the form of a bus shelter... [read more]BigPond Adelaide Film Festival: dissecting the program
With the BAFF program out and about, Tina Kaufman does a first fascinated pass on the one biennial Australian film festival... [read more]2011 Don Dunstan Award Winner JUDY DAVIS
The Board of the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is pleased to announce one of Australia's most respected and admired actors Judy Davis as the recipient of the 2011 Don Dunstan Award [read more]FIRST FACTUAL FILMS FESTIVAL (F4)
The First Factual Films Festival (F4) is a key event within the annual Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC)... [read more]2011 BigPond® Adelaide Film Festival program launched!
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) program was launched this morning... [read more]INTERNATIONAL FILM COMMUNITY TO CONVERGE IN ADELAIDE
A host of local and international film talent will descend on Adelaide in February for the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival... [read more]10 NEWS International Award for Best Feature Film FILMS IN COMPETITION
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is delighted to announce the twelve feature films invited into competition for the 10 evening NEWS International Award for Best Feature FilM. [read more]Australian Film at the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) showcases some of the best of contemporary Australian screen culture. [read more]Handpicked
Dinner and a movie. It's date night at BAFF... [read more]JOHN SAYLES
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival, in association with the Australian Directors Guild, is delighted to announce that legendary independent filmmaker JOHN SAYLES will be a special guest... [read more]Indigenous Artists @ Filmmakers at the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival
BAFF presents a vivid snapshot of the Indigenous world today - its joy, its artistry and sometimes great hardship and pain. [read more]MEME
A meme (rhymes with cream) is a unit of culture... [read more]Short and sweet
BigPond Adelaide Film Festival celebrates Shorts and Animation [read more]SPORT DOCS at the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival
Get your motor racing with Sport Docs at the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF)! [read more]2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival OPENING and CLOSING Night Celebrations
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) is delighted to announce the films that will open and close the 2011 Festival. [read more]VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Do you want to be part of one of Australia's most exciting film festivals? [read more]ONE MAGIC BOWL SELLS OUT - 2ND RELEASE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Tickets to One Magic Bowl have been selling like proverbial hot cakes since we announced the event at a special media preview event on 30 November. [read more]Jury Line up for 2011 Competition Announced
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is pleased to announce the five-person jury for its prestigious International Award for Best Feature Film. [read more]MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS GUILD 2011 CONFERENCE
Masterclasses and workshops in drama, digital filmmaking and docu-drama will form the basis of the Australian Directors Guild's 2011 three-day conference, “Crossing the Lineï, being held in Adelaide f [read more]BAFF Xmas sale extended... win a year's worth of DVDs
To cater for those last minute Xmas purchases, we have extended the sale of our Xmas pack [read more]Call for Volunteers!
Do you want to be part of one of Australia's newest and most exciting film festivals? Do you love learning new skills and meeting new [eople? Then volunteering for the Adelaide Film Festival is for yo [read more]The Hive Participants Announced
The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival yesterday announced the Australian artists, musicians, filmmakers, theatre makers, dancers, choreographers and writers who will participate in THE HIVE [read more]WANTED: Festival Box Office Staff
The 2011 Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival is looking for festival Box Office staff. The festival runs from the 24th February to the 6th March 2011, with Box office staff availability required from the 2 [read more]ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL INVESTMENT FUND ANNOUNCES FOURTEEN PREMIERES!
ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL INVESTMENT FUND ANNOUNCES FOURTEEN PROJECTS FOR WORLD PREMIERE AT THE 2011 BIGPOND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL
The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) is delighted to announce its 2011 slate of new screen... [read more]
BIGPOND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL HAS AN APPETITE!
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) is delighted to present APPETITE, a tantalising program of feature films and documentaries that celebrate, revel in and challenge our relationship with food, proudly supported by Yalumba Wines.
A... [read more]
ART AND THE MOVING IMAGE
The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) is distinctive amongst international film festivals for its comprehensive gallery-based moving image program. BAFF’s ART AND THE MOVING IMAGE strand continues to play an integral role in the festival, exploring... [read more]
ART OF THE BENSHI ALIVE AT BIGPOND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL
As part of BAFF’s ‘Silents in the 21st Century’ strand, we are delighted to introduce audiences to one of the most unique and distinctively Japanese aspects of silent cinema - the benshi - with the screening of Kenji Mizoguchi’s... [read more]
IMAGINED WORLDS: PICTURING THE IMPOSSIBLE
BAFF and Rising Sun Pictures present
IMAGINED WORLDS: PICTURING THE IMPOSSIBLE
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF), with the generous support of Rising Sun Pictures, will go behind the scenes and explore the tools and technology... [read more]
ONE MAGIC BOWL
6-9pm, Sunday 27 February, Pt Willunga Beach [read more]STOP(THE)GAP: INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS ART IN MOTION
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) is renowned as the number one event in the Asia-Pacific region for anyone involved in making documentaries, and annually attracts over 600 documentary directors, producers, buyers... [read more]
2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival and Samstag Museum of Art present
Stop(the)Gap: International Indigenous art in motion
Curator Brenda L Croft (Gurindji/Malgnin/Mudpurra peoples)
TRACEY MOFFATT: NARRATIVES
26 February to 20 March 2011, Art Gallery of South Australia [read more]
MAGIC DOES HAPPEN!
SFX guru Douglas Trumbull confirmed to attend BAFF [read more]
2011 BIGPOND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS!
The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is delighted to announce highlights of its 2011 program, which consolidates BAFF's position as the most innovative and creative film festival in Australia... [read more]
F4 - THE PLACE TO SEE AUSTRALIA'S NEWEST DOCUMENTARY MAKERS