2nd Edition of the New Caledonian Film Festival

In honor of New Caledonia Citizenship Day on the 24th of September,
the New Caledonia Delegation to Australia, CREIPAC and the Alliance Françaises in Australia,
are proud to present the New Caledonia Short film Festival 2023 and the special screening of 5 short films :

– La Naissance d’un Guerrier de Gino Pitarch
– Pierrot Lenquette de Maï Le Flochmoën
– Illusions de Manuella Ginestre
– Space Lovers de Xavier de Thoury 
– Les Enfants Oubliés de Jérôme Roumagne

The screening will be accompanied by drinks and delicious New-Caledonia-inspired nibbles.
Please note that all movies are in French with English subtitles.

 

AF Canberra – 22 Sep, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Sign up here: https://www.afcanberra.com.au/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=747

AF Adelaide – 22 Sep, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Sign up here: https://www.af.org.au/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=486

AF Perth – 22 Sep, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Sign up here: https://www.afperth.com.au/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=594

AF Townsville – 22 & 23 Sep
For more info: https://aftownsville.org.au/french-film-festival-2023/

 

AF Sydney – 27 Sep, 6:15pm – 8:30pm – fully booked!

AF Melbourne – 28 Sep, 6pm
Book here: https://www.afmelbourne.com.au/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=2050

The Alliance Française of Melbourne is also organising a free photography exhibition celebrating the unique culture of the pacific region.
The photographs will be exhibited at the Alliance Française Cultural Pop-Up from September 6th to September 28th.

AF Brisbane – 1st of October at the GOMA Australian Cinémathèque.
For more infromation: https://www.afbrisbane.com/whats-on/collection-fiction-nouvelle-caledonie-2023/
For bookings: https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinema/program/new-voices-2023

 

Graphic branding for Queer Screen's 30th Mardi Gras Film Festival, presented by Optus. Headline reads: Awaken your senses. The branding is surrounded by illustrated characters of an ear, an eye, a pair of lips and a globe.

A this year’s Mardi Gras Queer Screen film festival discover three French films:

 

The Five Devils / Les cinq diables (2022)

From writer/director Léa Mysius, featuring Adèle Exarchopoulos, Swala Emati and Sally Dramé

Featuring a mesmerising performance from Adèle Exarchopoulos, The Five Devils is a genre-bending drama about a love triangle hidden in the past, that could tear the present apart.

Screening times at the festival:

More information and bookings

 

Three Nights a Week / Trois Nuits Par Semaine (2022)

From writer/director Florent Gouëlou, featuring Pablo Pauly, Romain Eck and Hafsia Herzi

Baptiste is in a relationship with Samia when he first meets Cookie Kunty, a young drag queen from the Parisian scene who immediately mesmerises him.

Screening times at the festival:

More information and bookings

 

The Origin of Evil / L’origine du mal (2022)

Australian première presented in partnership with the AF French Film Festival

From writer/director Sébastien Marnier, featuring Laure Calamy, Doria Tillier and Dominique Blanc

Jealousy and bitterness breaks Stephane’s family, she invents a whole other life for herself in order to impress the rich men and women who suround and undermine her.

Screening time at the festival:

More information and bookings

In 2023, the AFFFF will return for its impressive 34th year.

Here are the festival dates per city:

March 7–April 5: Sydney, NSW
March 8–April 5: Melbourne, VIC
March 8–April 5: Perth, WA
March 9–19: Hobart, TAS
March 9–April 5: Canberra, ACT
March 15–April 12: Brisbane, QLD
March 16–April 5: Byron Bay, NSW
March 23–April 19: Adelaide, SA
March 29–April 2: Parramatta, NSW
March 29–April 2: Rooty Hill, NSW
March 29–April 16: Gold Coast, QLD
March 31–April 2: Margaret River, WA
April 3 and 10: Victor Harbour, SA
April 21–23: Bendigo, VIC
+ encore dates in some cities

 

Stay tuned for more details….

The Anim’Action Film Festival has been created under the patronage of the French Embassy with UTS and UTS Animation Guild (Sydney), Alliance Française of Brisbane and Griffith Film School (Brisbane), in partnership with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the support of the Institut Français.

The Anim’Action Film Festival celebrates the vivid culture of animation and offers, over three days of screenings and introductions by filmmakers, a showcase of Australian and French works. The Annecy International Film Festival annually rewards the best of the world’s creativity in short and feature films. Anim’action is proud to offer you the best of their selection celebrating the creativity and diversity of animation styles and techniques.

The Anim’Action Film Festival has been created under the patronage of the French Embassy with UTS and UTS Animation Guild (Sydney), Alliance Française of Brisbane and Griffith Film School (Brisbane), in partnership with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the support of the Institut Français.

The Anim’Action Film Festival celebrates the vivid culture of animation and offers, over three days of screenings and introductions by filmmakers, a showcase of Australian and French works. The Annecy International Film Festival annually rewards the best of the world’s creativity in short and feature films. Anim’action is proud to offer you the best of their selection celebrating the creativity and diversity of animation styles and techniques.

Between Wednesday 8th and Sunday 19th of June, catch the chance to watch the latest, greatest, and most exciting movies cinema has to offer. Be a part of a rich program of inspiring and entertaining premieres, talks, and parties.

The Sydney Film Festival takes place at its flagship venue the State Theatre, as well as other cinemas in the CBD, Newtown, Cremorne, Randwick, Western Sydney, and more. 12 films are selected for the Official Competition,
which celebrates “courageous, audacious and cutting-edge” cinema with a $60,000 cash prize.