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2024
SUNSHINE COAST FILM FESTIVAL
New ENCORE SCREENINGS: Touch and The Monk And The Gun (Caloundra)
Touch (new encore screening)
The Monk And The Gun (new encore screening) /Crossing /Hammarskjold Fight For Peace/Soundtrack To A Coup d'Etat/ (bigger cinema)/ Cottontail/The Pool (selling fast) /Before It Ends/There's still Tomorrow/Paris Texas/ FLOW/ SING SING/ Aquarius with Q&A with Director/ Stormskerry Maja.
CURRENT FILM SCREENINGS
The best European Cinema right on your doorstep.
Sun, 06 OctSunshine Coast06 Oct 2024, 2:00 pm – 2:15 pmSunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
Sun, 06 OctNoosa Heads06 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:25 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia06 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:25 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, AustraliaA commanding performance from Mikael Persbrandt as Dag Hammarskjold (the secretary general of The U.N.) and incredible production values make this drama, set in 1961 a fascinating and rewarding watch. World conflict and internal conflicts combine to bring Dag's life to closure. "Compelling."
Tue, 08 OctCaloundra08 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:50 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia08 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:50 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaA brilliant, funny and poignant film that subtly pillories western 'values'. A lama sends a monk to buy a gun to 'set things right' as change occurs in the country. A US gun collector tries to get it back when it's given to the monk for good karma. Gorgeous to look at and outstanding.
Wed, 09 OctMaroochydore09 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pmMaroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia09 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pmMaroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, AustraliaA retired teacher from Georgia, Lia, sets off to find her long lost niece who fled across the border to Turkey when she was young. Her unlikely companion is an opportunist neighbour Achi. When they get to Istanbul they discover a beautiful city full of connections and possibilities.- Sun, 13 OctCaloundra13 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:55 amCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia13 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:55 amCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaA great performance from Mikael Persbrandt as Dag Hammarskjold (the secretary general of the U.N.) and incredible production values make this drama, set in 1961 a fascinating and rewarding watch. World conflict and internal conflicts combine to bring Dag's life to an unexpected end. "Compelling."
- Sun, 13 OctNoosa Heads13 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:20 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia13 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:20 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, AustraliaA brilliant, funny and poignant film that subtly pillories western 'values'. A lama sends a monk to buy a gun to 'set things right' as change occurs in the country and a US antique gun collector tries to get it back when it's given to the monk for karma. Gorgeous to look at and brilliant.
Mon, 14 OctCaloundra14 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia14 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaThe coolest film in the festival could make you mad. US jazz collides with Cold War colonial crimes in this electrifying film examining the CIA’s complicity in state-sanctioned murder – and its use of popular music to cover its tracks. "Mind blowing." Harper's Bazaar.
Tue, 15 OctCaloundra15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:05 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:05 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaTOUCH follows a widower’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out and is based on the best-selling Icelandic novel by Ólafur Ólafsson. Told in two time periods, then and now, it is "Deeply beautiful." RUV
Tue, 15 OctCaloundra15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaA Japanese man travels to England to scatter his wife's ashes at Lake Windemere as per her wishes. He leaves his son and young family behind in London to complete the task on his own, but gets lost and sometimes lost in translation along the way. His son follows after him. " Sensitive."
Wed, 16 OctCaloundra16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaNot just a film about the famous Iceberg pool at Bondi and its hardy members, this is a film about love of water, swimming, ocean swimming and the social benefits of being in a club like the Icebergs. It's an celebration of life with iconic cinematography. " Captures the subject beautifully."- Wed, 16 OctNoosa Heads16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, AustraliaA Japanese man travels to England to scatter his wife's ashes at Lake Windemere as per her wishes. He leaves his son and young family behind in London to complete the task on his own, but gets lost and lost in translation along the way. Nuanced and moving.
Sun, 20 OctCaloundra20 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 amCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia20 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 amCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaWritten and directed by Academy Award-winner Anders Walter, this film, set in the dying weeks of WW2, tells the story of a Danish family compelled to help a group of German civilian refugees, many of them children and were treated as traitors for their humanity. "Even handed and sensitive."- Mon, 21 OctNoosa Heads21 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia21 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, AustraliaWritten and directed by Academy Award-winner Anders Walter, this film, set in the dying weeks of WW2, tells the story of a Danish family compelled to help a group of German civilian refugees, many of them children and were treated as traitors for their humanity. "Even handed and sensitive."
Tue, 22 OctCaloundra22 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia22 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaThe biggest film in Italy beating even Barbie, There's Still Tomorrow is set in postwar 1940s Italy, and shot in B&W. It follows Delia, a housewife and mother who breaks her traditional family patterns and tries for a different future after receiving a mysterious letter."Storytelling with panache"
Wed, 23 OctMaroochydore23 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pmMaroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia23 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pmMaroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, AustraliaDirected by Wim Wenders (Perfect Days) Paris, Texas is stunning cinema. A man tries to reconnect with his family. Starring Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski. Screenplay by Sam Shepard. Soundtrack by Ry Cooder. " True, deep, and brilliant" Roger Ebert
Sun, 27 OctCaloundra27 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 amCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia27 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 amCaloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, AustraliaThis visually stunning and emotionally resonant film follows a black cat and other animals navigating survival on a boat post flood offering a cinematic experience that will captivate both adults and children alike . " A marvel." Straight from the Melbourne and Adelaide Film Festivals.
Sun, 27 OctNoosa Heads27 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia27 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pmNoosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, AustraliaA very moving celebration of art's redemptive power Sing Sing, led by an incredible performance by Colman Domingo, will walk down the Oscars aisle in 2025 for sure. Inmates at a correctional facility come together in the most unlikely of ways. Theatre. " A radiant beacon of hope."
Mon, 28 OctMaroochydore28 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:25 pmMaroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia28 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:25 pmMaroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, AustraliaPut simply the Beast alluded to here is "the fear of loving, of abandoning oneself"The amazing Lea Seydoux is Gabrielle, who as part of a process to purify her DNA experiences three time frames with Louis (George MacKay) in an attempt to overcome that fear. Results differ. "A transcendent epic."
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The Sunshine Coast Film Festival acknowledges the Kabi Kabi people and the Jinibara people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and screen. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Wunya.
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