HRAFF’s screening of Stop The Boats will include a post-film Q&A with Director, Simon Kurian.

“A national conversation on how Australia got so far removed from the international convention it signed in 1954.”
DOCUMENTARY AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION

Stop. The. Boats. The three words that have distorted the very meaning of seeking asylum in Australia. This raw and urgent documentary tells the story of how Australia used a three word slogan to demonise asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution, condemning them to indefinite offshore detention and torture in prison camps on Manus Island and Nauru. Filmed in secret and smuggled out on USB drives a few shots at a time, Stop the Boats documents the experience of seeking asylum as told by those who know it best: the detainees themselves, including children and the award-winning journalist Behrouz Boochani. Also featuring prominent human rights activists including Julian Burnside and Malcolm Fraser.

“A lively and level-headed exposé into how the top echelon is now united in robbing the rest of us blind.”
VARIETY

It was the biggest global corruption scandal in history, with over 11 million documents detailing the intricate web of financial shell corporations, offshore accounts and tax evasion schemes favoured the world over by presidents, sheiks, athletes, film stars and the corporate class. Director Alex Winter (Deep Web) delivers a shocking and comprehensive inside look at an anonymous leak — and a global news story — unprecedented in scale and scope in the history of the world, with some 300 journalists from 107 media organisations in over 80 countries working together, putting their lives and careers at risk to break a story of political corruption, economic inequality, and even murder.

“An on-the-ground view of one of the great global tragedies of our time.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Recipient of five awards at the Venice Film Festival, Still Recording is an up close and personal documentation of the Syrian civilian insurgency, told from the perspective of two art students, Saeed and Milad. The pair leave Damascus for Douma to take part in the revolution with visions of transforming hearts and minds through art, but the situation on the ground quickly deteriorates into chaos, thrusting them into a desperate fight for survival. Crafted from over 450 hours of visually arresting footage and smuggled out of Syria, Still Recording is a compelling, distressing, hopeful and heart stopping film that finds humanity and hope where all seems lost.

Mountainfilm on Tour is back! The 2019 Mountainfilm on Tour features the best short films from the annual Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. One word sets Mountainfilm apart from other tours – HEART. Join us for a celebration of adventure, environment and the human spirit.

Mountainfilm is one of the world’s best mountain film festivals, featured in the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World by MovieMaker magazine. The festival has been held in May each year since 1979, with the best films then touring more than 150 locations around the world.

Mountainfilm toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 2017 to rave reviews. This year’s films feature an awesome mix of short films featuring the likes of climber Alex Honnold, ultra runner Kilian Jornet as well as mountaineering, mountain biking, expedition travel, cultural and environmental stories. This is an event to inspire you to take on the world and experience all it has to offer.

The event will feature prize draws and a free program for all attendees.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epzMEUygufs&t=6s

All ticketing is General Admission with no allocated seating with no refunds available.

Highlighting a variety of femme voices and stories by encapsulating diverse experiences of those identifying as a woman.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT HER
Goran Stolevski / Macedonia & Australia / 2018 / 19 mins / Macedonian with English subtitles / Narrative
A hard-headed tomboy spots the unlikely solution to all her problems in an all-male religious ritual.

THE MOON IS BRIGHT TONIGHT
Abinash Bikram Shah / Nepal & Myanmar / 2018 / 16 mins / Nepali with English subtitles / Narrative
The young widow of a migrant worker wants to start a new life with her husband’s insurance money but is challenged by her father-in-law.

CIRCLE
Jayisha Patel / UK, Canada & India / 2018 / 14 mins / Hindi with English subtitles / Narrative & Documentary
Circle is a haunting portrait of a rape survivor, caught in the devious ploys of her family.

DEATH METAL GRANDMA
Leah Galant / USA / 2018 / 13 mins / English / Documentary
Death Metal Grandma follows 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Inge Ginsberg as she attempts to break out as a death metal singer by submitting to America’s Got Talent.

KAYA
Lara Köse/ Turkey & Australia / 2018 / 15 mins / Turkish with English subtitles / Narrative
In a remote Turkish village, an ostracised orphan girl seeks out the forbidden Alevi in her quest for faith.

BIRTH CONTROL YOUR OWN ADENTURE
Sindha Agha / USA / 2018 / English / 5 mins / Documentary
One woman’s personal testimony chronicling birth control side effects and navigating the inadequacies of the reproduction healthcare system.

THE THIRD SORROW
Myriam Raja / UK / 2018 / Hausa with English subtitles 9 mins / Narrative
A single mother must decide whether to embrace her new home country or bow to tradition and circumcise her daughter.

DULCE
Angello Faccini & Guille Isa / Colombia & USA / 2018 / Spanish with English subtitles / 10 mins / Narrative
In coastal Colombia, a mother teaches her daughter how to swim so that she may go to the mangroves and harvest the piangua shellfish with the other women in the village.

Can’t make this session? There will be an encore screening on Tuesday May 21.

Mountainfilm on Tour is back! The 2019 Mountainfilm on Tour features the best short films from the annual Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. One word sets Mountainfilm apart from other tours – HEART. Join us for a celebration of adventure, environment and the human spirit.

Mountainfilm is one of the world’s best mountain film festivals, featured in the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World by MovieMaker magazine. The festival has been held in May each year since 1979, with the best films then touring more than 150 locations around the world.

Mountainfilm toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 2017 to rave reviews. This year’s films feature an awesome mix of short films featuring the likes of climber Alex Honnold, ultra runner Kilian Jornet as well as mountaineering, mountain biking, expedition travel, cultural and environmental stories. This is an event to inspire you to take on the world and experience all it has to offer.

The event will feature prize draws and a free program for all attendees.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epzMEUygufs&t=6s

All ticketing is General Admission with no allocated seating with no refunds available.

Putting the science in cinema

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is back for 2019 – bringing the best in science feature, short, documentary, animation and experimental films from filmmakers around the world. See a compilation of the award-winning films and festival entries in one evening celebrating science on the big screen.

The 2019 premiere screening program includes:

The Face of a Stranger – SCINEMA Winner: Best Film
The Face of Stranger takes us on a medical journey of epic proportions – where the odds of success are less than ideal.

Vitamania – SCINEMA Winner: Best Documentary (excerpt only)
Almost one billion people take a regular dietary supplement, mainly vitamins. But how safe are these products?

Smart Slime? – SCINEMA Winner: Award for Scientific Merit
It’s neither plant, animal or fungus, but a giant single cell that crawls around eating dead matter. This film introduces us to the quirky work of two high profile slime researchers.

The Most Unknown – SCINEMA Winner: Special Jury Award (excerpt only)
Nine scientists go to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanities biggest questions.

Jeremy the Lefty Snail and Other Asymmetrical Animals – Festival entry
This is a fascinating story of a one-in-a-million snail whose shell coiled to the left rather than to the right.

A Tiny Spark – Festival entry
This film examines how research into blood clots and stroke could bring about big changes for people and medicine.

700 Sharks – SCINEMA Winner, Award for Technical Merit (excerpt only)
In a ground breaking experiment, five of the world’s most experienced underwater scientists dive among 700 starving sharks.

Why this skateboarding trick should be impossible – Festival entry
Skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen teams up with Physics Girl to explain the unusual physics behind skateboard tricks.

About SCINEMA

Established in 2000, SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere. Presented by Australia’s Science Channel and proudly supported by BBC Earth, SCINEMA provides a platform for filmmakers to showcase their science films, series and documentaries.

More information:
http://scinema.australiascience.tv/

Festival contact:
Katherine Roberts, Australia’s Science Channel | (08) 7120 8609 | kroberts@riaus.org.au

Register for updates via http://scinema.australiascience.tv/

Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people at the 2019 Top Dog Film Festival screening for TWO NIGHTS ONLY in Canberra.

Meet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2019 Top Dog Film Festival. From husky dogs of Alaska to working dogs of Australia, the pull on your heartstring is guaranteed to be strong. Meet 4 legged heroes, unbreakable bonds and canine companions that enrich the lives of all those they encounter.

The 2019 Top Dog Film Festival presents a 2 hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people. Filled will delightfully doggy moments of joy and celebration of our beloved canine companions.

This carefully curated program of short canine-themed films is comprised of the most inspirational, heart-warming and entertaining stories about dogs and their human companions, from independent films makers around the globe.

Get your tickets before they all sell out – you’d be barking mad to miss it.

VIEW THE TRAILER AND FIND OUT MORE HERE

TWO SESSIONS ONLY IN CANBERRA

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED. ARRIVE EARLY FOR THE BEST SEATS

SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Top Dog Film Festival is exempt from classification but would obtain a General rating and is suitable for all ages.

Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people at the 2019 Top Dog Film Festival screening for TWO NIGHTS ONLY in Canberra.

Meet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2019 Top Dog Film Festival. From husky dogs of Alaska to working dogs of Australia, the pull on your heartstring is guaranteed to be strong. Meet 4 legged heroes, unbreakable bonds and canine companions that enrich the lives of all those they encounter.

The 2019 Top Dog Film Festival presents a 2 hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people. Filled will delightfully doggy moments of joy and celebration of our beloved canine companions.

This carefully curated program of short canine-themed films is comprised of the most inspirational, heart-warming and entertaining stories about dogs and their human companions, from independent films makers around the globe.

Get your tickets before they all sell out – you’d be barking mad to miss it.

VIEW THE TRAILER AND FIND OUT MORE HERE

TWO SESSIONS ONLY IN CANBERRA

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED. ARRIVE EARLY FOR THE BEST SEATS

SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Top Dog Film Festival is exempt from classification but would obtain a General rating and is suitable for all ages.

Showcasing over 2 hours of the most inspirational and entertaining films celebrating adventurous women from independent filmmakers 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 enthral both the avid adventurer and the armchair adventurer alike.

The 2019 tour is excited to showcase Samantha Gash on her quest to run across India, an Australian paddler who doesn’t let size get in the way of her passions, two long haul cyclist in one of the most grueling endurance bike races in the world and a crew of rad fat tyre snow bikers who know how to dream big.

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

ONE NIGHT ONLY in Canberra
For more details visit www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au

SORRY NO REFUNDS.

Seating is not allocated so come early.

The Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour is exempt from classification but the films are suitable for all ages and would obtain a G rating.

A collection of short action-packed films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The Radical Reels Tour shows an entirely different set of films to those screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in May.

Designed to take you into the wilds and out of your comfort zone, the films feature daring footage or some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders and mountain-bike riders alive today.

Each action-packed short has been hand-picked from more than 300 entries to the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival. The original and the best mountain film festival.

The Radical Reels Tour offers up a second serving of award-winning adventurous films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival. This year, the Australian line-up showcases two-and-a-half hours of short adventure films packed full of action. Filled with wild rides, long lines, steep jumps and skilful stunts, the films celebrate the camaraderie, courage and conviction of today’s most out-there adventurers.

This year’s tour includes 7 films packed with adventure, inspiration and adrenaline.

Seating is not allocated. Come early for the best seats.

For more details visit www.radicalreels.com.au

SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Radical Reels Tour is exempt from classification but would have a G rating with all swearing beeped out.

A collection of short action-packed films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The Radical Reels Tour shows an entirely different set of films to those screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in May.

Designed to take you into the wilds and out of your comfort zone, the films feature daring footage or some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders and mountain-bike riders alive today.

Each action-packed short has been hand-picked from more than 300 entries to the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival. The original and the best mountain film festival.

The Radical Reels Tour offers up a second serving of award-winning adventurous films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival. This year, the Australian line-up showcases two-and-a-half hours of short adventure films packed full of action. Filled with wild rides, long lines, steep jumps and skilful stunts, the films celebrate the camaraderie, courage and conviction of today’s most out-there adventurers.

This year’s tour includes 7 films packed with adventure, inspiration and adrenaline.

Seating is not allocated. Come early for the best seats.

For more details visit www.radicalreels.com.au

SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Radical Reels Tour is exempt from classification but would have a G rating with all swearing beeped out.

A collection of short action-packed films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The Radical Reels Tour shows an entirely different set of films to those screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in May.

Designed to take you into the wilds and out of your comfort zone, the films feature daring footage or some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders and mountain-bike riders alive today.

Each action-packed short has been hand-picked from more than 300 entries to the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival. The original and the best mountain film festival.

The Radical Reels Tour offers up a second serving of award-winning adventurous films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival. This year, the Australian line-up showcases two-and-a-half hours of short adventure films packed full of action. Filled with wild rides, long lines, steep jumps and skilful stunts, the films celebrate the camaraderie, courage and conviction of today’s most out-there adventurers.

This year’s tour includes 7 films packed with adventure, inspiration and adrenaline.

Seating is not allocated. Come early for the best seats.

For more details visit www.radicalreels.com.au

SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Radical Reels Tour is exempt from classification but would have a G rating with all swearing beeped out.

A collection of short action-packed films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The Radical Reels Tour shows an entirely different set of films to those screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in May.

Designed to take you into the wilds and out of your comfort zone, the films feature daring footage or some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders and mountain-bike riders alive today.

Each action-packed short has been hand-picked from more than 300 entries to the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival. The original and the best mountain film festival.

The Radical Reels Tour offers up a second serving of award-winning adventurous films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival. This year, the Australian line-up showcases two-and-a-half hours of short adventure films packed full of action. Filled with wild rides, long lines, steep jumps and skilful stunts, the films celebrate the camaraderie, courage and conviction of today’s most out-there adventurers.

This year’s tour includes 7 films packed with adventure, inspiration and adrenaline.

Seating is not allocated. Come early for the best seats.

For more details visit www.radicalreels.com.au

SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Radical Reels Tour is exempt from classification but would have a G rating with all swearing beeped out.

MONSTER FEST AUSTRALIA 2019 will feature highlights from our MONSTER FEST Melbourne program, plus screenings and special events unique to Canberra and as befits something this monumental, opening night takes place on Halloween; so we are planning something “very special” to kick off the festival.

MONSTER FEST AUSTRALIA 2019 is a 4-day weekend event featuring the latest films, special guests and filmmaker Q&As, all built around a diverse collection of highly imaginative feature films and short film programs from around the world.

First wave line up and ticketing packages for all locations will be revealed this June.