To help navigate through St.George Bank BIFF's diverse programme we have categorised the films into a number of focus areas.
Listed below is a short rundown on each programme area and the films within them. If you are seeking a particular film based on genre, country, language, director or similar, use our powerful search tool.
Our category areas this year include:
Asia Pacific
BIFFs commitment to showcasing the region's best cinema continues with this fine selection of titles.
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Asterisks*: A Reappreciation of the Physical Properties of Film
Appealing to both veteran and novice audience members interested in venturing off the beaten path and into the world of abstract, artistic, and often challenging films.
Asterisks* Short Films (screened before a feature)
- 26.4 (Belgium)
- Border (Austria)
- The Cascade and Its Dust (Germany)
- Glottal Opera (Australia)
- Seems to Be (Austria)
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Australian Cinema
The festival's continued focus on promoting local production continues with a serving of Australian cinema allowing you to explore the Australian people and culture from a diverse range of viewpoints.
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Award Winners
BIFF brings you a variety of award-winners fresh from the prize-podiums including:
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About Elly
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Crystal Simorgh: Best Director and Best Sound (Fajr 2009), Silver Bear: Best Director (Berlin 2009), Best Narrative Structure (Tribeca 2009)
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Agrarian Utopia
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NETPAC Special Mention (Rotterdam 2009), Barcelona Asian 2009 (Special Mention)
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Birdwatchers
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Venice 2008 CICT UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award)
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Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies
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Golden Calf: Best Long Documentary (Netherlands 2009)
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Che
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Best Actor: Benicio Del Toro (Cannes 2008)
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The Cove
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Audience Award: Documentary (Sundance 2009); Audience Award: Documentary (Hot Docs 2009); Golden Space Needle: Best Documentary (Seattle 2009)
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An Education
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World Cinema Audience Award (Sundance 2009)
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Everyone Else
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Silver Bear: The Grand Jury Prize and Silver Bear: Best Actress - Birgit Minichmayr; Femina Film Prize for Production Design)
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Flowers of the Sky
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Special Jury Award: Malini Fonseka (IFFI 2008), Vesoul Asian 2009 (Special Jury Mention)
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Gigante
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Jury Grand Prize: Silver Bear; Alfred-Bauer Prize: Best First Feature Award
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Gulabi Talkies
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Best Film: Indian Competition, Best Actress: Indian Competition -Umashree (Osian's-Cinefan 2008)
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Hair India
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Official Selection (Hot Docs 2009)
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Kantata Takwa
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Best Film (Jogja-NETPAC 2008)
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Laila's Birthday
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Mustafa Akkad Award (Fajr 2009), Silver Screen Award (Singapore 2009)
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Little Soldier
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Ecumenical Jury Prize (Berlin 2009)
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The Milk of Sorrow
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Golden Bear Best Film: FIPRESCI Award (Berlin 2009)
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My Asian Heart
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FOXTEL Australian Documentary Prize (Sydney 2009)
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Pandora's Box
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Golden Shell: Best Film, Silver Shell: Best Actress - Tsilla Chelton (San Sebastian 2008)
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Parque Via
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Golden Leopard, FIPRESCI Award; San Sebastian 2008 (Special Mention), Kerala 2008 (Golden Crow Pheasant)
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Perfect Life
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Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema (Vancouver 2008); Golden Digital Award (Hong Kong 2009)
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Roots
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Third Eye Asian 2008 Special Jury Mention
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The September Issue
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Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary (Sundance 2009)
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Service
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Golden Kinnaree (Bangkok 2008)
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Songs of the Southern Seas
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Best Actress: Irina Ageikina (Eurasia 2008)
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Still Walking
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Best Film (Toronto 2008); Best Director (Eurasia 2008); Golden Astor: Best Film (Mar Del Plata 2008)
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Treeless Mountain
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NETPAC Award (Pusan 2008); Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature: Best Film (Dubai 2008); Ecumenical Jury Prize (Berlin 2009)
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Yes Madam, Sir
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Audience Award: Best Documentary (Adelaide 2009)
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Australian Lens in Asia
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BIFF in the Burbs
Enjoy the magic of "Books on the Big Screen" from the leafy comfort of your local park. Grab a rug, pack a picnic, and come along to this year's free outdoor screenings of film adaptations of classic children's books. Food and drink will also be available for purchase from community groups. (Starts Friday August 14th to Saturday September 6th, check the website or programme films screened in your area)
- Aladdin
- A Little Princess
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
- The Princess Bride
- The Secret Garden
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The Big Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan's list of national international film awards, lifetime achievement awards, honorary doctorates, ambassadorships, tributes, and retrospectives fill pages. Eptithets, descriptions, and nicknames include France's highest civilian honour - the Knight of the Legion of Honour - down to a "one-man Industry" (François Truffaut), the ‘über-god' of Indian cinema, the "Most Influential Personality in India', ‘Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Man', and the ‘Big B'.
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Colourise BIFF
Programmed in Conjunction with Christine Peacock of the Colourise Festival, ‘Colourise BIFF' presents films by or about Indigenous people.
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Dennis Tupicoff: Portraits of an Artist Evolving
Session 1
Session 2
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Documentaries
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Galas and Special Screenings
Opening Night
Closing Night
Galas
Queensland Films 1930s-1960s
A Tribute to Charles Chauvel: Great Queenslander and Cinema Pioneer
This year marks not only Queensland's sesquicentenary but also the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Charles Chauvel, a great Queenslander and one of Australian cinema's true pioneers.
Che
Steven Soderbergh directs Benicio Del Toro in this stunning two-parts opus based on the Che Guevara's Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War and Bolivian Diary.
Silent Film
Take advantage of a free screening of this innovative German chamber drama, one of the first films to experiment with unconventional camerawork.
Ron West will accompany this screening on the City Hall pipe organ with a specialty composed score.
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Kid's Day
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Mademoiselle Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau is arguably the most recognizable face in French Cinema.
With Other 180 Acting credits to her name, her adventurous choice of roles has seen her work with directors from François Truffaut to VIncent Ward, Louis Bunuel to Wim Wenders.
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QNFA Alumni
For twenty-three years the Warner Roadshow Studios Queensland New Filmmakers Awards have been a launching pad for up-and-comers. Take advantage of a rare opportunity to view the contemporary, feature-length work of four previous winners.
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Quintessentially Queensland
Nova congratulates Ashley Bradnam on the world première of Subdivision.
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Shock Corridor
A potent collection of insomnious delights!
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Short Films: Shorts Sessions
BIFF's commitment to showcasing the best of Australian and International short films continues with a diverse range of offerings from familiar names and promising newcomers. BIFF's programme spans a wide array of genres and styles from all voices in the community.
Cinematic Echoes
Contemplation on Reality: Isolation, Community, Control
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Showcases Films
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World Cinema
Journey to new places with the best picks of contemporary world cinema
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