The CinéfestOZ Free Community Screenings provides the opportunity for the community to experience Australian and French-made content, engaging and reliving the filmmaking cultures and histories. This year, we focus on retrospective pieces, looking back on how different cultures impact the filmmaking realm, as well as actors who enrich our experiences.
Frock up for the pre-screening gala function held at the Augusta Margaret River Shire foyer where you’ll enjoy canapés, refreshments and live music as a prelude to the highly anticipated Premiere screening of Holding the Man. The screening and Q&A with filmmakers is held across the precinct at the Margaret River Cultural Centre. Synopsis: Directed...
Supernatural By The Sea Enjoy a supernatural film experience curated with the historic lighthouse in mind – this film experience is not for the faint hearted! Filmmakers will join you for the event, giving you some insight into the industry and entertaining you with their experiences. Enjoy a drink and nibbles along with some not-so-chilled-out...
Filmmakers of the Future & After Party Discover Australia's filmmakers of the future at this cutting edge night of film set in the funky working space of Mixtape, joined by the filmmakers and hosted by the resident creatives and the Film & Television Institute. Enjoy a light dinner, first drink, short films and an epic...
Indigenous Showcase Join us in Margaret River for an incredible evening of Indigenous short films, covering a variety of genres from comedy, drama and supernatural thrillers. Produced by established and emerging directors this evening will be hosted by the Margaret River Gallery with special guest filmmakers attending their WA premiere films. Tickets include pre-screening canapés...
Embraced by over 7 million cinemagoers in France, this uproarious new comedy is about family ties, the joy of music and breaking free. In Bélier family, everyone is deaf except sixteen-year-old Paula (beautiful newcomer Louane Emera) who is an indispensible interpreter for her parents and younger brother. So when her music teacher discovers her amazing...
A presentation of the Melbourne International Film Festival MIFF Premiere Fund at CinéfestOZ. Tom ‘Putuparri' Lawford is a man caught between two worlds - torn between his life in the modern world and his destiny as a cultural leader of his people. Director Nicole Ma spent more than a decade documenting Putuparri's journey, travelling with...
The eagerly anticipated new drama from Alix Delaporte (Angelé & Tony) is an intimate and profoundly affecting story about a young boy determined to change the course of his future. 14-year-old Victor (extraordinary newcomer Romain Paul) reels when his single mother Nadia (Clotilde Hesme) asks him to move to his grandparents. Instead, he seeks out...
Affectionately known as 'The King of Waltz', André performs a series of concerts in his home town of Maastricht, in The Netherlands every year. The concerts are performed in front of thousands of fans and are set amongst the beautiful medieval backdrop of his beautiful home town of Maastricht. As always, André is joined by...
An unconventional biography about the Hindu Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s. Paramahansa Yogananda authored the spiritual classic “Autobiography of a Yogi,” which has sold millions of copies worldwide and is a go-to book for seekers, philosophers and yoga enthusiasts today. (Apparently, it was the only book that Steve...
This workshop is part of an Arts Margaret River Foyer Gallery fundraising initiative and the instructor is local artist, Kay Gibson. Maximum participants are 10 people so get in quick. The hand-made birdbox is made from solid jarrah with a tin roof. FULLY BOOKED
Symphony in the City has become a highlight of the summer calendar for thousands of people in Perth. In 2015, this spectacular event will feature classical and movie favourites performed by the Orchestra and WASO Chorus under the direction of Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. The concert will finish with the 1812 Overture accompanied by an...
Holding On is the incredible true story of a group of friends from Cronulla, who through their reckless, no-holds-barred approach to living life and riding waves changed the sport of bodyboarding forever. In the late 80’s early 90’s, three friends Dave Ballard, Matt Percy and Nathan ‘Nugget’ Purcell started riding the notoriously dangerous waves of...
Hector is a British road movie about family, friendship and human compassion. Set across the UK, Hector is the alternative Christmas feel good film of the season, when people’s thoughts naturally...
Filmed and Directed by Tim Bonython. Special Guests: Mick Corbett and Jarryd Foster winners of the ASL Oakley Big Waves Awards 2016. In my 40 years’ career chasing monster swells,...
2015 saw Blue Child Collective a blues-jazz-funk band from Margaret River in Australia's South West, travel to the magical island of Corsica in the Mediterranean for a summer of shows,...
A young woman returns home to her family vineyard after her father dies in an accident on the winery. But when his death is ruled a murder and her mother...
CHASING ASYLUM a feature documentary, by Academy Award winning filmmaker Eva Orner, exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how 'The Lucky Country' became a country where leaders choose detention over compassion and governments deprive the desperate of their basic human rights. The film features never before seen footage from inside Australia’s...
Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings...
BUBS CLUB ~ Special movie screening for parents with kids (under 4-years-old). Comedy ‧ Runtime: 1h 31m Publicist Edina Monsoon and best friend Patsy Stone are still shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot spots. While attending an elite party, they wind up knocking supermodel Kate Moss into the River Thames. Her...
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years Music/Documentary ‧ 2h 18m LONDON / PARIS 28 JULY 2016 – The Beatles played Shea Stadium on August 15th 1965 in what was to be the first rock concert ever staged in a stadium in ront of more than 55,000 people. The event was filmed...
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY BALLET David McAllister’s The Sleeping Beauty is a brand new production of everyone's favourite fairy tale. Never seen before in cinemas, this landmark ballet has been described as the world’s most extravagant ballet, featuring imaginative and lavish sets and costumes by world-renowned designer Gabriela Tylesova. The sumptuous sets evoke the splendour of...
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY BALLET David McAllister’s The Sleeping Beauty is a brand new production of everyone's favourite fairy tale. Never seen before in cinemas, this landmark ballet has been described as the world’s most extravagant ballet, featuring imaginative and lavish sets and costumes by world-renowned designer Gabriela Tylesova. The sumptuous sets evoke the splendour of...
Black Swan State Theatre Company is continuing its successful live broadcasts in 2016 with a sixth broadcast: Molière’s Tartuffe, a new version by Justin Fleming. The production will be broadcast live in high-definition on Friday 4 November 2016 at 7.30pm from the State Theatre Centre of WA in Perth to regional WA audiences over the...
MARGARET RIVER UNDERWATER HOCKEY CLUB FUNDRAISER Sausage Sizzle available from 6pm ~ Movie starts at 7pm PETE'S DRAGON Fantasy/Adventure ‧ 1h 43m The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Starrs: Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley 'One of the year's...
Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival FUNDRAISER 2nd Hand book sales - all proceeds will go to the Readers and Writers Festival. Tickets include a glass of wine and nibbles on arrival (doors open at 6pm) THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN - 7pm Mystery/Drama film ‧ 1h 52m Commuter Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) catches daily...
Celebrating 10 Years: Free Outdoor Concert and Regional Broadcast City of Perth Symphony in the City is a free outdoor concert in Langley Park, featuring the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), and broadcast live to regional venues and gatherings across Western Australia. Now in its 10th year, this community event will attract 20,000 picnic-goers to an open-air setting,...
The film that will change the way you see the world. A feature documentary about the journey of mankind to discover our true force and who we truly are. It is a quest through science and consciousness, individual and planetary, exploring our relationships with ourselves, the world around us and the universe as a whole....
Designed to mesmerise and enthral, the 2017 Ocean Film Festival showcases more than two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface. This carefully curated selection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray;...
A Cowaramup Bay Boardriders Club Fundraiser THE SMILING BAG by Dion Agius: A full-length surf film with stellar surfing, hypnotizing visual effects, and a soundtrack that will make your ears bleed - in a good way. Has he pumped it through social media and made it available online? No, he’s engaging surf fans through physical...
The truth about medical marijuana A Life of Its Own aims to provide clarity and understanding of one of Australia’s most stigmatized and controversial issues – medicinal cannabis. Award-winning journalist, Helen Kapalos, takes the audience on a wide-ranging voyage of discovery about medicinal cannabis, addressing the complex issues facing its use. The film was inspired...
THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE (Special Amnesty Margaret River Fundraiser to celebrate Refugee Week) Drama/History ‧ 2h 7m Based on the true story from the international best-seller. The time is 1939 and the place is Poland, homeland of Antonina Zabinski and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski. The Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan's stewardship and Antonina's care. When...
ANTLive in partnership with The Sydney Theatre Company Over 15 years and 21 shows, they’ve mercilessly mocked all the usual suspects. We’ve watched Howard Tampa with refugees, Rudd give pennies from Kevin, Gillard refuse to be lectured by “that man”, “that man” scrap the carbon tax, stop the boats and – um – get the...
Comic Capers Settlers Tavern Wed Aug 23 | 5.30pm | $70 If it’s laughs you are after, you’ll love this night of comedy shorts and good times at Settlers Tavern. Films to make you laugh out loud, filmmakers sharing yarns and a three-course meal by Executive Chef Rick Houston makes Opening Night in Margs a...
Back of Beyond Duggan Pavillion Wed Aug 23 | 6pm | $30 Aussie slang, sweeping bush landscapes and some good ol’ occa attitude come to Cowaramup in this comedy set from out yonder. Listen to yarns from the filmmakers and have a laugh with friends. Food, wine and beer available for purchase from 6pm. Film...
It’s Complicated Augusta Community Resource Centre Wed Aug 23 | 6pm | $30 Relationships are hard. Enjoy a selection of films that highlight the ridiculousness of relationships and the sticky situations love can land you in. Come early to Augusta’s Opening Night and walk the blue carpet, before enjoying nibbles, Forester Estate wines and beers...
The 2017 Community Screenings Program is a celebration of West Australian film. Some of our chosen pieces are filmed in locations you’ll recognise around our beautiful state, or based on a familiar WA story. Come down to spot some iconic locations or learn about an Australian film you didn’t know was shot around WA. https://cinefestoz.com/festival-program/community-screenings/...
Margaret River Premiere – The Butterfly Tree MIFF@CinefestOZ AMRSC & Cultural Centre Thurs Aug 24 | 6.30pm | $65 Margaret River’s premiere night begins with a VIP welcome reception at the Augusta Margaret River Shire foyer featuring locally made canapés, beverages and live music. Mingle with filmmakers before taking the short walk to the Margaret River...
Filmmakers of the Future Riversmith Fri Aug 25 | 6pm | $30 Margaret River’s Riversmith and the South West’s Creative Corner once again host a night of next-generation film. The best emerging filmmakers in WA come together in this showcase of upcoming talent and exciting films, signalling a promising future for Australian cinema. Drinks and...
This french comedy follows 45-year-old widower Erwan when he discovers discovers by accident that the man who raised him isn’t his real dad, he begins a search for his biological father.
Indigenous Showcase Jewel Cave Café Sat Aug 26 | 4pm | $30 Nestled in spectacular karri forest, Jewel Cave Café will host established and emerging filmmakers to screen an intriguing set of Indigenous short films covering genres from comedy to mythical. Filmmakers will be in attendance. A complimentary fully guided Jewel Cave experience from MRBTA...
Premiere Event – Something Quite Peculiar Margaret River Cultural Centre Sat Aug 26 | 6pm | $30 Music fans will appreciate this feature doco on the life and times of psychedelic rock band The Church. Join filmmaker Mike Brook and lead singer of The Church, Steve Kilbey at the Margaret River Cultural Centre for the...
Girl Power Margaret River Distilling Co 36 Sat Aug 26 | 7pm | $30 Margaret River Distilling Co, a cosy forest retreat on the edge of town, is the home of Giniversity and an amazing selection of award-winning whiskeys. Catch remarkable shorts about and by remarkable ladies. From tales of great feats to rollicking laughs,...
A troubled town is plunged into chaos when a boy accidentally makes a new friend and where a military experiment gone wrong has some unexpected consequences. Against that backdrop, a young boy discovers and befriends a dinosaur, even as a military leader seeks to kill it.
It’s Complicated White Elephant Café Sun Aug 27 | 5.30pm | $30 Come sit by the fire in this cosy café and watch the sunset over the wild winter ocean, before enjoying a selection of films that highlight the ridiculousness of relationships and the sticky situations love can land you in. Tasty movie treats, local...
Ali's Wedding - CinefestOZ Film Prize Finalist Meet Ali, the charming son of a Muslim cleric who despite the best of intentions, just can't seem to make the right life choices. Ali dreams big – he wants to be with the girl he loves, but he's been promised to another girl at his father's mosque....
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SA STATE THEATRE COMPANY AND WINDMILL THEATRE PRESENTS Rumpelstiltskin by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien Spinning straw into gold is a party trick that will take you far. It can buy you a big house full of beautiful things, a wardrobe of designer clothes and a life...
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SA STATE THEATRE COMPANY AND WINDMILL THEATRE PRESENTS Rumpelstiltskin by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien Spinning straw into gold is a party trick that will take you far. It can buy you a big house full of beautiful things, a wardrobe of designer clothes and a life...
Watoto - Signs & Wonders Concert A vibrant worship experience The sound of a transformed generation by a family of orphans from Uganda. Each of the children in the choir has suffered the loss of one or both of their parents. As part of a bigger Watoto family in Africa, they now live in Watoto...
Presented by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River. RSVP by 30 November to selton@amrshire.wa.gov.au or 9780 5233
Screened live from Perth to the Margaret River Cultural Centre Symphony in the City is Perth’s largest free outdoor classical music concert and is the signal that summer has arrived and Christmas is around the corner. Join people from around the state to enjoy a free broadcast of the event live from Perth featuring the...
Designed to mesmerise and enthral, the 2018 Ocean Film Festival showcases more than two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface. This carefully curated selection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray;...
ACO VIRTUAL Immerse yourself in the ACO’s 360-degree virtual orchestra experience. Imagine standing on stage surrounded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s virtuoso musicians, feeling the energy of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti playing his priceless Guarneri del Gesù violin, or getting up close to Principal Violinist Satu Vänskä playing Australia’s very first Stradivarius violin. ACO Virtual, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s...
ACO VIRTUAL Immerse yourself in the ACO’s 360-degree virtual orchestra experience. Imagine standing on stage surrounded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s virtuoso musicians, feeling the energy of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti playing his priceless Guarneri del Gesù violin, or getting up close to Principal Violinist Satu Vänskä playing Australia’s very first Stradivarius violin. ACO Virtual, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s...
Australian audiences will be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet this coming March as the Ocean Film Festival Australia makes a splash in cinemas across the country. The festival, which features a carefully curated selection of the world’s most captivating ocean-themed will light up silver screens...
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY SPECIAL SCREENING Biography, Drama, Music ‧ 2h 9m Golden Globe Winner: Best Motion Picture: Drama & Best Performance by an Actor: Rami Malek Nominated for 5 Oscars Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one...
Book Week (M) Drama/Comedy ‧ 1h 38m Filmed in the Blue Mountains, Book Week is a shaggy dark comedy about a disgraced novelist turned English teacher trying to find redemption....
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival now in its 43rd year. After premiering in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada, a selection...
Laugh, chuckle, roar and buckle for a roller coaster ride through 14 short comedy films portraying the imperfect worlds of human beings. After all, not only does being “imperfect” make...
A special screening and Q&A session with international dementia expert Michael Verde Back by popular demand and as part of the Dementia Friendly Margaret River initiative Michael Verde (Dementia Expert...
A special screening and Q&A session with international dementia expert Michael Verde Back by popular demand and as part of the Dementia Friendly Margaret River initiative Michael Verde (Dementia Expert...
Celebrate the opening of CinefestOZ 2019 in Margaret River with Storm in a Teacup, featuring one of the region's best known and loved artists, Leon Pericles and his wife Moira....
Join actress, Abbey Aziz and producer, Michael Wrenn along with other filmmakers as the drama Slam makes its Western Australian premiere at Margaret River HEART. Enjoy refreshments, pre-screening canapés and...
Best known as one of Gallic cinema’s finest young actors, Louis Garrel steps behind the camera for his second, critically-acclaimed feature, a delightfully playful and oh-so-French romantic comedy about three...
Saturday afternoon at the Margaret River HEART is all about shorts! In back-to-back sessions on the big screen immerse yourself in the very best shorts out of Western Australia. Session...
Suzi Q is a documentary that tells the story of trailblazing rock chick Suzi Quatro. The portrait of a strong young woman who changed the perception of women's role in...
Leaving her dying father’s bedside, singer Maisie rushes to perform at an indie music gig in town. But as she sings the opening song, it’s hard for her to ignore...
Devastated when girlfriend Jasmine (Megan Smart) turns down his proposal to marry, Jake (Angus McLaren) walks all-but-naked up the Indian Ocean coast for charity. He is driven by dodgy media...
Arts Margaret River proudly brings to you the WOMEN’S ADVENTURE FILM TOUR, presented by Paddy Pallin. Back for its third season, this is Australia’s original women’s adventure film tour, created...
Saturday 2nd November, 10am - 1pm. RSVP to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600 Aimed at people 18+ this workshop is less about the writing craft than about habit-building and the...
Free event to celebrate Seniors Week FACES PLACES| D. Agnès Varda| 89mins |France |In French with English subtitles 2018 Oscar Nominee–Best Documentary Feature “Enchanting, profound, and beautifully moving”-Variety Agnès Varda,...
Global premiere of the 2020 program! - SOLD OUT This carefully curated selection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers...