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18th St. George Bank Brisbane International
Film Festival – About
11 days jam-packed full of films from around the world.
Check out the latest and best in world cinema, documentaries, retrospectives, experimental work, late night thrillers, animation, children's films, a short film competition and much more!
St.George Bank BIFF provides a focus for film culture in Queensland by showcasing the best and most interesting cinema from around the world. Each year St.George Bank BIFF draws film enthusiasts to view an entertaining mix of local and international films, retrospectives and colourful events that embrace the vibrant art of filmmaking.
Since the first festival in 1992, more than 350,000 film-goers have immersed themselves in the BIFF experience. St.George Bank BIFF has become a well-renowned Australian festival, launching films like The Full Monty, The Usual Suspects, Doing Time for Patsy Cline, Feeling Sexy, Gettin' Square, In America, A Prairie Home Companion, Fay Grim and Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?.
Past retrospectives have included tributes to Abel Ferrara, Agnès Varda, Dennis Hopper, Hiroshi Shimizu, Jackie Chan, Jacques Demy, Jean Cocteau, Joseph Losey, Larry Cohen, Roman Polanski, Seijun Suzuki, Stanley Kubrick, Tsui Hark, Yasujiro Ozu, Luis Buñuel, Olivier Assayas, Shoot Shoot Shoot - The First Decade of the London Film-Makers' Co-operative and A Lens on the Beat Generation.
Brisbane International Film Festival 2009
Dates and Venues:
Brisbane 30/07-09/08/09 The Regent and GoMA
Event ticket: See BIFF website for ticketing options
Official Site: www.stgeorgebiff.com.au
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Opening Night Film – An Education Official Trailer
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