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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.

  • HAMMARSKJOLD. Fight For Peace. (Sweden) Noosa.  Sun Matinee
    HAMMARSKJOLD. Fight For Peace. (Sweden) Noosa.  Sun Matinee
    Sun, 06 Oct
    Noosa Heads
    06 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    06 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    A 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."
  • The Monk And The Gun (Bhutan-France-U.S.)  Opening Film Caloundra "Brilliant."  5 stars
    The Monk And The Gun (Bhutan-France-U.S.)  Opening Film Caloundra "Brilliant."  5 stars
    Tue, 08 Oct
    Caloundra
    08 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:50 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    08 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:50 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    A 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.
  • 3 Films for $39 OCTOBER PASS  Read About The Event Carefully
    3 Films for $39 OCTOBER PASS  Read About The Event Carefully
    Wed, 09 Oct
    Sunshine Coast
    09 Oct 2024, 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
    Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
    09 Oct 2024, 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
    Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
    Any film in any location in October for just $13 a film. Includes Touch and The Monk And The Gun Encores in Caloundra . 4 films for $52, 5 films for $65. 6 films for $72 options. Check About The Event for details
  • CROSSING (Sweden-Turkey) "Seductive and involving." MAROOCHYDORE ONLY
    CROSSING (Sweden-Turkey) "Seductive and involving." MAROOCHYDORE ONLY
    Wed, 09 Oct
    Maroochydore
    09 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
    Maroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
    09 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
    Maroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
    A 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.
  • HAMMARSKJOLD. Fight For Peace.  (Sweden) Caloundra screening Sun 10am
    HAMMARSKJOLD. Fight For Peace.  (Sweden) Caloundra screening Sun 10am
    Sun, 13 Oct
    Caloundra
    13 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:55 am
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    13 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:55 am
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    A 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."
  • The Monk And The Gun (Bhutan-France-U.S.)  Opening Film  Noosa  "Brilliant."  5 stars
    The Monk And The Gun (Bhutan-France-U.S.)  Opening Film  Noosa  "Brilliant."  5 stars
    Sun, 13 Oct
    Noosa Heads
    13 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:20 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    13 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:20 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    A 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.
  • Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat (France-Belguim)  English narration.
    Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat (France-Belguim)  English narration.
    Mon, 14 Oct
    Caloundra
    14 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    14 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    The 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.
  • TOUCH  (Iceland-Japanese -English)   ENCORE SCREENING.
    TOUCH  (Iceland-Japanese -English)   ENCORE SCREENING.
    Tue, 15 Oct
    Caloundra
    15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:05 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:05 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    TOUCH 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
  • COTTONTAIL (Japanese with English) "Deeply soulful and memorable."  Caloundra Tue Night.
    COTTONTAIL (Japanese with English) "Deeply soulful and memorable."  Caloundra Tue Night.
    Tue, 15 Oct
    Caloundra
    15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    15 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    A 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."
  • THE POOL (Aus Doc) Audience favourite at the Sydney FF In attendance will be  Ian Darling (director), Sally Fryer (edito
    THE POOL (Aus Doc) Audience favourite at the Sydney FF In attendance will be  Ian Darling (director), Sally Fryer (edito
    Wed, 16 Oct
    Caloundra
    16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    Not 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."
  • COTTONTAIL (Japanese with English) "Deeply soulful and memorable."  Noosa Screening Wed night
    COTTONTAIL (Japanese with English) "Deeply soulful and memorable."  Noosa Screening Wed night
    Wed, 16 Oct
    Noosa Heads
    16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    16 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    A 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.
  • BEFORE IT ENDS (NÅR BEFRIELSEN KOMMER) Denmark  Caloundra Sun 10am
    BEFORE IT ENDS (NÅR BEFRIELSEN KOMMER) Denmark  Caloundra Sun 10am
    Sun, 20 Oct
    Caloundra
    20 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    20 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    Written 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."
  • BEFORE IT ENDS (NÅR BEFRIELSEN KOMMER) Denmark  Noosa Mon night
    BEFORE IT ENDS (NÅR BEFRIELSEN KOMMER) Denmark  Noosa Mon night
    Mon, 21 Oct
    Noosa Heads
    21 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    21 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    Written 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."
  • There's Still Tomorrow ( Ce Ancora Domani) (Italian) Caloundra Tue Night
    There's Still Tomorrow ( Ce Ancora Domani) (Italian) Caloundra Tue Night
    Tue, 22 Oct
    Caloundra
    22 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    22 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    The 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"
  • PARIS TEXAS (40th Anniversary 4K Restoration)  MAROOCHYDORE ONLY
    PARIS TEXAS (40th Anniversary 4K Restoration)  MAROOCHYDORE ONLY
    Wed, 23 Oct
    Maroochydore
    23 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Maroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
    23 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Maroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
    Directed 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
  • FLOW (Animation film). (France-Belguim-Latvia) Oscar contender.  Children free with an Adult ticket.
    FLOW (Animation film). (France-Belguim-Latvia) Oscar contender.  Children free with an Adult ticket.
    Sun, 27 Oct
    Caloundra
    27 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    27 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
    Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
    This 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.
  • SING SING (U.S.) Drama  Noosa Sun Matinee "Radiant."
    SING SING (U.S.) Drama  Noosa Sun Matinee "Radiant."
    Sun, 27 Oct
    Noosa Heads
    27 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    27 Oct 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm
    Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
    A 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."
  • The Beast (La Bete) (France)  MAROOCHYDORE ONLY
    The Beast (La Bete) (France)  MAROOCHYDORE ONLY
    Mon, 28 Oct
    Maroochydore
    28 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:25 pm
    Maroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
    28 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:25 pm
    Maroochydore, Sunshine Plaza Sunseeker Parade, 154-164 Horton Parade, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
    Put 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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