PROGRAMME OUT NOW FOR BOFA 2018
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BOFA 2018 starts THURSDAY and the first “Sold Out” signs have already gone up. All three Red Carpet films (Let the Sunshine In, Whiteley and The Tale of Ruby Rose) are fully booked and many others are filling fast, so don’t risk missing out on your top BOFA picks – select your films from the programme and BOOK HERE
A FEW LAST MINUTE SUGGESTIONS FROM BOFA AND FRIENDS....
MOFO curator and Violent Femmes bassist BRIAN RITCHIE
Brian’s top BOFA pick is Take Every Wave, the story of the king of big wave surfing, Laird Hamilton.
“I haven’t seen the movie but I have seen some footage on YouTube of Laird Hamilton on his hydrofoil board like riding above the waves - amazing!’
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to ride a 100 foot wave, don’t miss this film.
...and Brian also wanted to recommend a film he’s already seen (about an art gallery curator!), the Cannes Film Festival winner The Square.
SUNDAY 10.15 AM
VILLAGE CINEMA 3
PETER KRAUSZ - film journalist and the former Chair of the Australian Film Critics Association (and BOFA regular)
Peter’s pick is the gripping indie thriller, Berlin Falling:
“Powerful, relentless, largely two-handed drama, about a nationalistic terrorist and his hostage, on their way to a potentially horrific public act. Ideas of German identity in the wake of a fraught history, the huge refugee situation, and the question of humanity and sacrifice, loom large in this remarkably compelling debut film from actor Ken Duken. A film that certainly takes no prisoners.”
Incidentally, Tom Wlaschiha, who plays the cool, philosophical Jaqen H'ghar, the monk cum assassin in Game of Thrones, plays the role of the terrorist Andreas in Berlin Falling.
SUNDAY 4.30 PM
VILLAGE CINEMA 2
ROGER SCHOLES – Tasmanian film maker and Director of The Tale of Ruby Rose
“A difficult job to pick a favourite; too many good films, but I'd see FACES, PLACES first.”
Faces, Places is a delightful, refreshing, and internationally acclaimed documentary featuring veteran filmmaker Agnes Varda (The Gleaners & I ) as she journeys through France in a van with the controversial young street artist JR. Their gigantic photographic murals of people and locations are quite extraordinary, but it’s the interaction between 89 year old Varda and her young companion that makes the film such a gem.
FRIDAY 2.30 PM
VILLAGE CINEMA 3
WATCH THE TRAILER AND BOOK HERE
OWEN TILBURY - BOFA Festival Director
Owen’s “not-to-be-missed” film is Food Fighter:
“This is a remarkable film about a remarkable woman, and we’re really privileged to have it ahead of its major national launch as part of the Fight Food Waste campaign. We’ve just heard that the director, Dan Goldberg, will be flying down for the screening and the Fighters for Food Action Session is almost sold out. It’s top of my list.”
Food Fighter follows OzHarvest founder Ronni’s Kahn’s international crusade against food waste and reveals what sort of individual it takes to effect such profound change globally.
SATURDAY 12.15 PM
VILLAGE CINEMA 3
HELEN TILBURY – BOFA Programme Director
Helen’s choice is the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman:
“As Programme Director I was thrilled to be able to secure the Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, A Fantastic Woman. Films about strong women seem to be a bit of a theme for BOFA this year, with Edie, Jane, Food Fighter, Faces, Places and even our opening night film Let the Sunshine In, but A Fantastic Woman is something special.”
An extraordinary performance by Daniela Vega as Marina, a trans woman living happily with her partner Orlando. After his sudden death, she is confronted with suspicion from Orlando’s family, for whom her gender identity is an issue. Marina has to battle the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting to become the fantastic woman she is now. Unforgettable.
SUNDAY 3.00 PM
VILLAGE CINEMA 3
TRISH LAKE – Australian film producer and BOFA Artistic Director
Trish’s number one is Last Men in Aleppo:
“As a documentary film producer myself, I can appreciate what an extraordinary achievement this film is. We all read about Aleppo, but this film transports you there and demonstrates the amazing heroism, resilience and humour of human beings thrown into a catastrophic situation. Great film making in the most difficult of circumstances.”
Last Men in Aleppo tells the story of two members of a White Helmet unit caught up in the ongoing catastrophe that is the Syrian civil war...normal men acting in extraordinary circumstances.
SUNDAY 11.30 AM
VILLAGE CINEMA 4
STOP PRESS – BY POPULAR DEMAND – TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE
There has been a lot of interest in The Future of Work and Death, the film which tackles the big questions about the exponential growth of technology and where it is taking us. Future technology could significantly change the two inevitable features of the human experience; punching the clock and fading away.
As part of Launtels support of the BOFA Film Festival, we will now be following the feature film with a quick casual lunch, followed by a FREE open Discussion about the movie and the ways in which local people working in this Digital Disruption field day to day see the changes happening.
We’ll discuss the questions:
- Are we smart enough to manage the future?
- What are we going to do about it?
- What do we need to do to prepare for it?
FRIDAY, MAY 18 - 12 noon - 4pm,
Tas TAFE - 93 Paterson Street, Launceston.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT BUT YOU NEED TO BOOK HERE
FILM SCREENING
FRIDAY, MAY 18 10.00am
VILLAGE CINEMA 3
BOOK NOW FOR BOFA 2018 – SEE THE FULL PROGRAMME HERE AND BOOK YOUR SEATS AT THE VILLAGE CINEMA, BY PHONE AT 1300 555 400, OR ON THE VILLAGE CINEMA WEB SITE AND GO TO THE MOVIE LIST.
REMEMBER THERE IS A SPECIAL PRICE OF $15 FOR PURCHASES OF 10 OR MORE TICKETS – BUT THESE DISCOUNTED TICKETS MUST BE BOUGHT AT THE CINEMA OR BY PHONE, AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE. Tickets are transferable, so buy in bulk and spread them around to a partner, the family, a group of friends or your local team or club and save!
