THAT'S A WRAP No Images? Click here WE DID IT! (WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS) OK, we can admit it now.... we were a bit nervous about our move to central Launceston after seven Festivals at Inveresk. Was BOFA ready for the big time? Well, BOFA 2018 was an outstanding success and we think we can now say that the Festival has officially come of age. What BOFA 2018 achieved:
One comment from a visiting Sydney film maker is worth quoting in full:
BOFA ENCORE Our new partnership with Village Cinemas was so successful that Village will be running a “BOFA Encore” weekend, Friday June 1 – Sunday June 3, showing four of our most popular films – The Square, Edie, The Tale of Ruby Rose and Let the Sunshine In. If you missed out on any of these (and so many did) then go to the Village web site HERE for screening details. OUR SPECIAL BOFA GUESTS Our thanks to our many mainland guests who made a great contribution to the Festival. We were delighted to have Wendy Whiteley to attend the screening of Whiteley, the award winning documentary on the life of her celebrated artist husband Brett, and to talk about the state of the arts in Australia at a sold out event at the Design Centre. She also put BOFA on the front page of the Examiner! It was a privilege to have Chris Haywood, one of Australia’s finest and most experienced screen actors (and star of The Tale of Ruby Rose), to attend the Anniversary screening and host the Action Session An Actor’s Life. Anyone who saw That’s Not Me will know that Gregory Erdstein and Alice Foulcher are two of Australia’s brightest new screen talents and hearing how they made such a witty and polished comedy on a shoestring budget was inspirational. Martin Simpson has been to many BOFA Festivals, but it was very special to have him here to introduce his first feature film Indigo Lake and to talk about the process of making it. Check out the gallery of Festival Highlights on our Facebook Page You may be in it! OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO Our wonderful group of volunteers, who really make this the “friendly festival” The staff and management of Village Cinemas who really went the “extra yard” to ensure the success of the Festival The staff and management of the Plough Inn, who coped cheerfully with the end of film crowds at the Festival Lounge And of course to YOU, our audience – thank you for your loyal support and YES, WE’LL BE BACK AT VILLAGE CINEMAS IN MAY NEXT YEAR FOR BOFA 2019! |