In this newsletter:

• Two great movies for foodies
• Add to the BOFA experience with our wine tours and VIP Festival Package
• Win accommodation and BOFA passes in our new competition
• BOFA in Action- Sharing the Bounty aims to build our local food economy

TWO MOUTH WATERING DOCOS...

Peruvian superchef Gaston Acurio began his restaurant career in Lima, serving up French cuisine with his German wife, Astrid, but feeling unfulfilled, he began thinking about the richness of his country’s gastronomic tradition, and the restaurant Astrid y Gaston was born, consistently earning coveted spots on lists of the world’s top dining establishments. Director Patricia Perez shows  Acurio’s infectious passion for using local produce, supporting indigenous farmers and sourcing seafood from sustainable fishermen, as he speaks to the camera, to his chefs, to his students…and, of course, in the delectable dishes he serves. Today, Acurio has top-rated franchises from Miami to London and Peruvian cuisine has become renowned for being arguably the best in the world – find out why.

12.15pm SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, TRAMSHEDS THEATRE

Anyone interested in the Slow Food movement and organic farming — biodynamic agriculture in particular — will find inspiration in director Phie Ambo’s up-close look at harmonious husbandry. But her film is also a story of dispiriting conflict, as the art and soul of one man’s life’s work runs smack up against a wall of inflexible bureaucracy, drawing inevitable comparisons with the Elgaar Farm saga played out locally. Like the once-dominant Danish Red cattle he breeds, Niels Stokholm, nearing 80, white-bearded and usually clad in green overalls, is among the last of his kind, yet the Stokholms’ produce, meat and cheese shows up on the menus of such foodie destinations as Copenhagen’s acclaimed Noma. An extraordinary film about one visionary farmer’s deeply felt sense of his place in the universe.

3pm SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 7, QVMAG THEATRE

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR BOFA 2015 PROGRAM YET?

FOR THE COMPLETE 2015 PROGRAM, AND TO BOOK AND BUY YOUR TICKETS, GO HERE

Over and above the truly spectacular selection of films, FilmFest is offering  you the chance to join the official BOFA Tour under the expert guidance of independent producer Tamara Popper,  an opportunity to meet, greet and gain a unique insider’s view of what the Festival has to offer…to determine what your BOFA really is! You can book now for the BOFA TOUR PACKAGE.

ALL-INCLUSIVE COST $395 PER PERSON– A BIG SAVING ON INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

Special offer for the first 20 BOFA visitors- book NOW and save! The package includes TASTE OF THE TAMAR VALLEY Tour (see below) as well as these 5 listing:

For the first time BOFA is offering food and wine tours in conjunction with the Festival.

One of the Tamar Valley’s finest vineyards, Goaty Hill, joins with Casa Paella to create a unique food and wine event. Vineyard owner Natasha Nieuwhof will take you on a vineyard tour followed by a tasting of the range of Goaty Hill wines.  Chef Edrick Corban-Banks will unveil the mysteries of making authentic Valencian paella with a cooking class followed by a paella lunch with matching Goaty Hill wine.  Every guest receives a copy of Vintage Tasmania, the Complete Book of Tasmanian Wine (worth $49.95)

TOUR LEAVES LAUNCESTON 11AM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
ALL-INCLUSIVE COST $135  - BOOK NOW at bofa.com.au/tickets/

Tasmania has become home to the finest Australian sparkling wines. BOFA’s Communications Manager, Tony Walker, is a Tasmanian food and wine writer of long standing and author of the best-selling Providore Island, Tasmanian Fine Produce and Vintage Tasmania, the Complete Book of Tasmanian Wine. Tony will be leading our two Behind the Bubbles tours, offering privileged behind the scenes access to some of the State’s top sparkling wineries and winemakers.
The tour itinerary will include:

Apogee - Andrew Pirie will take you through a special tasting of his single vineyard Apogee sparkling wines, the culmination of 40 years experience in Tasmanian wine (this vineyard is not open to the public).

Pipers Brook – A gourmet Tasmanian seafood lunch at Pipers Brook , where winemaker Rene Bezemer will lead you through a tasting of his four sparkling wines, matched with the food.

Jansz – A very special tasting at the spectacular Jansz Wine Room, home of Tasmania’s first sparkling wine.
House of Arras – A private tasting in the vines of these flagship sparkling wines, including several not normally offered for tasting.

Vintage Tasmania – Your own signed copy of Vintage Tasmania, the Complete Book of Tasmanian Wine (RRP$49.95)

TOURS LEAVE LAUNCESTON 11.45AM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
AND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
ALL-INCLUSIVE COST $195
Spaces are limited - BOOK NOW at bofa.com.au/tickets/

You could be an all expenses paid VIP guest at BOFA 2015

Enter Now - it’s easy – just go to the BOFA web site, watch the BOFA 2015 trailer and then tell us In 25 words or less, what appeals to you about BOFA 2015, or “What’s YOUR BOFA?”

Winner’s prize ( value $850): 3 night (5-7 November) room & breakfast at Hotel Grand Chancellor, PLUS 16 pass of film tickets, PLUS Free tickets for 2 to the Red Carpet Screening (Thursday 5 Nov) of the world premiere of Death or Liberty, PLUS Free entry to the BOFA Devil Awards function Sat 7 Nov.

Plus 20 Runner Up prizes of 4 passes (value $64 each, $1,280 in total) for the top 20 commended entries

There is an enormous opportunity to further develop a vibrant local food economy, keeping the value of the produce as much as possible in Tasmania.

This BOFA Action Session will be highlighting how we can innovate and “share the bounty” of our food system with those most in need of it locally and elsewhere.

A number of short films will be used to stimulate discussion, then leaders from the food and wine and tourism industries will engage topics such as innovation and new technology, developing a local food economy, branding and food opportunities, ageing and eating disorders, export opportunities and bringing people to the food experience.

As with all the BOFA in Action sessions the emphasis is on ACTION and the day will end with a practical session on turning ideas into action.

IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN TASMANIA’S FOOD AND WINE INDUSTRIES, COME ALONG AND HAVE YOUR SAY.
COST: $110 (includes lunch) 

BOOK NOW at bofa.com.au/tickets/