CinefestOZ Broome - Western Australia's First Nations Film Festival presented by Goolarri Media – returns October 24-27 with a line-up including the world premiere of Our Medicine from Broome director Kimberley Benjamin, and the regional premiere of Jon Bell's psychological horror The Moogai, which took out the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Sydney Film Festival and Australia's richest $100000 Film Prize at the CinefestOZ Film Festival in Busselton.
Over four days festivalgoers can enjoy film screenings and meet the filmmaker events under the stars at Sun Pictures - the world's oldest operating picture theatre - and other Rubibi/Broome locations such as Matso's Brewery overlooking Roebuck Bay. There will also be free industry, school and community workshops and screenings.
Goolarri Media chief executive and Indigenous film producer Jodie Bell said she was thrilled that Australia's only annual film festival dedicated to showcasing new First Nations films from Australia, Torres Strait Islands and New Zealand is back in Broome for its third year.
"CinefestOZ Broome is a fantastic opportunity to bring Indigenous filmmakers together to help raise the profile of First Nations stories, as well as Broome and the Kimberley's rich cultural history, spectacular landscape and flourishing film scene that has produced screen successes such as Bran Nue Dae, The Circuit, Mad Bastards and Mystery Road 2," she said.
"This year we again have fabulous filmmaking talent joining us at the festival including local director Kimberley Benjamin and filmmaker Karla Hart with their sensational new NITV series Our Medicine, along with actor and CinefestOZ Koorda, Kelton Pell. More talent will also be announced closer to the festival."
CinefestOZ chief executive Cassandra Jordan said the organisation is "honoured that Goolarri Media chooses to partner with CinefestOZ to celebrate and showcase First Nations' stories on screen, connect communities and foster reconciliation in the Kimberley and beyond".
"Jodie and the team at Goolarri Media have again curated a fabulous program and if you haven't had the opportunity to experience CinefestOZ Broome I would encourage you to join us to celebrate this incredibly rich culture through the powerful medium of film, and in such a beautiful part of the world," she said.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Thursday 24 October
Opening Night The Moogai regional premiere - Sun Pictures at 6:30pm. Post screening head to Matso's Broome Brewery for the after party at 8pm.
Friday 25 October
Schools Program – including screening of Windcatcher and film activities at Goolarri Media
Didj'un First Nations Shorts - Sun Pictures at 6:30pm. Storytelling at its finest in this showcase of x short films by some of Australia's Deadliest Filmmakers!
Maori Film (to be announced) - Sun Pictures at 8pm.
Saturday 26 October
Meet the Filmmakers - hear from leading First Nations filmmakers and enjoy the best local produce. Venue and time to be announced.
Our Medicine world premiere and after party - Gimme Gimme Bar from 6.30 -11.30pm.
Tickets to CinefestOZ Broome are now on sale through Goolarri Media's www.humantix.com and more information on the program is available at www.cinefestoz.com/broome.
