Melbourne Events 2011: Multicultural Film Festivals

Melbourne China Film Festival 5-14 Feb 2011

French Film Festival 9-27 March 2011

Audi Festival of German Films 2011 dates not available                                       – previously held in April/May 2010

Spanish Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                             – previously held in May 2010

Human Rights Arts & Film Festival 2011 dates not available                             – previously held in May 2010

Melbourne Arab Film Festival 2011 dates not available - previously held in July 2010

Russian Resurrection Film Festival 2011 dates not available                            - previously held in August/September 2010

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                             – previously held in September/October 2010

Hola Mexico Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                   – previously held in October 2010

Serbian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                              - previously held in October/November 2010

Palestinian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                       – previously held in November 2010

Sydney Events 2011: Multicultural Film Festivals

2011

Sydney China Film Festival 5-14 Feb 2011

French Film Festival 8-27 March 2011

Audi Festival of German Films 2011 dates not available                                       – previously held in April/May 2010

Spanish Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                             – previously held in May 2010

Human Rights Arts & Film Festival 2011 dates not available                             – previously held in May 2010

Sydney Arab Film Festival 2011 dates not available - previously held in July 2010

Canadian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                         – previously held in August 2010

Russian Resurrection Film Festival 2011 dates not available                            - previously held in August/September 2010

Sydney African Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                          - previously held in September 2010

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                             – previously held in September/October 2010

Hola Mexico Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                   – previously held in October/November 2010

Serbian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                              - previously held in October/November 2010

Palestinian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                       – previously held in November 2010

 

Volunteers Needed for Human Rights Arts & Film Festival

Australia’s Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF) has a number of volunteer positions available for commencement in September 2010:

• Event Coordinator 
• Web Developer
• Speakers Coordinator
• Legal Officer
• Secretary

These volunteer positions are based in Melbourne. Submissions of CV and Cover Letter due by 5pm 12th September 2010. Send to hr@hraff.org.au with Position Title in subject line. For more information and position descriptions check the HRAFF website.

Perth Multicultural Film Festivals – 2010 & 2011

Perth Multicultural Film Festivals in 2010 / 2011

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 14-28 October 2010

Hola Mexico Film Festival 17-24 November 2010

French Film Festival 23 March - 10 April 2011 (subject to change)

2009 Audi Festival of German Films in Australia (anticipated to take place in April/May 2011)

Revelation Perth International Film Festival (anticipated to take place in July 2011)

 

Adelaide Events 2009: Multicultural Film Festivals

2009

French Film Festival 26 March – 5 April 2009

Spanish Film Festival14-17 May 2009

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2009 dates unknown (previously held in Sept/Oct 2008)

Serbian Film Festival 2009 dates unknown (previously held in Nov. 2008)

Hola Mexico Film Festival 2009 dates unknown (previously held in Dec. 2008)

Brisbane Events 2009: Multicultural Film Festivals

2009

French Film Festival 19-29 March 2009

2009 Audi Festival of German Films in Australia 22-26 April 2009

Spanish Film Festival 21-31 May 2009

Brisbane International Film Festival 2009 dates unknown (previously held July/Aug 2008)

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2009 dates unknown (previously held in Sept/Oct 2008)

Hola Mexico Film Festival 2009 dates unknown (previously held in Dec 2008)

Movies in 2009 – My Sister’s Keeper

Something to look forward to in 2009

This is good news for all the Jodi Picoult fans! A movie based on her novel ‘My Sister’s Keeper‘ is coming out. It is currently in post-production and will be in cinemas next year. John Leven and director Nick Cassavetes wrote the screenplay for ‘My Sister’s Keeper’. They previously worked together on ‘Notebook’ (2004), which was directed by Cassavetes also and adapted for the screen by Leven. What a gorgeous movie that was! It promises more wonderful viewing from this talented pair.

The main character in the novel is ‘Anna’, a thirteen year old girl whose entire existence revolves around her older sister who is going through chemotherapy. Anna’s character will be portrayed by the 12-year old Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). The cast includes Cameron Diaz (Anna’s mother), Sofia Vassilieva (Anna’s sister Kate), Alec Baldwin, Thomas Dekker, Joan Cusack & Jason Patrick.

I loved Jodi Picoult’s book and adored the movie ‘Notebook’, which alone would have convinced me that this could be a great movie, but there is more…

The director of photography for ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ is Caleb Deschanel. If cinematography matters to you, this is a name you should definitely know – his DOP credits include ‘The Patriot’, ‘The Passion of the Christ’ and more recently ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’.

I’m not sure about the release date, but I’ll be on the lookout for this one and keep you posted!