Castlemaine’s historic Theatre Royal is getting set to launch their Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) weekends, August 12-14 and 19-21.
MIFF is back for another mid-winter celebration of cinema an expansive program of acclaimed international cinema, world premieres and the best in new Australian film.
This iconic annual festival the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere brings the most highly anticipated films from around the world to the heart of Melbourne.
The Castlemaine venue is thrilled to once again be a satellite site for the festival screening all this year’s films over two massive weekends.
Castlemaine Theatre Royal’s Felicity Cripps said their MIFF opening night on Friday August 12 will be huge with the premiere of Franklin kicking off the evening from 7pm.
Franklin tells the story of a young Tasmanian activist who follows in the footsteps of his father, who in the 1980s fought to save the pristine Franklin River wilderness.
“As soon as the film ends around 8.30pm, we will transform the space for ‘Hop It To The Top’: A Punky Reggae Party, full of ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul, rhythm and blues. Franklin ticket holders and Loyal Royal members will get in for free!” Felicity said.
“We are also excited to be screening the world premiere of Goran Stolevski’s anticipated sophomore feature, Of An Age which will open this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
Accelerator Lab alumnus Stolevski’s delivers a heart-meltingly tender, quintessentially Melbourne queer coming-of-age tale that will make you swoon from beginning to end.
Local audiences can catch Of An Age when it screens right here at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, August 13 at 7pm.
Other films to feature across the two weekends will include Greenhouse by Joost, Petrol, Dreaming Walls, Australian Shorts, Mass, The Reason – Jump, Under Cover, Call Jane, Sweet As, Lingui – The sacred bonds, Navalny, and Volcano Man. Book tix via theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au