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Screening this weekend
Friday 3rd Feb | 7:00PM | FLICKERFEST
Friday 3rd Feb | 8:15PM | Vincent Wants to Sea (MA 15+)
Friday 3rd Feb | 9:15PM | On Tour (M)
Saturday 4th Feb | 6:00PM | The Future (M)
Saturday 4th Feb | 7:00PM | FLICKERFEST
Saturday 4th Feb | 7:45PM | Drive (MA 15+)
Saturday 4th Feb | 9:15PM | Life Without Principle (M)
Sunday 5th Feb | 5:00PM | The Orator (PG)
Sunday 5th Feb | 5:15PM | The Hungry Tide (Festival Exempt 18+)
Sunday 5th Feb | 7:15 | Life in a Day (PG)
TROPFEST PULLS INTO ADELAIDE
SUMMER SCOOPS COMING IN JANUARY
On Tour | American Graffiti | Life WIthout Principle | Wasteland | The Future
Tyrannosaur | El Bulli: Cooking In Progress | The Yellow Sea | The Hungry Tide
Take Shelter | Vincent Wants To Sea |Hobo WIth A Shotgun | Drive | The Orator| Life In A Day
**SPECIAL ADDITION OF LOCAL SHORT FILMS TO FLICKERFEST in Adelaide**
‘Death of a Bogan’
written & produced by Craig Behenna & Nick Matthews, dir. Nick Matthews.
‘A Tale of Obsession’
wr/dir Dave Wade
‘The Moment’
dir Troy Bellchambers & Shane McNeil
Flickerfest / Fri. Feb third & sat. Feb fourth
See both sessions of Flickerfest for just $25 or $20 concession! Tickets: 8410 1934
One of only TWO locations screening the ever increasing juggernaut of short film that is FLICKERFEST, the Mercury Cinema is pleased to announce our OPENING NIGHT program and prices. Described as "bite sized chunks of great cinema," FLICKERFEST has a long-standing tradition of exposing and indeed promoting talented filmmakers from around our brown continent and across this blue globe. The Mercury is running two FLICKERFEST sessions and each session is comprised of a number of short films back-to-back that were made it as "finalists" in the festival.
Best of International Shorts 7pm, Friday 3 February
TICKETS:
$18 (includes drinks & nibbles)
Best of Australian shorts 7pm, Saturday 4 February
TICKETS:
$15 Full | $12 Concession
VINCENT WANTS TO SEA (MA 15+)
Friday 3rd Feb | 8:15PM
Germany | Dir. Ralf Huettner
2011 | 96 mins |drama
A young man suffering from Tourette's syndrome absconds from an institution with two other patients and sets out on a road trip. Of course there are hilariously inappropriate jokes but it's also deeply moving.
THe Future (M)
SA PREMIERE
Sunday 29th Jan | 7:15PM
Germany/US | Dir. Miranda July
2011 | 91 mins | indie
When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically and literally alters the course of time and space. It’s weird… in the best kind of way.
The ORator (PG)
Sunday 5th Feb | 5:00PM
New Zealand | Dir. Tusi Tamasese
2011 | 106 mins | Drama
Matters finally come to a head for Saili, and his ostracised family. His plantation under threat and his blossoming daughter's suitors requires Saili to speak up and stand up for all he holds precious.
free outdoor screening at glenelg!
MRC and the City of Holdfast Bay present
TROPFEST & TROP JNR SCREENING
SUNDAY 19 FEBURARY – Glenelg foreshore - FREE EVENT
2 – 4pm: Tropfest Junior
4.10 - 5.50pm: South Australian Film Corporation presentation of Red Dog (PG) as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations
6-6.40pm: MRC Clip It music videos & music entertainment
6.45m – 10.45pm: Tropfest Live Broadcast
More info: http://tropfest.com/au/adelaide/ or call 8410 0979
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ScreenSeekers Holiday Program for Kids! JANURARY 13: Scary Films featuring JAMANJI and BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
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Helllooooo Nurse! Welcome back from your post-festive stomach cramps and delicious overconsumptions of all things delicious. Rest up now, because Cinémathèque is in the kitchen. Chef Mat Kesting is promising a smorgasboard of classic, artistic, cult and timeless cinema - so bring your apetites come March when we launch the program, our new website and completed foyer!! |