Grab your snorkel, slide on your flippers and don your wetsuit – the Ocean Film Festival is touring every state and territory in Australia. Throughout March and April the tour will be showcasing a selection of stunning marine movies, many of them filmed in our own stunning waters.
Often our lives can seem a touch terrestrial, despite living on a planet whose surface is 71% water. The Ocean Film Festival is out to inspire us with the unbridled power of the sea, with stories from a selection of humans who’ve dedicated their life to it.
“These films are made by surfers, divers, sailors, and swimmers who feel compelled to share their connection to the water with us.”
Festival director, Jemima Robinson
From big wave surfing in Hawaii to freediving Rowley’s Reef in Western Australia, the festival is guaranteed to satisfy your adrenaline cravings and test your breath-holds. But there’ll also be a conservation focus, as we know, the ocean is under serious threat from pollution and climate change. Jennie Gilbert from the Cairns Turtle Rehab Centre features in a 10 minute film that’s sure to highlight the challenges we face.
Proceeds from select Festival events will go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), the Project AWARE Foundation and Sea Shepherd Australia.
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Tour Dates
NSW
Byron Bay: 6 & 7 March – Byron Theatre
Sydney East: 6 March – Randwick Ritz
Sydney Seymour: 9-10 March – Seymour Centre
Sydney North: 13-15 March – Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne
Wollongong: 16 March – University Hall, University of Wollongong
Forster Tuncurry: 21 March – Great Lakes Cinemas
Newcastle: 22 March – Tower Cinemas
Avoca Beach: 23 March – Avoca Beach Picture Theatre
Coffs Harbour: 28 April – Jetty Theatre
QLD
Cairns: 1-3 March – Centre of Contemporary Arts
Townsville: 7 & 8 March – Riverway Arts Centre
Gold Coast: 8 March – The Arts Centre Gold Coast
Noosa: 9 March – The J
Brisbane: 16-18 April – Brisbane Powerhouse
ACT
Canberra: 2-3 March – National Film & Sound Archives
SA
Adelaide: 17 March – The Capri Cinema
NT
Darwin: 10 July – Deckchair Cinema
Alice Springs: 13 July – Araluen Arts Centre
VIC
Melbourne Crown: 20 March – Crown Melbourne
Melbourne Astor: 21 March – The Astor Theatre
Warrnambool: 22 March – Lighthouse Theatre
Geelong: 23 March – Village Cinemas
Rosebud: 24 March – Peninsula Cinema
TAS
Launceston: 16 March – Tramsheds
Hobart: 17 March – Farrall Centre, The Friends School
WA
Geraldton: 10 March – Queenspark Theatre
Margaret River: 12 March – Margaret River Cultural Centre
Perth: 13-16 March – The State Theatre Centre of WA
Broome: 17 March – Sun Pictures