SCREENING DETAILS – 2.30pm Saturday, 12 March 2011 Beijing Punk, directed by Australian, Shaun Jefford, is one fascinating film set to rock this year’s event. Ever since China heaved opened its heavy doors to a curious world media for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing has been presented as a clean, orderly city of conservative yet [...]

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SCREENING DETAILS – 1.45pm Saturday, 5 March 2011 With the 2011 Byron Bay Film Festival drawing nearer, Westall ’66 stands out as one of the most intriguing Australian documentaries ever screened. In 1966, hundreds of residents in the quiet Melbourne suburb of Westall were shaken by a close encounter with a UFO as it hovered [...]

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The Byron Bay International Film Festival is presenting the first of its Lismore sessions at 2.45pm on Saturday March 5th. This special screening of PG films includes a visual feast of 3 of BBFF’s Best Animation Nominees, all cutting-edge in both style and content – Rubika, Pixels & Evasion. The feature film of the session [...]

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