#FROCKUPBYRON -We like to party!
#FROCKUPBYRON Byron Bay Film Festival 6 – 15 October 2017 We like to party! The 11th Annual Byron Bay Film Festival is in full swing and the buzz is amazing!Amongst sold-out sessions, rave reviews, and a plethora of experiences from educational beach action events with the award-winning BLUE filmmakers, impromptu street promo with Joel Jackson, surfing with Michael Oblowitz, VR experiences to rock your imagination, celebrity spotting, informative discussions about the craft and industry, schools and family sessions, and so much more, we’re well and truly in celebration mode at this jam-packed vibrant festival!And we’re nowhere near done yet! Check out the amazing films still to screen and get along to a session.Come and celebrate the world of film with us, in the second half of the ten-day extravaganza right here in beautiful Byron Bay.It’s not too late to get your party on with us – MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE & PARTYFriday 13 October, 9:30pmByron Bay Brewery Music videos inspire collaboration, bring together creatives and provide a vital calling card for talented directors. Join some of the filmmakers and musicians behind 20 of the hottest music videos submitted to this year’s festival at a special screening at one of Byron’s iconic venues, the Byron Bay Brewery.On the night, our 2017 Music Video Award will be presented to one of these videos to recognise the collaborative efforts of songwriters and directors. FEATURES:PARKWAY DRIVE - VICE GRIPWHARVES - LOVE DECIDEGHOSTED - GET SOME (FEAT. KAMILLE)SOUND OF OR PEOPLE - MARK ROBINSONFUCK EVERYTHING - KAI SMYTHEFIRES - NATALIE ERIKA JAMES & BENJAMIN MORGANMAN UPON THE HILL - BONA PALMERLUKE VASSELLA - SING IT LIKE JOHNNY CASHCURT MANOR - ADELPHI HOTEL NIGHTMARERED AXES - SUN MY SWEET SUNKLYNE - LEND ME ANOTHER NAME+ more Thanks to Byron Music for their generous support of this event! YOUNG FILMMAKERS AWARDSSaturday 14 October, 6:45pmByron Community Theatre Celebrate the best and brightest in the film world, as we screen ten of the most impressive 2017 submissions from young filmmakers from all over Australia. Films screening:JOURNEYWOLFEWATCHDOGMWAHTIMES OF ZOENESTDIRT TIMMSPACE IS SMALLER THAN THE SPACE BETWEEN USMAN ON PIERSPINNING IN SLOW MOTION Judging panel: Martin Sacks, Peter Thompson, Camille Keenan, Dustin Clare & J’aimee Skippon-Volke CLOSING NIGHT RED CARPET GALA EVENTSaturday 14 October, 6:45pmByron Community TheatreFilm: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World+ After-party + music + canapes + beverages + red carpet The story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: The indigenous influence.RUMBLE explores how the Native American influence is an integral part of music history, despite attempts to ban, censor, and erase Indian culture in the United States.RUMBLE shows how Indigenous music was part of the very fabric of American popular music from the beginning, but that the Native American contribution was left out of the story – until now.After the film, we will party into the night with food, beverages, music, and good times. Get your red carpet outfit ready and join us for the finale of the festival!More info bbff.com.au