Byron Bay Film Festival Joins AACTA Festival for Exclusive Panel on Film Festival Success
Chaired by BBFF’s Festival Director in a rare collaboration, creatives from some of Australia’s leading film festivals are uniting for a special panel at the AACTA Festival.
BBFF2024 Winners
The award-winners across all categories in the 2024 Byron Bay International Film Festival were announced last night, bringing the festival’s “enormously successful” 18th year to a close.
Festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke said the judges faced their usual challenges, selecting the Best Of from an exceptionally high-quality range of films from Australia and the world.
Meet The Filmmakers - Alan White and Jamie Brisick
As we approach the Byron Bay Film Festival 2024, the excitement mounts for the premiere of The Life & Death of Westerly Windina, a powerful documentary exploring the life of Peter Drouyn, a surfing legend, and his transformative journey into becoming Westerly Windina. Filmmakers Alan White and Jamie Brisick provide insight into the creation of this poignant film.
Behind the Vision: Crafting the Future Council
Known for his impactful documentaries on social and environmental issues, Damon Gameau invites eight children on an epic adventure across Europe in a school bus powered by biofuel. Their mission is to take the conversation from the streets, into the boardrooms of some of the world’s largest polluters and most influential companies.
Unleashing the Black Dog: Behind-the-Scenes Insights into the Production of the Film
Explore the making of 'Black Dog,' a Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard winner. Learn how this cinematic gem weaves its poignant narrative and stunning visuals against the vast backdrop of the Gobi Desert, capturing deep emotional connections across species and situations.
Meet The 10 Young Australian Filmmakers of The Year
Discover the bold and inspiring works of Australia's emerging filmmakers featured in this year's Byron Bay Film Festival's Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Competition, showcasing a diverse array of themes from alienation to the challenges of youth in contemporary society.
Knepp's Wild Heart: A Story of Environmental Revival
Wilding is a documentary that highlights Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell's radical shift from intensive farming to a thriving ecological sanctuary at their Knepp estate. Nature takes the lead in reviving a devastated landscape, providing powerful insights into the resilience and regenerative potential of the natural world.
Aquarius to open BBFF2024
The Opening Night film at this year’s Byron Bay Film Festival is a feature-length documentary that captures and celebrates a defining event in the history of the Northern Rivers – the 1973 Aquarius Festival.
Engaging Drama Wins BBFF Screenplay Comp
The top four screenplays in Byron Bay Film Festival’s 2023 Screenplay Competition cover four distinct genres – a measure of the breadth of writing talent to be found amongst those writing for the screen.
Overall winner was Dinner at Seven, described by Competition judge, Alex Mankiewicz, as an "engaging drama".
Edge of Nature World Premiere Opens BBFF2023
The World Premiere of The Edge of Nature by Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning filmmaker Josh Fox is the Opening Night Film at the Byron Bay Film Festival at Byron Palace Cinemas on October 20.
Save The Date
BBFF2023 - Incredible surf adventures, eye-opening environmental investigations, human interest stories and insightful music and art narratives explore the familiar and the strange, while feature dramas from home and abroad will entertain, enthral and challenge.
BBFF2022 AWARD WINNERS
A round-up of the winning films of the 2022 Byron Bay International Film Festival
2022 Screenplay WINNERS
Byron Bay International Screenplay Contest Director Alex Mankiewicz announced the competition finalists.
NORTHERN RIVERS POP-UP SCREENING
The Northern Rivers region is home to Australia’s most creative community. We’ve joined forces with Arts Northern Rivers, in order to highlight the film talent that lies in our region and their amazing directory - Northern Rivers Creative which reaches across all creative mediums.
BBFF2020 Special Edition
The Byron Bay International Film Festival returned in 2020 with a special edition hybrid festival providing audiences with the opportunity to experience select cinema screenings of a collection of outstanding Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Surf and Local Films.