Join us for the third CinefestOZ Broome!
Unfolding from 24 – 27th October 2024, enjoy a four-day immersive film experience in the gorgeous Kimberley.
CinefestOZ Broome First Nations Film Festival
Set in the centre of Broome, the festival comprises a mix of feature film screenings and special events spread across cinemas and venues. The festival will celebrate the importance of on-screen storytelling in connecting communities and fostering reconciliation in the Kimberley and beyond, giving attendees the opportunity to experience in- conversation filmmaker discussions centred around championing First Nations stories.
CinefestOZ and Goolarri Media respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Yawuru people. We recognise their continued connection to country of this beautiful place and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. We show our respect to the Elders and Ancestors of the First Nations people that are a part of our Festival and celebrate the traditional and contemporary storytelling of the oldest living culture.
The unique and immersive film experiences delivered in Broome include:
- Opening and Closing Night film screenings and events
- Free Cinesnaps Day
- Indigenous Short Film screenings
- Meet the Filmmaker In Conversation
- Free Community Screenings
- Plus our Cinesnaps Schools Program offers extraordinary opportunities through a program of carefully selected short films, film activities & visiting filmmakers.
EVENTS
Opening Night Film The Moogai
Thursday 24 October 2024
6:30pm - 11:30pm
TICKETS
Location: Sun Pictures, Broome
SCREENING ONLY General Admission $25 + booking fee
SCREENING + AFTER PARTY at Matso's Brewery $45 + booking fee
THE MOOGAI WINS THE 2024 FILM PRIZE.
CinefestOZ – Australia’s premiere destination film festival – is proud to announce The Moogai, written and directed by Jon Bell and starring Shari Sebbens and Meyne Wyatt, as the winner of Australia’s richest $100,000 Film Prize for an Australian feature film or feature-length documentary. Read more at the CinefestOZ website
Did'jun First Nations Shorts
Friday 25 October 2024
6:30pm - 8:15pm
TICKETS
$25 + booking fee
Location: Sun Pictures, Broome
Storytelling at its finest in this showcase of short films by some of Australia’s Deadliest Filmmakers! These films reinforce the importance of storytelling through film and what we can learn from stories all cultures having a voice on screen.
Ka Whawhai Tonu Film
Friday 25 October 2024
8:30pm - 10:30pm
TICKETS
$25 + booking fee
Location: Sun Pictures, Broome
Set in 1864 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Ka Whawhai Tonu tells the story of an important battle during the initial land wars in the Waikato region. It shows the clash between Māori and Colonial forces, where two rangatahi find themselves caught up in the chaos of battle.
The intense retelling of history in this film may be upsetting or confronting for viewers who whakapapa Māori, particularly descendants of those who fought in this land war or one of the many historic land wars between Māori and Colonial forces.
- Directed by Michael Jonathan
- Starring Temuera Morrison, Miriama Smith, Cliff Curtis
- Te reo language with English subtitles
- Aotearoa’s first feature-length te reo film
Rated M : Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb. The intense retelling of history in this film may be upsetting or confronting for viewers who whakapapa Māori, particularly descendants of those who fought in this land war or one of the many historic land wars between Māori and Colonial forces.
World Premiere "Our Medicine"
Saturday 26 October 2024
6:30pm - 11:30pm
Location: Gimme Gimme Bar, Goolarri Media
TICKETS
$45 plus booking fee
Our Medicine is a ground-breaking observational series, which takes viewers behind the frontline of our strained medical services, and joins patients on their emotional journeys through the system. In this character-driven documentary series First Nations doctors, nurses, paramedics, midwives and traditional healers operating on the medical front-line are filmed right across Australia, as they push themselves to their limits trying to achieve better health outcomes for their First Nations patients and communities. Narrated by Leah Purcell, Our Medicine is directed by Kimberley Benjamin and Karla Hart, and produced by Karla and Sam Field.
Post screening of Our Medicine, join us at the Gimme Gimme Bar for an after party including canapes and live entertainment
Photo: Boyfrombeyond
CinefestOZ Broome is unfolding from 24 – 27th October 2024, enjoy a four-day immersive film experience in the gorgeous Kimberley.
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Supporters Welcomes
As proud sponsors of CinefestOZ Broome 2024, the Shire of Broome is thrilled to welcome
you to the third edition of Western Australia’s premier Indigenous-focused film festival.
Through our Community Development Fund, we are honoured to help bring this vibrant
celebration of Indigenous storytelling to our unique town. Broome’s rich cultural diversity,
history, and stunning landscape make it the perfect setting for a festival that showcases
films, workshops, industry events, and conversations. We also want to acknowledge the
incredible volunteers whose hard work has made this event possible. Thank you for joining
us, and we hope you enjoy everything CinefestOZ Broome has to offer.
SHIRE PRESIDENT CHRIS MITCHELL
The Western Australian Government is a proud sponsor of CinefestOZ Broome
through Tourism Western Australia’s Regional Aboriginal Events Scheme (RAES).
The Regional Events Scheme was established to support event holders across the
state with the development of events to drive tourism to regional Western Australia.
The scheme plays an important role in positioning the State’s five tourism regions as
exciting destinations by showcasing and promoting the host region’s unique and
diverse attractions.
A total of 73 regional events across Western Australia have been funded through the
2024-25 RES, which also includes a $250,000 funding pool for the RAES, which
exclusively allocates funding to events delivering Aboriginal activities and
experiences.
The Western Australian Government is proud to sponsor all these regional events,
which help bring vibrancy to local communities and drive visitor spend, injecting
millions into regional economies.
Tourism is a key part of the Western Australian Government’s plan to diversify the
economy, create jobs and develop business opportunities, especially in regional
Western Australia. Events play an important role in this plan and also contribute to
the vision for Perth and Western Australia to be the fastest growing events
destination in the South East Asian region.
The Western Australian Government sponsors a range of sporting, cultural, arts and
culinary events across the state, to attract visitors and encourage them to stay
longer, disperse further and spend more while they are here.
We hope everyone enjoys this event and takes the time to explore the Kimberley
region.
HON RITA SAFFIOTI MLA
DEPUTY PREMIER
MINISTER FOR TOURISM
HON DON PUNCH MLA
MINISTER FOR REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
