Festival Dates
The TFF will return to Darwin 5 - 7 February 2010.
Venue
Darwin 5 Cinemas
Mitchell Street
Darwin NT 0800
Tel 08 8981 5999
Program
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LOOKING FOR ERIC - OPENING NIGHT
Eric Cantona stars in this Palme D'Or nominated comedy from legendary filmmaker Ken Loach.
Screens with short film Booth Story Dir Kasimir Burgess & Edwin McGill l Australia l English l 11 mins l UC An car park attendant's daily routine is changed forever when he finds an egg.
Films followed by complimentary Opening Night drinks.
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THE STRENGTH OF WATER
Beautiful feature debut from Armagan Ballantyne, set in New Zealand's dramatic north coast.
**** ‘A remarkable achievement ... with a heart as big as Hokianga where the film is set.' NZ Herald
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BRONSON
Nicholas Winding Refn's high-octane cabaret features Tom Hardy in a career-defining performance as Britain's most notorious criminal ‘Charles Bronson'. Winner of the Sydney Film Festival's Offical Competiton.
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SÉRAPHINE
Movingly dramatised, beautifully mounted portrait of the French ‘naïve' painter Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942) - Winner of 7 César Awards.
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- Saturday 6 February
- 6.15pm
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THE TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS
‘New Zealand's Topp Twins are a national treasure; the world's only comedic, country singing, dancing and yodelling lesbian twin sisters, these two have to be seen to be believed.
Screens with short film Remember My Name Dir Kasimir Burgess, Bowen Duffy & Nick Moore l Australia l English l 12 mins l UC Ordinary people at odds with they way things are, see a different way forward.
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- Saturday 6 February
- 8.45pm
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DIL BOLE HAPIDDA
This rousing and magical Bollywood romance is jam-packed with music, dance, vibrant colour, huge stars... and cricket.
‘Full of the rump-shaking, percussive joy of Punjabi music ... bursts with vibrant, firecracker charm.' Toronto International Film Festival
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AMREEKA
TFF Favourite Hiam Abbass (Lemon Tree, The Visitor) joins newcomer Nisreen Faour in this chaming story of a Palestinan family trying start over in America.
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RED LIKE THE SKY
Wonderfully enchanting Italian tale set in the 1970s; a young blind boy discovers the magic of storytelling through sound. Sydney Film Festival Audience Award Winner.
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DEPARTURES
Academy Award® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film; a enchanting journey into the heartland of Japan and a window into a revered tradition.
‘Heart-warming, funny, wise and profound. Not to be missed.' Empire Magazine
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Tickets
The TFF offers a range of ticketing options with full festival subscriptions, five-film FlexiPasses and single session tickets on offer in advance from the cinema box office.
Subscribe and save...
Save over 40% off regular ticket prices with a subscription, all nine films for only $7.80 per film ($6.70 concession), including Opening Night. Or dip into the festival with a 5-film FlexiPass for just $10 per film ($9 concession).
9 FILM FULL SUBSCRIPTION
$70 Adult
$60 Concession
5-FILM FLEXIPASS
$50 Adult
$45 Concession
Note: films must be selected at time of purchase
SINGLE SESSION TICKETS
$13.00 Adult
$11.00 Concession
$7.00 Student / Kids/<26
(Opening Night includes complimentary drinks)
Subscriptions are transferable but admit only one person per screening.
Concessions: unemployed, pensioners, seniors, members of Darwin Film Society and Sydney Film Festival, upon presentation of ID.
Partners
The Sydney Travelling Film Festival acknowledges the financial assistance of Screen Australia, the Northern Territory Film Office and the support of ABC Darwin.