Be inspired by nature at The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa who have been BBFF’s Major Accommodation Partner since 2008. Set within a stunning 45 acre rainforest this resort is only a 5 minute drive into Byron Bay town and only moments from beautiful Tallow beach and the Byron Bay championship Golf Club.
The Byron Bay International Film Festival is proud to announce that Australia’s leading software distributor StormFX has come on board to support the 2012 festival. Australian content creators in Post Production, Visual Effetcts, Games, Design and the Education sectors have been using the services of StormFX for over 20years. Storm FX provide the Australian film and new [...]
The full online programme is live and our free 48 page programme is out in this week’s issue of the Echo with full details of all the films and events happening at BBFF2012. BBFF 2012 features a staggering 200+ films from 39 countries including 132 World, Australian and NSW Premieres as well as 45 films [...]
Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, ‘the bad boy of Buddhism,’ shattered Westerners’ notions about how an enlightened teacher should behave, yet he is recognized as being the pivotal person to bring Buddhism to the west. Raised in the rigorous Tibetan monastic tradition, Trungpa fled his homeland during the Chinese Communist invasion of 1959. In Britain, seeing his [...]
In a richly re-imagined Venice of the early 1920s, young composer Hero Wasabi must compete against the unscrupulous Count Telefino in the prestigious Abacus Scroll musical competition. UPDATE: Recent Winner of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Best Animation Short Film. Click through for Trailer
We are pleased to present Face to Face at this years’ BBFF, courtesy of Cockatoo Film. From Australia’s most acclaimed playwright, David Williamson, a moving and powerful new film about lies, betrayal, and sex in the workplace. This acclaimed Dramatic Feature has won over 32 awards world-wide. In this enthralling and multifaceted story a young construction [...]
From master auteur Chen Kaige comes SACRIFICE. For generations, the Zhao family has wielded power, even extending over the king. In a well-planned coup, their mortal enemy TU’AN GU (Wang Xue Qi) slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. However, a solitary Zhao baby survives the massacre, and is hidden and [...]
Beneath the Waves is a short film drama set in contemporary Australia that explores human disconnection and the unfathomable drive to overcome adversity. Throughout her short life, clinically deaf teenager, Eleanor, has never known silence. Suffering from a unique hearing condition, Tinnitus (the continuous experience of high pitched noise) she has gradually become disconnected from [...]
BBFF Festival Director J’aimee Skippon-Volke & Screenzone Managing Director Michael Weatherhead. Photo by Jensta The inaugural Byron International Documentary Prize, a no-strings cash grant of $5000, has been announced by the Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) and ScreenZone, a new venture created locally which brings together documentary makers and online retailing. ScreenZone will be launched [...]
Country of Origin: Australia Howard likes Grace, Grace likes Felix, Felix likes Samantha. At least he did until she got all serious. But mostly Felix just wants to help his hapless friend Howard pluck up the courage to talk to the girl of his dreams. When she mistakes Howard for a DJ, the perfect plan [...]
