BBFF Official Selection: Bombay Beach
An Australian premiere, this debut feature documentary is being hailed as an intrieging masterpiece. With a compelling sound track by Bob Dylan and Beirut, Bombay Beach is a film about one of the poorest communities in southern California. Located on the shores of the Salton Sea a man-made sea stranded in the middle of the Colorado desert that was once a beautiful vacation destination for the privileged and is now a pool of dead fish.
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BBFF 2012 Official Selection: Beauty Day
BEFORE THERE WAS JACKASS… THERE WAS RALPH ZAVADIL.
Adrenaline Junkies are going to love this crazy documentary.
“Everyone should have a friend like Ralph.”
His cable access television show, The Cap’n Video Show, ran from 1990 to 1995, spawning a small but loyal cult following. Each week Ralph performed a series of idiotic and occasionally dangerous stunts, challenging the sensibilities of his small Southern Ontario audience. With the advent of the internet and reality television still years away, his unique brand of gross-out stunt comedy was truly ahead of its time. All it took was a broken neck for him to get noticed.
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BBFF welcomes Arthouse Cinema as a Venue Partner
The team behind BBFF2012 is proud to announce that Pig House Flicks, Byron Bay’s funky little Art-House cinema has come on board as a 2012 Byron Bay International Film Festival Venue Partner supplementing the regular festival screenings planned in and around Byron Bay during the festival in March 2012.
The Byron International Documentary Prize
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 at the 2012 festival and has put up the funds for the prize.
BBFF Official Selection: This Way of Life
Set in the ruggedly stunning landscapes of the Ruahine Ranges and Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, This Way of Life takes us on a true life journey into the world of hunter and horse wrangler Peter Ottley-Karena, wife Colleen, and their six children as they share the rich tapestry of their lives and their much revered connection to the natural world. Peter’s philosophy for living emanates from his own deep-seated values that shun the modern world in favour of a simple, more natural way of life. He is passionately, and patiently, committed to imparting these values to his growing children.
2010 Byron Bay International Film Festival wraps up
Congratulations and a warm heartfelt thanks to all filmmakers, viewing public, volunteers, sponsors and supporters that took part in 2010′s fabulous festival.
Be sure to check out the Awards section to see which films took out the awards in their specific genre for 2010.
Photos from our pool of photographers we had throughout the festival are up on our Facebook page.
Stay tuned for news about our 2011 Festival – March 4th to 13th.
All the best
The Festival Crew
