Byron Bay International Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Byron Bay International Film Festival

SINCE: 2006

WHERE: Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Launched in 2005, the Byron Bay International Film Festival has established a reputation for showcasing a range of films with an emphasis on content that seeks to raise social, cultural and environmental awareness.

Byron Bay International Film Festival

In My Blood it Runs directed by Maya Newell

Byron Bay Film Festival 2019 Winners – IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS Wins Best Film

The powerful and enlightening documentary In My Blood It Runs won both Best Film and Best Documentary at the 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival.

Tom Wallers’ THE CAVE – the Story of the 2018 Thai Cave Rescue – will close Byron Bay Film Festival

The Cave, the film directed by Tom Wallers that tells the story of the 2018 rescue of the Wild Boars football team from an underground cave in Northern Thailand, will close the 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival.

Measure for Measure directed by Paul Ireland

Paul Ireland’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE to Open Byron Bay Film Festival 2019

Measure for Measure, director Paul Ireland’s re-imaging of the William Shakespeare play, will open this year’s 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival.

WOMAN AT WAR Wins Best Film at 2018 Byron Bay Film Festival

Woman at War, the Cannes award-winning follow-up to Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson’s Of Horses and Men, took both Best Dramatic Feature and Best Film at the 12th Byron Bay Film Festival.

Terrorist Drama ONE LESS GOD Wins Best Film Award at Byron Bay Film Festival

One Less God, which tells the personal stories of Taj Mahal Palace hotel guests and staff caught up in the terrorist attack in 2008, took the Best Film Award at the 11th Byron Bay Film Festival.

WHEN MY SORROW DIED Leads Winners of 2014 Byron Bay International Film Festival

This weekend, the 8th Byron Bay International Film Festival in Byron Bay, Australia, came to a close, and announced the awarding winning films and filmmakers. Opening Night’s film, WHEN MY SORROW DIED: THE LEGEND OF ARMEN RA & THE THEREMIN, took two of the most coveted awards, Best Film and Best Documentary. It’s subject, master theremin player Armen Ra, attending from Los Angeles said, “I was honestly really surprised and grateful and humbled to win these awards. This town has shown us so much love that it’s going to be very hard to leave; however, I will return!”

“I think we won these awards because the people of Byron Bay resonated with the message we’re trying to get across in their own ways: embracing and celebrating individuality”.

The 8th Byron Bay international Film Festival awards were announced as follows:

GASLAND PART II to have Australian Premiere at 2014 Byron Bay International Film Festival | VIDEO Watch Trailer

GASLAND PART II, the follow up to Emmy Award-winning and Oscar®-nominated director Josh Fox’s groundbreaking documentary, GASLAND that exposed the truth, lies and corruption in the natural gas industry and inspired communities worldwide to act, will have its Australian Premiere on Saturday 1st March at the 8th Byron Bay International Film Festival. GASLAND PART II, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, shows how the stakes have been raised on all sides in one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today.

Australia’s Byron Bay International Film Festival Taking Place through March 9; Opens with Australian premiere of WHEN MY SORROW DIED

WHEN MY SORROW DIED: THE LEGEND OF ARMEN RA & THE THEREMIN

Described as “Australia’s independent showcase for the edgiest filmmakers on the planet,” the 8th Byron Bay International Film Festival kicked off on Friday, February 28th and runs through March 9th, 2014. The festival opened with the Australian premiere of WHEN MY SORROW DIED: THE LEGEND OF ARMEN RA & THE THEREMIN – the candidly told life story of Armen Ra, who toured with Nick Cave and whose performance Debby Harry describes as ‘beyond’. RISE OF THE ECO WARRIORS closes the festival.15 brave and passionate young people and one scientist step up against rampant destruction in Borneo to save its Orangutans.

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