Tickets are now on sale for a captivating and COVID-Safe 2020 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF 2020), which will feature a program of more than 70 features, documentaries, short films and special events across 11 days this October.
Presented by the Australian Cinémathèque at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and city-wide cinema partners, BIFF 2020 launches on Thursday 1 October with the Australian premiere of Stephen Maxwell Johnson’s High Ground 2020 and closes on Sunday 11 October with the world premiere of Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin’s inspiring documentary Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra 2020.
“While many film festivals have only been able to offer digital programs in 2020, I’m delighted BIFF will deliver a traditional, in-cinema experience, while continuing to observe all measures to keep staff and patrons safe,” the Premier said. “It’s because we’re continuing to manage the COVID-19 health response, that we’re able to deliver Queensland’s economic recovery plan which means being able to hold events like this again in a safe and measured way. Through Screen Queensland, my Government is proud to support festivals like BIFF and continue to back projects from the script to the screen, supporting thousands of jobs for local creatives and injecting millions of dollars into the Queensland economy.”
Ms Slack-Smith said this year’s festival highlights included the Australian premiere of Nine Days 2020, Edson Oda’s poetic investigation into the meaning of life, the Australian premiere of Red Post on Escher Street 2020, the latest film by Japanese cult superstar Sion Sono, and Brazen Hussies 2019, Catherine Dwyer’s powerful documentary on the Women’s Liberation Movement in Australia.
“We are thrilled to have international features such as Zoé Wittock’s stylish debut feature Jumbo 2020, a tale of a young woman who becomes romantically enchanted with a fairground ride, and mesmerising documentaries including Max Richter’s Sleep 2019, Natalie John’s behind-the-scenes look at the composer’s ambitious eight-hour performance for a sleeping audience and P.S. Burn This Letter Please 2020, Michael Seligman and Jennifer Tiexiera’s revelatory exploration of the hidden history of the 1950s drag scene in New York,’ Ms Slack-Smith said.
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