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Antoinette in the Cevennes at Perth Festival

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 22 December 2020

Love for a man...

Love for a donkey...

what could go wrong?!

Perth Festival’s movie this week at UWA Somerville Theatre is "Antoinette in the Cevennes", a delightful feel good movie about the pursuit of a lover (a man) and an unexpected love that grows with an animal companion !

Antoinette takes a multi day hike in the Cevennes hoping to bump into her lover who has gone on holidays with his wife and daughter (whom also happens to be one of Antoinette’s school students).

With much laughter, we follow Antoinette on her hilarious adventures – meeting her companion on the hike – Patrick the donkey, and her fellow hikers who are only too interested in Antoinette’s love life!

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is on!

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 12 December 2020

It’s all happening at the 23rd annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival this week with over 30 features, documentaries and short films being presented in our beautiful city to celebrate independent filmmakers from around the world.

Here are Perth Walkabout’s top picks at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival this weekend:

" A Worm in the Heart - Paul Rice and Liam Jackson Montgomery travel across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway, stopping at six cities en route to meet and interview members of the LGBTQ+ communities. Through these deeply personal conversations, the film offers an insight into these diverse communities, with powerful personal accounts from both activists and non-activists."

XR:WA 2020 - VR, AR, Games, & Immersive Festival

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 06 December 2020

The State Library of WA at the Perth Cultural Centre has been abuzz with all things technology related - with the XR:WA 2020 AR, Games and immersive conference and festival held from the 3 December to 6 December.

In its 2nd year running, the technology conference and festival is packed to the brim with immersive experiences, interactive games sessions, films and documentaries, keynotes and talks from leading experts about virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

This year it has been made a free festival, and provides an excellent opportunity for those with an interest in technology to attend, along with the general public to gain exposure to what technology in the future might be like us for at the individual level as well as its impacts on our daily lives in the next decade to come – whether it be at work, at school or in our broader community.

Highlights of XRWA:2020 has been the Bio-Fiction Science Art Film Festival.

In the Name of the Land at Luna

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 19 November 2020

Toiling the land is no doubt a gruelling and arduous profession.

Poignantly reflected in the French film “In the Name of the Land”, this highly viewed movie in its homeland tells the story of Pierre Jarjeau, who returns to his family farm to take over the reigns from his domineering and miserly father.

With his wife (his childhood sweetheart) and their 2 children, they take on the enormous challenge of trying to make the farm financially viable. We follow the roller coaster ride of Pierre and his family’s life on the land – one filled with many challenges and unrelenting crisises – one after the other.

British Film Festival opens with Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 09 November 2020

Mark your calendars - tomorrow is the day !

The British Film Festival opens tomorrow across all Luna Palace cinemas in Perth - Palace Raine Square, Luna Leederville, Luna on SX and Windsor Cinema.

Returning for its 7th year – it offers an outstanding selection of 22 feature films from the British Isles – ranging from powerful stories set during war times, to modern, romantic comedies to 4k restorations of The Elephant Man, Flash Gordon and The Ladykillers.

Perth Walkabout’s Top 6 Picks for the British Film Festival this year are:

Blithe Spirit - a riotous reimagining of Noël Coward’s classic comedy from director Edward Hall, Blithe Spirit tells the story of a love that just won’t die.

Summerland at the British Film Festival

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 05 November 2020

Summerland-British-Film-Festival

Perth movie goers have been lucky enough to enjoy going back to the cinemas. Yay!

It’s that time of the year again and the British Film Festival has nearly descended on us in Perth despite the closed borders.

The movie Summerland is set during WWII and the story centres around Alice, a reclusive writer immersed in her isolated, creative world, who suddenly has Frank - a young boy evacuee from London – thrust upon her.

Alice’s life is turned upside down as she grapples with the challenging task of looking after a young and impressionable Frank – not something that she was prepared for in any way.

The on screen presence and developing friendship between Alice and Frank makes this film a joy to watch.

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Antoinette in the Cevennes at Perth Festival

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is on!

XR:WA 2020 - VR, AR, Games, & Immersive Festival

In the Name of the Land at Luna

British Film Festival opens with Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit

Summerland at the British Film Festival