Fleurieu Film Festival

Saturday 4th February 2023

Returning for its seventh year, the Fleurieu Film Festival is the gift that keeps on giving!

The Gala Screening and Awards night will be held on Saturday 4 February on the lawns of the McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre. Food and wine by local producers, and music by The Yearlings and the Onkaparinga Concert Band will stimulate the senses before the awardwinning short films are screened at dusk.

T his year’s theme is ‘gift’, with each shortlisted film offering their take on the physical or metaphorical gifts we give and receive through life. There will be an entertaining blend of comedies, dramas and documentaries that have been selected by industry experts who will also join the audience and filmmakers on the night.

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The Festival’s second day will be a film-making workshop. Last year, event organisers introduced participants to some special Fleurieu locations and helped them film short promotional videos which were later screened at the Meeting Place in McLaren Vale.

This year, Ngarrindjeri elder Mark Koolmatrie, who provides Indigenous tourism experiences around the Fleurieu, will guide a small bus-load of beginner filmmakers through selected Ngarrindjeri and Peramangk sites around the region, sharing the stories and significance of these chosen locations. The participants will then be supported by the accompanying expert tutors to capture the essence and spirit of these stories, against the backdrop of place and the Indigenous lore shared by Mark. The edited short films will be screened in autumn.

Gala Screening and Awards Night

Saturday 4 February 2023, from 6.30pm at McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre

Filming Country Workshop, Sunday 5 February 2023, departure location to be announced.

Tickets are on sale for both events though the website: fleurieufilmfestival.com.au