EFFA ‘15
See the natural world through a new lens.
EFFA ‘15.
3 - 20 September 2015
Kino Cinemas, Melbourne Planetarium, Loop Bar & Project Space - Melbourne
Palace Electric - Canberra
Village Cinemas, Stanley Burbury Theatre - Hobart
Event details.
For the last five years, every September, we've been inspiring Melbourne with the best environmental cinema from all over the world. We've changed minds with powerful films, sparked debate with thought-provoking discussion, entertained with special guests, music and art and brought incredible folk like you together to have a great time.
2015 is a huge year for us. We're thrilled to be taking the festival beyond Melbourne to communities in Canberra and Hobart. And we’re delighted to be launching our education program in Victoria, inspiring our future leaders to stand up for the natural world we love and depend on. 2015 is the year we’re turning what started as the seed of an idea into a thriving national arts and cultural event.
We couldn’t have done this without our team of talented volunteers and without the support of our dedicated film festival supporters. What an incredible bunch! We hope you all enjoy this year’s festival – it’s set to be our best yet.
Program Highlights
Opening Night | Celebrate the opening night of Australia’s first national environmental film festival! Catch the world premiere of Black Hole from Australian director Joao Dujon Pereira, a discussion with the filmmaker, Bob Brown and special guests, followed by a smashing after party complete with live music, drinks and canapés.
Good Things Await and tasting | Good Things Await invites us into the Stokholm biodynamic farm in Thorshøjgaard, Denmark. Meet Niels Stokholm in a charming introduction to biodynamic farming where humans and nature exist in harmony. Join the conversation about our food systems with expert panellists and local food appreciators, and feast on tastings of mouthwatering food.
The True Cost | The True Cost delves behind the glitz and glamour of the multi-billion-dollar fashion industry to reveal the social and environmental impacts. The documentary invites us on an eye opening journey into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.
Closing Night | Celebrate the close of EFFA 2015 with the screening of Landfill Harmonic, address from special guest festival patron Adam Bandt, a surprise performance, festival award announcements, and a closing night party to kick up our heels and revel in another stellar year for environmental film.
Note from Directors.
For the last five years, every September, we've been inspiring Melbourne with the best environmental cinema from all over the world. We've changed minds with powerful films, sparked debate with thought-provoking discussion, entertained with special guests, music and art and brought incredible folk like you together to have a great time.
2015 is a huge year for us. We are thrilled to be taking the festival beyond Melbourne to communities in Canberra and Hobart. And we’re delighted to be launching our education program in Victoria, inspiring our future leaders to stand up for the natural world we love and depend on. 2015 is the year we’re turning what started as the seed of an idea into a thriving national arts and cultural event.
We couldn’t have done this without our team of talented volunteers and without the support of our dedicated film festival supporters. What an incredible bunch! We hope you all enjoy this year’s festival – it’s set to be our best yet.
Livia Cullen and Chris Gerbing | Co-Directors
The Films.
Planetary | Guy Reid, USA (2015)
Containment | Peter Gallison, USA/Japan (2015)
ThuleTuvalu | Mathias Von Gunten, Switzerland (2014)
Just Eat It | Canada, Grant Baldwin (2014)
Black Ice | Russia, Maarten Van Rouveroy (2014)
Defendant 5 | Australia, Heidi Douglas (2014)
Tarkine in Motion | Australia, Daniel Broun (2015)
Bikes vs Cars | Sweden, Fredrik Gertten (2015)
Field Biologist | USA, Jared Flesher (2015)
Black Hole | Australia, João Dujon Pereira (2015)
The True Cost | USA, Andrew Morgan (2015)
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth | Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Eric Black & Frauke Sandig (2015)
Aim High in Creation! | Australia, Anna Broinowski (2013)
Coral: Rekindling Venus | Australia, Lynette Wallworth (2013)
Good Things Await | Norway, Phie Ambo (2015)
All the Time in the World | Canada, Suzanne Crocker (2014)
Sailing a Sinking Sea | Thailand, USA, Burma, Olivia Wyatt (2015)
Banking Nature | Denis Delestrac and Sandrine Feydel, France (2014)
Bring the Sun Home | Chiara Andrich and Giovanni Pellegrini, Italy (2013)
The Man from Coxs River | Russell Kilbey, Australia (2014)
On a River in Ireland | Ireland, John Murray (2014)
Landfill Harmonic | Paraguay, Norway, Brazil, USA, Graham Townsley and Brad Allgood (2015)
EFFA Team.
Programming | Hieu Chau, Sean Hennessey, Sophie Lloyd, Bek Spies and Bree-Anne Sykes
Engagement | Madeleine Archer, Leticia Brown, Enza Capobianco, Mengdi Dai and Nick Meiln
Education | Monica Burtscher and Tess Macrae
Events | Alexandra Stott
National | Reta LaQuesne
Green Champion | Manami Yumoto
Partners.
Major Partner | Powershop, Oxfam
Major Media Partner | The Monthly + The Saturday Paper
Media Partners | Dumbo Feather, RRR, Beat, SPOOK, JUNKEE, Reelgood
Festival Partners | Fishprint
Event Partners | Hotel Hotel, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Patagonia, Hobart City Council
Supporting Partners | Melbourne Planetarium, University of Tasmania, University of Melbourne, Frank Green, Love Police, Mountain Goat, Billy Van Creamy
Education Partner | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Environment Education Victoria
Community Partners | Future Super, Undress Runways, Trailer Made Food, Slow Food Hobart, Slow Food Canberra, Sustainable Living Tasmania, Harvest Feast, Australian Association for Environment Education, Pedal Power ACT, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Environment Victoria, Quit Coal, The Wilderness Society, Bush Heritage, CERES, Birdlife