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SUMMARY:The Story of Souleymane - 30 August
DESCRIPTION:In this social-realist thriller\, young food delivery courier Souleymane\, who is working in France without permission\, races across Paris to meet his delivery platform’s demands\, while anxiously preparing for a lifechanging residency interview. \nDirected by Boris Lojkine. \nStars Abou Sangaré\, Nina Meurisse\, Alpha Oumar Sow\, and Emmanuel Yovanie. \nFrance (French) \nRated M. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 93 minutes. \nCannes Film Festival: Un Certain Regard – Jury Prize\, Un Certain Regard – Best Performance\, FIPRESCI Prize; César Awards: Best Film\, Best Supporting Actress\, Best Male Revelation\, Best Original Screenplay\, Best Editing; European Film Awards: European Actor\, European Sound.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/the-story-of-souleymane/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260906T190000
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SUMMARY:Universal Language & Bin Day (short) - 6 September
DESCRIPTION:Bin Day\nHousehold CEO\, Janet\, goes head to head with her octogenarian neighbour and serial city council complainer\, Alice\, over rubbish in the wrong bin. \nDirected by Jane Fullerton-Smith (Australia\, 2026) \n13 mins. \nWinner – Best Film in the Commissioned Films category\, 2026 Illawarra Short Film Festival. \n \n\nUniversal Language\nIn a surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg\, the lives of multiple characters are interwoven in surprising and mysterious ways. \nDirected by Matthew Rankin\, 2024 \nCanada (Persian\, French\, English) \nRated G. 89 minutes. \nStars Rojina Esmaeili\, Saba Vahedyousefi\, Sobhan Javadi\, and Pirouz Nemati. \nCannes Film Festival: Audience Award\, Director’s Fortnight; Melbourne International Film Festival: Bright Horizons Award; Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian Discovery; Vancouver International Film Festival: Best Canadian Film; Directors Guild of Canada: Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award./div>
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/universal-language/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260913T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260106T104902Z
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SUMMARY:Dahomey - 13 September
DESCRIPTION:This lyrical hybrid documentary charts 26 stolen artefacts as they make their way from Paris to the Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artefacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence. Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlinale. \nDirected by Mati Diop. \nSenegal/Benin/France (English\, French). \nRated G. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 68 minutes. \nBerlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear; Tokyo International Film Festival: TIFF Ethical Film Award; Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie: Best Documentary; Toronto Film Critics Association: Best Documentary Film.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/dahomey/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260920T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260106T104846Z
CREATED:20260106T050935Z
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SUMMARY:All That Heaven Allows - 20 September
DESCRIPTION:This heartbreakingly beautiful indictment of 1950s American mores by Douglas Sirk follows the blossoming love between a well-off widow (Jane Wyman) and her handsome and earthy younger gardener (Rock Hudson). \nDirected by Douglas Sirk. \nStars Jane Wyman\, Rock Hudson\, Agnes Moorehead\, and Conrad Nagel. \nUSA (English) \nRated G. \nReleased 1955. \nRuntime 88 minutes. \nLibrary of Congress: selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/all-that-heaven-allows/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261011T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260106T104828Z
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SUMMARY:The Hidden Fortress - 11 October
DESCRIPTION:In this thrilling and entertaining epic adventure\, Toshiro Mifune is a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are two conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. \nDirected by Akira Kurosawa. \nStars Toshiro Mifune\, Minoru Chiaki\, Kamatari Fujiwara\, Susumu Fujita\, Takashi Shimura\, and Misa Uehara. \nJapan (Japanese) \nRated PG. \nReleased 1958. \nRuntime 139 minutes. \nBerlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear; Kinema Junpo: Best Screenwriter.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/the-hidden-fortress/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261018T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260106T104814Z
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SUMMARY:How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - 18 October
DESCRIPTION:A university dropout low on money volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother hoping to secure her fortune. An endearing portrait of a family grappling with clashing values as they face the impending loss of their matriarch. \nDirected by Pat Boonnitipat. \nStars Putthipong “Billkin” Assaratanakul\, Usha “Taew” Seamkhum\, Sanya “Duu” Kunakorn\, Sarinrat “Jear” Thomas\, and Pongsatorn “Phuak” Jon. \nThailand (Thai) \nRated PG. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 126 minutes. \nNew York Asian Film Festival: Audience Award; Asia Pacific International Film Festival: Best Picture\, Best Leading Actor\, Best Original Screenplay; Thai Film Director Awards: Best Picture\, Best Director\, Best Actor\, Best Actress\, Best Screenplay\, Best Original Score\, Best Cinematography\, Best Film Editing.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/how-to-make-millions-before-grandma-dies/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261025T190000
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SUMMARY:Ice Maiden - 25 October
DESCRIPTION:Courageous Australian adventurer and sailor Lisa Blair set out to become the first woman to sail solo and non-stop around Antarctica. Featuring Blair’s own raw footage of her journey\, Ice Maiden takes you on the ride of a lifetime. \nDirected by Nathaniel C.T. Jackson & James Blannin-Ferguson. \nStars Linda Blair\, Lisa Blair\, Shelley Blair. \nAustralia (English) \nRated M. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 101 minutes.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/ice-maiden/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261101T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261101T190000
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SUMMARY:Jaws - 1 November
DESCRIPTION:Fifty years ago\, Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking thriller took audiences on a heart-pounding ride of suspense\, fear\, and sheer cinematic brilliance. When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the seaside town of Amity\, a police chief\, an oceanologist\, and a\nveteran fisherman set out to stop it. \nDirected by Steven Spielberg. \nStars Roy Scheider\, Robert Shaw\, Richard Dreyfuss\, Lorraine Gary. \nUSA (English) \nRated M. \nReleased 1975. \nRuntime 124 minutes. \nAcademy Awards: Best Original Score\, Best Film Editing\, Best Sound; BAFTA Awards: Best Original Music; Golden Globe Awards: Best Original Score; Grammy Awards: Best Score Written for Visual Media.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/jaws/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261108T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260106T104729Z
CREATED:20260106T055932Z
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SUMMARY:First Light - 8 November
DESCRIPTION:In the remote mountains of the Philippines\, a young construction worker dies in unusual circumstances. An elderly nun\, Sister Yolanda\, is forced to reckon with his death and face questions about the religious order she’s dedicated her life to. \nDirected by James Robinson. \nStars Ruby Ruiz\, Kare Adea\, Maricel Soriano\, and Emmanuel Santos. \nPhilippines/Australia (Filipino) \nRated M. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 112 minutes. \nMelbourne International Film Festival: Best Australian Director.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/first-light/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261115T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260106T104711Z
CREATED:20260106T060825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T104711Z
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SUMMARY:Pasa Faho - 15 November
DESCRIPTION:A shoe salesman struggles to save his small business and pass on his values to his son in this quintessentially Melbourne tale of life in a migrant community. \nDirected by Kalu Oji. \nStars Okey Bakassi\, Tyson Palmer\, and Laureta Idika Uduma. \nAustralia (Igbo\, English) \nRated M. \nReleased 2025. \nRuntime 86 minutes.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/pasa-faho/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
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