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25.01.2022 A gentle love story that will touch you! Dave Johns from 'I Daniel, Blake' and Alison Steadman from 'Gavin & Stacey' star as an elderly pair who strike up a friendship after they keep stumbling into each other on their dog walks. While their initial meetings are contentious, the two are both longing for companionship and soon develop a relationship. However they both have hidden traumas, and these secrets threaten to ruin the good thing they have going...

25.01.2022 Having previously wined, dined and bantered their way through the north of England, Italy, and Spain, 'The Trip to Greece' finds Coogan and Brydon, in character as lightly fictionalised versions of themselves, off on another edifying Grand Tour under the guise of writing restaurant reviews for The Observer. This time their trip is the homewards route taken by Odysseus after the Trojan War. Equipped with Panama hats, a hybrid Range Rover, and a suite of cultural references that run the gamut from Aristotle to Barry Gibb, the British comedy scene stalwarts are bound for Ithaca, via Lesbos, Pilos, Athens, and Hydra. Join them on the journey tomorrow!

24.01.2022 The #1 comedy hit of the 2021 AF French Film Festival, writer/director Caroline Vignal’s hilarious and life-affirming 'Antoinette in the Cévennes' stars the wonderful Laure Calamy (Call My Agent!, Aurore) as a woman who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery in somewhat unexpected circumstances. This funny crowd-pleaser will have you giggling the whole time!

23.01.2022 'Love Opera' directed by Liselle Mei follows opera star Lisa Gasteen as her students audition for and perform in a production of Bizet's Carmen with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Italian conductor Giovanni Reggioli, who has worked at the Washington National Opera, says of 50 singers that start studying voice I think two make it a professional career. It is a dying art form, the film makes clear, but there is so much hope in these young people as they nervously audition. You can tell in the first 10 seconds, says Alondra de la Parra, the conductor and music director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra of an audition. You don't need anything else because it is so clear." Watch the opera students battle against the odds in 'Love Opera' on Wednesday!

23.01.2022 Tonight we follow Danny's life from child to rough-as-guts gang member. This gritty tale also proves to be quite emotional so bring those kleenex. 'Savage' screens tonight at 6:15pm - don't miss it!

22.01.2022 Watch the Trailer for 'Hearts and Bones' A war photographer (Hugo Weaving) has just returned home to prepare for his latest exhibition when a South Sudanese refugee appears at his door with a request - that he not exhibit any photographs of the massacre in his village, taken years earlier. What emerges is an unlikely friendship between the two men. While sifting through the photographer’s archive, they make a startling discovery. As more revelations arise, both men begin to question their past and in their search, they discover salvation.

22.01.2022 This week follow funnymen Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon follow in the footsteps of Odysseus. They'll travel to restaurants, hotels and ancient landmarks in Greece, all while arguing about tragedy & comedy, myth, family and the meaning of life.

22.01.2022 'The Comeback Trail' screens tomorrow! Producer Max Barber is in debt to a mob boss after his latest film bombs. With his life at stake, Max produces a new film, all to kill his lead in a stunt so he can rake in the insurance. But when Max casts Duke Montana, he never expects the old drunk to be revitalised by being in front of the camera. Unable to kill Duke in a basic stunt, Max puts him into ever more dangerous situations...

19.01.2022 Directed by Paul Morrison, our next film '23 Walks' is a heart-warming comedy drama about finding love later in life. Dave (Dave Johns from 'I, Daniel Blake') and Fern (Alison Steadman), two older strangers, have been bruised by their individual circumstance. They meet walking their dogs in a North London park, and over the course of twenty-three walks together the romance begins to blossom. But Dave and Fern haven't been completely honest with one another and their future together may be threatened by the secrets they have withheld. See it next Wednesday!

19.01.2022 Next week Wednesday we screen CinefestOZ 2019 Finalist 'Hearts and Bones'. A war photographer (Hugo Weaving) has just returned home to prepare for his latest exhibition when a South Sudanese refugee appears at his door with a request that he not exhibit any photographs of the massacre in his village, taken 15 years earlier. What emerges is an unlikely friendship between the two men. While sifting through the photographer’s archive, they make a startling discovery. As more revelations arise, both men begin to question their past and in their search, they discover salvation.

19.01.2022 Tonight we'd like to whisk you away on a journey to Greece! Enjoy every inch of it's scenic beauty, delicious food and the hearty laughs Rob & Steve will give "At a time when international travel is close to impossible-and laughs are in short supply too-The Trip to Greece is just what Hippocrates ordered." - TIME Magazine

16.01.2022 The latest film from the company behind Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Breaker Upperers, ‘Baby Done’ is a hilarious and heart-warming new Kiwi film starring Rose Matafeo, and Harry Potter’s own Matthew Lewis on the rocky journey to becoming new parents. When Zoe (Matafeo) and Tim (Lewis) find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won’t be her own anymore, Zoe is still determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives. Zoe’s increasing denial about her impending birth pushes her, and her relationship, to the limit.

15.01.2022 'The Trip to Greece' screens next week! The real question is... will there be more amazing impressions? The answer is yes. Of course. "The joy for me, or the steady-state enjoyment that occasionally rises to joy, is the far-ranging, free-associating quality of Rob's and Steve's riffs, and, most deliciously, their wizardly impressions." - Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL

15.01.2022 Our next film 'Savages is about main character Danny’s search for belonging and connection, and explores the notion of family. As he grows from a boy in a notorious boy's home to rebellious teen and then violent gang member, Danny is torn between his real family and his gang family, and must choose where he belongs.

14.01.2022 Check out the trailer for 'The Trip to Greece'. We can't wait for this one! https://www.facebook.com/IFCFilmsOfficial/videos/877733172696121

13.01.2022 Award-winner in the building! Laure Calamy, the leading lady of this week's film, won Best Actress at the 2021 Cesar Awards! 'Antoinette in the Cevennes' was also part of the official selection at the 2020 Cannes International Film Festival, and was a crowd favourite

13.01.2022 'Love Opera' is a heart-warming documentary following students at Lisa Gasteen's opera school as the audition and then prepare for show that could set off their careers! If you love all things classical, don't miss this film tomorrow

11.01.2022 Take a Trip to Greece tomorrow night with comedians Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon.

11.01.2022 We may not be able to leave Australia - but you can take a trip with our well travelled October programme! Be delighted by films from England, France & Macedonia. This month we're featuring charming & original romance films that'll make you chuckle and shed a tear, a documentary so moving you might think it is a stunning work of fiction, and a gripping thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat! Salt Dish St John of God Geraldton Hospital Latitude Gallery Jewellers

11.01.2022 Next week we screen the final film from The Trip series. We're going to miss this hilarious duo on our screen! This time they'll be gallivanting through Greece

10.01.2022 'Love Opera' screens tonight! This warm-hearted doco will leave your heart singing "A film about incredibly strong, successful and dynamic women. Beautiful cinematography. - Paul Barclay, ABC Broadcaster... "This film has heart and depth. Documentary filmmaking at its finest. - Owen Tilbury, Tasmania’s BOFA Film Festival

10.01.2022 'Hearts and Bones' screens tomorrow! The CinefestOZ 2019 finalist will bring plenty of heartfelt drama to the screen. Come and see fantastic Australian film with your mates on Wednesday Friend's Day! "It is a human-oriented drama that builds a thoughtful and contemplative space, empathising with characters grappling with difficult circumstances outside the common experience." - Luke Buckmaster, GUARDIAN

09.01.2022 'Hearts and Bones' is on tonight! It's fantastic to be able to show quality Australian film on the big screen. Starring Hugo Weaving a 'non-actor' Andrew Luri in his debut, the film gives plenty of food for thought about trauma, morals and friendships.

08.01.2022 Robby Naish is an athletic icon! Next week we screen the new doco starring him named, 'The Longest Wave'. A quest to master the world’s longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father.

07.01.2022 'It's nice to have an opera about a strong woman, driven by strong women.' 'Love Opera' not only follows the journey of opera students trying to make it big, but also celebrates a hero of opera, Lisa Gasteen. Check out the trailer below!

06.01.2022 We're very excited to be screening 'Hearts and Bones' next week! Starring Hugo Weaving and newcomer Andrew Luri. We applaud the talents of South Sudanese refugee Luri, a former garbage truck driver turned AACTA Award nominee! Luri knew nothing about acting when a South Sudanese-Australian community representative put his name forward to audition for the film. Having twice fled war-torn South Sudan during wars first for Kenya then later for Egypt with his wife and then four children Luri migrated to Australia on a humanitarian visa in 2003. See the film on the 23rd!

06.01.2022 Check out the trailer for this week's comedy! It's always great to start of a new programme with something fun and light-hearted. Bring along a mate for Wednesday Friend's Day and have a chuckle together. https://www.facebook.com/PalaceFilms/videos/730230304310867

04.01.2022 Ahead of an upcoming exhibition, Dan is approached by a South Sudanese cab driver, Sebastian (Andrew Luri), who arrives on his door with a special request: that Dan photograph an African community choir he belongs to. My first thought was that this would lead to the broken Dan becoming whole again by belting out a few uplifting songs with the choristers. But Sebastian has an ulterior motive: he doesn’t want Dan to exhibit photographs of a massacre at the village where he lived 15 years ago. He has his own reasons for this, which are explored over the course of the running time and are points of tension between the two characters.

04.01.2022 Next week! Our first film of May is some French film fun 40-something primary school teacher Antoinette has been eagerly looking forward to a long-planned weekend escape with her married lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. However their plans are upended by his wife’s booking of a surprise hiking trip in the picturesque Cévennes mountains in the South of France. Completely unversed in the ways of the wilderness, the spurned Antoinette impulsively decides to follow them, and once paired with an unlikely companion - an obstinate but evidently wise grey donkey named Patrick - discovers much, much more than she bargained for...

04.01.2022 Tonight! Hilarious comedy with all-star cast, 'The Comeback Trail'

03.01.2022 Throughout his storied four-decade career, Robby Naish has been a watersports pioneer, ushering once-niche activities like windsurfing, kiteboarding, stand-up paddle boarding, and foil surfing into the forefront of the global sports community, racking up 26 championship titles along the way. It's this lifelong quest to master all obstacles that led Naish to his latest undertaking. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Naish, whose quest to master the world’s longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. See 'The Longest Wave' next Wednesday!

03.01.2022 Check out the trailer for this week's raw sports doco, 'The Longest Wave'. Starring world-class athlete Roby Naish - this is an unmissable film for any lover of water sports! Tag your local surfie

03.01.2022 "We absolutely freaked out at the idea of becoming a mum and a dad." Writer Sophie Henderson and Director Curtis Vowell on making 'Baby Done' (and a baby). Inspired by their own baby experiences and unpreparedness, they created this hilarious film, exploring the notion of being new parents - and how scary it can be!

03.01.2022 This Wednesday's film 'The Longest Wave' transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete’s professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life’s complications on land. Mere weeks before his inaugural attempt at taming the longest wave, Naish suffered his first major injury: a near fatal hip fracture which changes everything...

02.01.2022 '23 Walks' is a story of companionship and friendship, what better film for Wednesday Friend's Day? Take someone you love to this touching, tender film this Wednesday - and share in the joy of film. "The real joy of this tender love story is in its details, the beauty in the mundane, the quiet pain of those yearning for companionship and friendship and the silent power in a simple story about two elderly people walking their dogs." - Jarrod Walker, FILMINK