BANFF Mountain Film festival
Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen
Screen Arts
Adventure Reels
Shakespeare’s Globe and Luna Palace Cinemas
Cultural Centre Screen
The 2013 Australian line-up of this prestigious film festival features captivating footage shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. Experience incredible highs and agonizing lows through the lenses of some of today’s most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skaters, snowboarders, canyoners, mountain-bike riders, explorers and adventure filmmakers.
Discover the drama, laughter and magic of being there to see Henry V, Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of war and art of peace; Twelfth Night‘s cruelty, comedy, poetry, unrequited love, and exquisite songs; and The Taming Of The Shrew, the Bard’s most outrageous comedy.
Year round, the Cultural Centre Screen features a unique selection of thought provoking, inspirational short works from the international independent underground. Tuesdays see short drama and documentaries; Wednesday - films on design, process and style in media, visual arts and performance; and Thursdays screen new perspectives in visual media.
State Theatre Centre of WA 28 May–1 Jun | 7pm $23-$33 www.banffaustralia.com.au | 1300 795 012
Palace Opera & Ballet
Luna Palace Cinemas
Cinema Paradiso | 1pm 1 & 2 Jun Henry V 22 & 23 Jun Twelfth Night 20 & 21 July The Taming Of The Shrew www.lunapalace.com.au | 08 9227 1771
The 16th Spanish Film Festival presented by Estrella Damm
Perth Cultural Centre Screen 4 June–29 Aug | noon, 1pm & 6pm Tue-Thu www.perthculturalcentre.com.au
FREE
Movies based on a book
State Library of WA
Cinema Paradiso 7 Jun–7 Aug | Various times | $15-$27 www.lunapalace.com.au | 08 9227 1771
The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Every year Perth’s Spanish film lovers come together for the largest film festival of its kind in Australia. For eight days, delight in the best of Spanish and Spanish-speaking Latin American cinema, exclusively at Luna Palace Cinemas. Cinema Paradiso 12–23 Jun | Various times www.lunapalace.com.au | 08 9227 1771
Revelation Perth International Film Festival
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Luna Palace Cinemas
See this epic film accompanied live by WASO, the WASO Chorus and St George’s Cathedral Choristers. Ludwig Wicki conducts Howard Shore’s Academy® Award-winning score, capturing the film’s emotion and grand journeys through the power of a full orchestra and massed voices including vocalist Kaitlyn Lusk.
Regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting independent film festivals, this year Rev goes back to the future, returning to Luna Cinemas (Leederville, Cinema Paradiso and SX in Freo) to celebrate their 16th birthday. There’ll be more cinema, guests, discussions and surprises than you can poke a stick at.
Riverside Theatre, PCEC 21 & 22 Jun | 7.30pm www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 795 012
Cinema Paradiso and other Luna Palace Cinemas 4–14 Jul | www.revelationfilmfest.org www.lunapalace.com.au | 08 9227 1771
Based on the book by Australian author Ruth Park, see the all-ages adventure film Playing Beatie Bow in June; The Silver Brumby, based on Elyne Mitchell’s book, screens in July; and in August see Rabbit Proof Fence, based on Doris Pilkington’s true story of three Aboriginal girls on an epic journey across the harsh Australian landscape. State Library of WA 18 Jun, 16 Jul, 20 Aug | 5.45pm
FILM
Luna Palace Cinemas
See the Royal Opera in stunning High Definition. Plácido Domingo steps into the baritone repertory singing the title role of Nabucco; while the ultimate bel canto cast takes stage for the rarely performed romantic masterpiece La donna del Lago; and the award-winning Richard Jones directs a Gloriana, re-creating the excitement of our Queen’s Coronation year.
FREE
AICE Israeli Film Festival
Luna Palace Cinemas
Presenting the best of Israeli cinema across Australia, the festival will screen more films over more days than ever before, with an expanded selection of the best Israeli films from the past year. This program reflects the growing success of the Israeli film industry, which has developed a voice, a character and identity all its own. Cinema Paradiso 21–28 Aug | Various times www.lunapalace.com.au | 08 9227 1771
What’s on TODAY? www.showmeperth.com.au
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