Heart of Gold 2017 Official Program by Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival

CONTENTS Tickets Introductions 2017 Jury Prospectors Hall

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Real Stories With Heart 2 International Festival Highlights Exploring Europe Animation

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Real Stories with Heart 1 Animation Coffee & Comedy Africa & the Middle East Exploring the Pacific Raise Your Voice Ways of Seeing Opening Night

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Festival Map

Festival Planner Art with Heart Special Feature - Three Summers Music Video Masterclass

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Piece of My Heart Exploring the Americas High School Shorts The Other Sunshine State All In Your Head The Ties that Bind Golden Hour Irish Shorts Late Night Comedy

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Sunshine State The Ties that Bind Australian Festival Highlights

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Award Ceremony 39 Artistic Director’s Choice 40 Solid Gold: Best of Festival Winners 41 Family Animation Exploring Asia Family Shorts Young Filmmakers Competition 2017 Award-Winning Films Family Animation Coffee & Comedy Closing Night: Screeners’ Choice

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Credits Sponsors Advertisements

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HEART OF GOLD

I NTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

GYMPIE CIVIC CENTRE 28-30 Mellor St Gympie Qld 4570 Australia

2017 OFFICAL PROGRAM

+617 5482 4547 info@heartofgold.com.au

PRESENTING SPONSOR

@HEARTOFGOLD_ISFF /HEARTOFGOLDFILMFEST

HEARTOFGOLD.COM.AU

TICKETS

GET YOUR HANDS ON THAT GYMPIE GOLD Tickets can be purchased during the festival at the Gympie Civic Centre Box Office, or anytime online at our website. Great savings available for group bookings and curated multi-session passes. See our website for full details.

SESSIONS

PASSES

ADULT

5 TICKET PASS

$18

$70

CONCESSION

10 TICKET PASS

$14

$130

CHILD (age 5 - 12)

GOLDEN TICKET

HEARTOFGOLD.COM.AU

$250

MASTERCLASS

$18 OPENING NIGHT

$50 (with PARTY & GALA)

$25 (FILMS ONLY)

INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

FROM THE MAYOR

EMILY AVILA

MICK CURRAN

It is my great honour to present the program of 10th Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival. Nestled within the golden hills of Gympie, housed in the grand auditorium of the Civic Centre, it is the loveliest film festival in Australia. Our 10th program is full of carefully-crafted short films from every corner of the world, specially selected for their emotional resonance and power. This year marks 150 years since gold was discovered here in Gympie, sparking a mad gold rush that would become the foundation of the city. Now in its 10th year, Heart of Gold inspires the same mad rush each year as audiences vie for a seat in the Civic Centre to enjoy Gympie’s newfound gold - our brilliant short films. We have a very special program this year - more films than ever before plus an Extras sidebar of masterclasses, workshops and Family Day. The beloved Prospectors Hall will also be transformed into a goldmine for our Opening Night gala - the biggest party in town and not to be missed! I am also thrilled to present the Queensland premiere of Ben Elton’s new feature film Three Summers with an all-star cast of Aussie screen legends plus our Solid Gold session of winners from across the years. This year we expand our Real Stories with Heart offering to two sessions and introduce a new award for Most Inspiring True Story as part of our $10,000 prize pool. This is a festival unlike any other and remains energetically supported by the generosity and passion of the film-loving community where it is held. It is a festival that values each and every film in the program with audiences who love a discussion over a coffee or a drink afterwards. For those who have never visited, this is the year to do it. I look forward to welcoming you to the 10th Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival! - Emily Avila

Welcome to the tenth Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2017. Gympie Regional Council has been a supporter since its inception and its longevity is testament to the part that the committee, volunteers, sponsors, the community and you, the audience, have all played in bringing to life another great Heart of Gold. I hope you enjoy the selection of Australian and International short films right here in Gympie. It’s set to be four great days of film fun and inspiration with some true cultural treasures to be unearthed and enjoyed. The Heart of Gold is just one of many arts and creative culture events that make up the Rush Festival, which is running over the month of October. The Rush Festival celebrates everything that’s great about the Gympie region and its people. Our community, culture and heritage will be in the spotlight with a broad calendar of events including not only this one but the Gold Rush Festival, Rush Art Competition and exhibition, Widgee Bush Balladeers, and various concerts. Enjoy the films you have chosen to watch, enjoy RUSH Festival, enjoy the beautiful assets of our region and may the Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival keep beating strongly for many more years to come.

- Mayor Mick Curran BM

2017 JURY DAVID TILEY | FILM JOURNALIST In his long career, David Tiley has been a researcher, writer and director in documentary, community and corporate education, and a science magazine show for television, both in Australia and the UK, with a side order of script editing in fiction. He has worked for Film Victoria, the former Australian Film Commission, CSIRO, Open Channel, AFTRS and Melbourne University, though the majority of his knockabout professional life has been as a freelancer. Since 2005, he has edited Screen Hub, and crafted a distinctive mix of curiosity, humour and objectivity.

LUCY GAFFY | DIRECTOR Lucy Gaffy is an award-winning filmmaker and Masters graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). She has been working in the industry for over eight years across a broad range of productions including short films, documentaries, long-form projects and television commercials. Lucy’s short film “Dream Baby” was had its World Premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival, won Best Film at Heart of Gold Festival 2016 and went on to win the 2016 AACTA Award for Best Short Film. Lucy recently spent three months as an observing Director at the Juilliard School of Drama in New York before being selected by the ADG & Essential Media to direct an episode of the Channel 9 series Doctor Doctor.

ROGER MONK | SCREENWRITER Roger is an award-winning Australian screenwriter. Roger won the Australian Film Institute, Independent Film and Critics Circle awards for best script for the feature film Walking On Water (2002). It also won the Teddy award and Siegessaule Prize at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival and special mention at BIFF. More recently Roger wrote episodes for the multi award-winning and Emmy nominated Nowhere Boys. His pilot episode was nominated for an AWGIE Award. Roger was a writer on The Doctor Blake Mysteries S3 and co-creator and writer of East of Everything, and a writer on TV shows Dance Academy and The Secret Life of Us.

VERY SPECIAL GUEST JUROR We have one very special jury member yet to announced - follow our Facebook page to find out who it is as the festival draws closer!

PROSPECTORS HALL THE BEATING HEART OF THE HEART OF GOLD

In 1867, prospector James Nash struck gold in the Gympie region - leading to a wild gold rush that extended all along the Mary River and giving Gympie her heroic reputation as “the town that saved Queensland” and bringing much needed prosperity to the region. It’s 150 years since that first discovery and, in honour of our town’s heritage, we are turning Prospectors Hall into one big goldmine! Head down the tunnel to discover a cavernous goldmine filled with relics, machinery and glittering gold from Gympie’s heydey - brought to life by the talented team from Unqualified Design Studio and LCR Film Sound. Prospectors Hall will also be the heart of the festivals Extras program - the place to be for filmmaker Q&A’s on the Golden Lounge, grab a souvenir from our festival store, learn to make professional videos on your smartphone or tablet at the Folktales handheld devices workshop, let the kids run riot with the shake & stir theatre co. Drop-In Drama Workshops on Sunday and do not miss a very special screening of Daryl & Malcolm’s Nostalgic Nuggets - an exuberant and surreal exploration of Gympie’s history of gold, led by the larger-than-life local legend Dr Daryl Dodt himself! There’s also a Music Video Masterclass for budding filmmakers and musicians to learn all about the craft from award-winning Aussie director Nick Waterman. Check out the daily schedule on display in Prospectors Hall and be sure to follow us on Facebook for special announcements about the Extras program.

REAL STORIES WITH HEART 1 9AM THURSDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE The first session of Heart of Gold 2017 dives straight into one of our favourites. With a focus on true stories with protagonists front and centre, these documentaries have one thing in common - gentle and curious portrayals of the goodness of human spirit.

HEARING MADGE 10 min | Andrea Lewis | UK | Doco

From Gympie local and Heart of Gold champion Peter Herrington’s intimate personal reflections in Joy, to Got Your Marbles marble fever in Northern NSW - Real Stories with Heart will surprise and move you in a session that Heart of Gold is proud to present every year.

A LIFE TOGETHER 13 min | Simon Direen | Aus | Doco Queensland Premiere

Insider Tip We’ve doubled our Real Stories with Heart offering this year! If you loved these films, don’t miss the second session on Saturday morning.

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9:30AM 2PM SATURDAY THURSDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM

Let it all go with singing animals at the mercy of the man in The Burden that just scooped Best Animation at the Melbourne International Film Festival (and also features in Artistic Director’s Choice on Saturday) and listen out for legend Barry Otto in Aussie animation Fish with Legs - a winner at Flickerfest from director Dave Carter and writer Nikos Andronicos. SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

THURSDAY

It’s Session beenBlurb a tremendous year for animation as the medium flourishes like never before. This session is jampacked with artists from all over the world - from BAFTA awardwinning Daisy Jacobs with her latest oil painting offering The Full Story to the superb Oscar®-nominated fable Blind Vaysha, this session is not to be missed.

COFFEE & COMEDY 11:30AM THURSDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE A classic Heart of Gold session! Join us for this ever-popular collection of rollicking, romantic and cheerful short films that are sure to brighten your day.

BABY I’M YOURS 12 min | Hadley Hillel | USA | Sci-Fi World Premiere

Be blown away by the sleek retro scifi tones of Baby I’m Yours (a screener favourite and the latest offering from Heart of Gold 2016 awards alumnus Hadley Hillel), witness first love quicken hearts in sweet animation In a Heartbeat, see old flames rekindled in The Driving Seat and swiftly extinguished in Austen-esque The Suitor. Good times guaranteed!

IN A HEARTBEAT 4 min | Esteban Bravo & Beth David | USA

Present your ticket at the Festival Cafe to pick up your complimentary cup of Nescafé coffee.

WELCOME TO COUNTRY 10 min | Dean Gibson | Queensland

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AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST SESSION TITLE 12PM 2PM SATURDAY THURSDAY| FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERSROOM ROOM

Violent Content Warning: NOCTURNE IN BLACK

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Our Session program Blurbthis year has a special focus on discovery and this session promises just that. See Aleppo from the eyes of an artist who returns to his apartment whilst the war rages in the Australian premiere of Syrian documentary Greetings from Aleppo. Iranian director Babik Habifar’s everpopular short The Fish and I captivated audiences in 2015 - we are delighted to present the world premiere of his latest offering The Hair. Then traipse through the jungles of the Congo in Eeya and round it all out with love story from Istanbul with The Swallows.

EXPLORING THE PACIFIC 2PM THURSDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE Explore a bit of Aussie national identity with some classic Kiwi characters on the side, plus a quick hop over to our island neighbours in Fiji - there’s plenty to discover right here in the Pacific.

MESSIAH 17 min | Damian Walshe-Howling | Aus | Comedy

We’ve got Damian Walshe-Howling’s energetic comedy Messiah starring Aussie icon David Gulpilil, the brilliant Possum from New Zealand and some true blue battlers from Lightning Ridge: Land of the Black Opals by Australian director Alena Lodkina.

HAVE YOU TRIED, MAYBE, NOT WORRYING? 14 min | Rachel Ross | NZ | Drama Queensland Premiere (MIFF)

FENCED 9 min | Sophie Hawkshaw | Aus | Drama Queensland Premiere (St Kilda)

Language Warning: LIGHTING RIDGE

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RAISE YOUR VOICE SESSION TITLE 2:30PM 2PM SATURDAY THURSDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM

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A Session gathering Blurb of shorts with characters who drive the narrative - strongwilled, individualistic, expressive and full of heart. From the Queensland premiere of Daughters of Doom from Heart of Gold alumni Eliza Cox, to the beautifully observed love story in A Life Together from documentary filmmaker Simon Direen, Raise Your Voice is a heady mix of animation, comedy, drama and doco from all over the world. A session that is sure to delight, inspire and move you.

WAYS OF SEEING 4:30PM THURSDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE This is a selection of stand-out short films from the program - chosen for their distinct way of seeing. If you’re the sort of person who wants to be taken on a journey when you enter the cinema, then you’ve come to the right place. Glimpses of Ukraine are captured on celluloid in Girls and Honey, the world premiere of dreamy ramble My Home is a Dog that Lives Inside Me from director Adam Briggs, the powerful psychological unpicking of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Radheya Jegatheva’s expanded universe in Journey. A session for cinephiles who want to see the world through the eyes of another, delve into some of the most immersive and cinematic films in our 2017 program. Language and content warning: Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow and A.

OPENING NIGHT

6PM THURSDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE

In celebration of 150 years since striking gold in Gympie, we invite you to take a trip into the golden heart of Gympie’s mining heydey. Enjoy a session of the most splendid shorts in the 2017 program, an afterparty inside a goldmine and dance to the brilliant sounds of renowned duo Hat Fitz & Cara as they lead the celebrations for our biggest, best festival yet! Our Opening Night selection features the Australian premieres of Mordechai (Benjamin Bee, UK), Catastrophe (Jamille Van Wijngaarden, Netherlands) and La Canoa de Ulises (Diego Fio, Argentina), along with 2017 Oscar-winning short film Sing (Kristóf Deák, Hungary). A stellar line-up for an Opening Night to remember!

Join us from 8:30pm in Prospectors Hall for the Official Afterparty for ticketholders!

GALA EVENT

Join us for all the Opening Night festivities as we kick off the 10th Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival!

PIECE OF MY HEART 9AM FRIDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE Start your day with the sound of music with these six sweet short films. There’s the touching English documentary Hearing Madge that imagines new ways of remembering loved ones. Plus winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2016, beautiful Spanish short film Timecode full of energetic surprises and creative expression. Not to mention Oscar®winner Sing—one of our Opening Night films and a powerful reminder that every voice counts.

EXPLORING THE AMERICAS SESSION TITLE 9:30AM 2PM SATURDAY FRIDAY | | FOSSICKERS FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM Sure, Session Hollywood Blurb may dominate screen culture and make you wonder what’s left to explore? Well, more than you think... Have you ever seen a high school prom in the cane fields of rural Florida? Have you been to a Brazilian village where only four people live and sat while they tell you their story? Do you know how to build a canoe? Were you there when Cleveland made its Guinness Book of World Records attempt by launching thousands of balloons into the sky?

BALLOONFEST 6 min | Nathan Truesdell | USA | Doco Queensland Premiere SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

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ULISES CANOE (LA CANOA DE ULISES) 14 min | Diego Fio | Argentina | Drama Australian Premiere (Clermont Ferrand)

HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS 11AM FRIDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE

with Q&A

Sit back, turn off your phone, empty your mind and get ready to jam with your new mates in the Aussie premiere of Rocknrollers, work up the courage to tell her how you feel in My Best Friend is Stuck on the Ceiling, tell the world exactly who you are in Mrs McCutcheon and go for one last skate in Melon Grab. World’s best excursion - you’re welcome!

OS LOVE 6 min | Luc Gut | Switzerland | Experimental (Flickerfest, Long Island)

Featuring a Q&A session with guest filmmakers in conversation with Heart of Gold artistic director Emily Avila.

MELON GRAB 10 min | Andrew Lee | Aus | Drama Queensland Premiere

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12PM 2PM SATURDAY FRIDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM Stories Sessionabout Blurbcharacters who are confronted by their own perceptions of The Other.

FAMILY HAPPINESS FILMS INFO 15 min | Alice Englert | Aus | Drama Queensland Premiere (MIFF)

There’s hopeful stories like an unlikely bromance between strangers in Big City or the spirit of inclusion in Coming Home, and there’s also something a bit darker in the awardwinning thriller Bon Voyage and BAFTA-winning Home - both pertinent stories that invoke complex dilemmas about the most significant issue of our times - the refugee crisis sweeping Europe. Plus the Australian premiere of Oscar-nominated animation Blind Vaysha, a beautiful and eloquent fable from Canadian filmmaker Theodore Ushev.

BLIND VAYSHA 8 min | Theodore Ushev | Canada | Animation Australian Premiere Nominee - Oscar® Best Animated Short Film

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Content Warning: This session is rated MA and is not for the faint-hearted. BON VOYAGE and HOME SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BYand contain strong depictions of violence coarse language.

COMING HOME 5 min | Summer DeRoche | Aus | Drama Queensland Premiere (Flickerfest, St Kilda)

SUNSHINE STATE 2PM FRIDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE 2017 has been a great year for Queensland talent and we were inundated with submissions from local filmmakers. The cinema is about exploring other worlds but it’s also about seeing your own world reflected back at you - a familiar face or street, stories to connect you to your sense of place. We’ve handpicked some of the best shorts from the Sunshine State. Be sure to check out the Filmmaker Q&A program in Prospectors Hall to hear more from our Sunshine State talent!

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SESSION TITLE ALL IN YOUR HEAD 2:30PM 2PM SATURDAY FRIDAY | |FOSSICKERS FOSSICKERSROOM ROOM The Session forces Blurb at play inside our heads are unruly and consuming. These swells of love, anticipation, anxiety and excitement can drive us into action. This selection of six short films introduce characters for whom the problem and the solution may all be inside their heads. Including the Australian premieres of Dutch drama Hold On (Houvast) and Turkish love story The Swallows.

STUTTERER 13 min | Benjamin Cleary | Ireland | Drama Winner - OscarÂ® Best Live Action Short Film SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

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THE RAVENS 20 min | Jennifer Ryerson | Aus | Drama

THE TIES THAT BIND 4PM FRIDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE The trials of life swirl all around us. Heartbreak, loss, separation - but in the midst of all that, we are held together, spun close to a small circle of family and friends whom we live our lives alongside, by choice or chance. This session honours the ties that bind us and the people we share our lives with.

MELON GRAB 10 min | Andrew Lee | Aus | Drama Queensland Premiere

Featuring the Australian premiere of Benjamin Bee’s Mordechai alongside a strong contingent of Australian short films from some of the country’s best new filmmaking talent.

THE DAM 15 min | Brendon McDonall | Aus | Drama

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HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 15 min | Anya Beyersdorf | Aus | Drama Queensland Premiere (SFF)

SESSION HOUR TITLE GOLDEN 5:30PM 2PM SATURDAY FRIDAY | |FOSSICKERS FOSSICKERSROOM ROOM

Featuring Heart of Gold alumni and wunderkind Hadley Hillel’s new retro sci-fi Baby I’m Yours, the short and snappy Australian premiere of Catastrophe, Sundance favourite 5 Films About Technology and the dance-driven Kill Off by Aussie director and Heart of Gold guest Genevieve Clay-Smith. Present your ticket at the Gold Bar to pick up your complimentary drink (one per ticket)!

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FRIDAY

The Session drinks Blurb are on us! A one hour collection of shorts from all over the world that are guaranteed to get your weekend off to a happy and heartwarming start.

IRISH SHORTS

6:30PM FRIDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE We’ve got a special place in our hearts for the Irish. Those rebellious larrikins on the other side of the world, we seem to understand each other. And there’s no better way to start the weekend than in the company of some fun-loving Irish folk!

FOREVER ROARS THE VAST ATLANTIC 3 min | James Alexander | Ireland | Experimental Autralian Festival Premiere

Grab a ticket to one of our most popular sessions and be rewarded with some brilliant Irish shorts including the charming Oscar®-winner Stutterer, the dilemma of love vs. sports in The Nation Holds Its Breath and dark comedy Second to None from Heart of Gold 2016 alumni Vincent Gallagher.

THE LOST LETTER 8 min | Kealan O’Rourke | Ireland | Drama Australian Premiere

Insider Tip: Tuck into some hearty Irish stew and a Guinness at the Gold Bar before the session!

ADULTING 20 min | Linda Bhreathnach & Justin Davey | Ireland | Drama Australian Premiere

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STUTTERER 13 min | Benjamin Cleary | Ireland | Drama Winner - Oscar® Best Live Action Short Film

THE NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH 20 min | Kev Cahill | Ireland | Comedy Australian Festival Premiere

SESSION TITLE LATE NIGHT COMEDY 9PM 2PM FRIDAY SATURDAY | HERITAGE | FOSSICKERS THEATRE ROOM It’s Session FridayBlurb night! Stay up late with us for unruly tales of rekindled flames, huge mistakes, resurrection and awkward encounters. Featuring screener favourite The Driving Seat and a couple of handpicked titles from our ClermontFerrand scout—Etage X and Happy End, Late Night Comedy is the hilarious good-times antidote to your working week!

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ETAGE X 14 min | Francy Fabritz | Germany | Comedy Queensland Premiere (Clermont Ferrand)

SUNSHINE STATE 9AM SATURDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE REPEAT SESSION 2017 has been a great year for Queensland talent and we were inundated with submissions from local filmmakers. The cinema is about exploring other worlds but it’s also about seeing your own world reflected back at you - a familiar face or street, stories to connect you to your sense of place. We’ve handpicked some of the best shorts from the Sunshine State. Insider Tip Be sure to check out the Filmmaker Q&A program in Prospectors Hall to hear more from our Sunshine State talent!

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SESSION TITLE BIND THE TIES THAT 9:30AM 2PM SATURDAY SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM The trials of life swirl all around us. Heartbreak, loss, separation - but in the midst of all that, we are held together, spun close to a small circle of family and friends whom we live our lives alongside, by choice or chance. This session honours the ties that bind us and the people we share our lives with. Featuring the Australian premiere of Benjamin Bee’s Mordechai alongside a strong contingent of Australian short films from some of the country’s best new filmmaking talent.

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AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 11AM SATURDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE Devoted to our finest filmic exports, sink into a session of homegrown festival highlights from filmmakers who have taken their shorts from Down Under all over the world. Featuring a slew of award-winning Aussie short films including Wolfe, a Griffith Film School graduate film that took out the Crystal Bear at Berlinale earlier this year and MIFF 2017 Best Short Film winner and AACTA award nominee Mrs McCutcheon.

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MY BEST FRIEND IS STUCK ON THE CEILING 11 min | Matt Vesely | Aus | Comedy (MIFF, SFF, Palm Springs)

SESSION TITLE REAL STORIES WITH HEART 2 11:30AM 2PM SATURDAY SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM

Hear the stories of artists, musicians and inspirational individuals who share their passions and invite us into their corner of the world. Featuring the world premiere of Speaking Through Colour from Byron Bay director Darius Devas and the world premiere of powerful short Taking Back the Waves from award-winning director Genevieve Clay-Smith. Insider TIp Check out the Filmmaker Q&A program in Prospectors Hall to join discussions with the creators of these inspirational tales.

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SATURDAY

A Session very special Blurb session unique to our festival that has become so popular that this year we have doubled our offering - Heart of Gold is proud to present Real Stories with Heart 2!

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 1PM SATURDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE The finest shorts from the world’s top festivals compiled into an unmissable session for Heart of Gold film lovers. Featuring two Oscar®-winning shorts Stutterer (2016) and Sing (2017), as well as Oscar®-nominees Timecode (winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or winner in 2016), and animation Blind Vaysha. A stand-out session of the world’s best short films and a brilliant way to enjoy your Saturday afternoon. Insider Tip Stick around for a 3pm special feature presentation - the Queensland premiere of Ben Elton’s THREE SUMMERS starring Michael Caton & Magda Szubanski (p 41). SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

SESSION TITLE EXPLORING EUROPE 1:30PM 2PM SATURDAY SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM

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Where Sessionwould Blurbcinema be without the Europeans? We cross the continent from the Irish cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, swim across to the Nordic towns in Pushing Night Away, then to Switzerland for all the snow, sweat and chainsaws of In the Woods, through to a brief pitstop in the German supermarket for Fruit Salad before finding sunshine and bees in war-torn Ukraine in glorious 16mm documentary Girls and Honey, rounding it all out with a wander through Athens in experimental short HIWA - our tour of Europe leaves no stone unturned.

ANIMATION

3:30PM SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS ROOM REPEAT SESSION It’s been a tremendous year for animation as the medium flourishes like never before. This session is jampacked with artists from all over the world - from BAFTA awardwinning Daisy Jacobs with her latest oil painting offering The Full Story to the superb Oscar®-nominated fable Blind Vaysha, this session is not to be missed. Let it all go with singing animals at the mercy of the man in The Burden that just scooped Best Animation at the Melbourne International Film Festival (and also features in Artistic Director’s Choice on Saturday) and listen out for legend Barry Otto in Aussie animation Fish with Legs - a winner at Flickerfest from director Dave Carter and writer Nikos Andronicos. SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

FESTIVAL MAP GYMPIE CIVIC CENTRE

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PROSPECTORS HALL

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FESTIVAL PLANNER THURSDAY

FRIDAY

6 OCTOBER

5 OCTOBER

HERITAGE 9AM - 10.30AM

REAL STORIES WITH HEART 1 11:30AM - 1PM

COFFEE & COMEDY 2PM - 3.30PM

EXPLORING THE PACIFIC 4:30PM - 6PM

FOSSICKERS

HERITAGE

FOSSICKERS

9AM - 10.30AM 9:30AM - 11AM

PIECE OF MY HEART

ANIMATION

11AM - 12:30PM

HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS

12PM - 1:30PM

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST

SUNSHINE STATE

RAISE YOUR VOICE PROSPECTORS HALL

7PM - 8:30PM

6PM - 7PM

OPENING NIGHT

OPENING NIGHT WELCOME

EXPLORING THE AMERICAS 12PM - 1:30PM

THE OTHER

2PM - 3.30PM

2:30PM - 4PM

WAYS OF SEEING

9:30AM - 11AM

4PM - 5:30PM

THE TIES THAT BIND 6:30PM - 8PM

IRISH SHORTS

WITH DRINKS & FIRE CEREMONY

8:30PM - late

AFTERPARTY

2:30PM - 4PM

ALL IN YOUR HEAD 5:30PM - 6:30PM

GOLDEN HOUR PROSPECTORS HALL

9PM - 10:30PM

10AM - 12PM

LATE NIGHT COMEDY

HANDHELD DEVICES WORKSHOP

FOLKTALE

1PM - 2PM

WITH LIVE MUSIC ‘HAT FITZ & CARA’

DARYL & MALCOLM’S

NOSTALGIC NUGGETS

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FILMMAKER Q&As Each year Heart of Gold invites a number of its featured filmmakers to attend the festival. Over the 4 days, in Prospectors Hall, we will sit down for in-depth Q&As with many of these creative talents. Don’t miss your chance to hear their thoughts and ask them questions yourself. Check the Prospectors Hall schedule daily for Q&A times.

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SUNDAY

7 OCTOBER

HERITAGE

8 OCTOBER

FOSSICKERS

HERITAGE

9AM - 10.30AM

SUNSHINE STATE REPEAT

9AM - 10.30AM 9:30AM - 11AM

FAMILY ANIMATION

THE TIES THAT BIND REPEAT

11AM - 12:30PM AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

1PM - 2.30PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

FAMILY SHORTS

REAL STORIES WITH HEART 2

1:30PM - 3PM

EXPLORING EUROPE

3PM - 5PM

3:30PM - 5PM

THREE SUMMERS

3:30PM - 5PM

ANIMATION

COFFEE & COMEDY

REPEAT

SPECIAL FEATURE

REPEAT

6PM - 6:45PM AWARD CELEBRATIONS

PROSPECTORS HALL

7PM - 8:30PM

MUSIC VIDEO MASTERCLASS

9:30AM - 11AM

EXPLORING ASIA

11AM - 12:30PM

11:30PM - 1PM

2017 AWARD WINNING FILMS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CHOICE

FOSSICKERS

5:30PM - 7PM CLOSING NIGHT:

11AM - 2PM

SCREENERS’ SELECTION

W NICK WATERMAN

9PM - 11PM

SOLID GOLD

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11:30PM - 1PM

YOUNG FILMMAKERS 2PM - 3:30PM

FAMILY ANIMATION REPEAT

PROSPECTORS HALL 11AM - 2PM SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO

KIDS DRAMA DROP-IN

ART WITH HEART THE HEART OF GOLD ART RAFFLE

In Partnership with Joolie Gibbs and her wonderful team at the Gympie Regional Council, Art with Heart has become a well-loved Heart of Gold feature and major festival fundraiser. This initiative is an exclusive opportunity for private collectors and businesses to acquire unique pieces made by renowned local artists. Enter the draw to win an artwork of your choice by purchasing a ticket for $20 at the festival and record your order of preferences from 1-10. With only 500 tickets up for the grabs the odds are pretty good! Tickets will be drawn on Sunday 9th October - good luck! 1. AUSTRALIAN SEASCAPE | IAN GUNN Tryptich crylic on canvas. 300 x 900mm

6. BAROQUE PEARL PENDANT NECKLACE | WENDY BORASO Sterling Silver baroque pearl pendant. 50cm

2. FRAGMENTS OF SUMMER | KEN GAILER Mixed media on canvas. 400 x 400mm

7. AFRICAN BLACKWOOD BOX | PAUL ARMOUR African Ebony and Zebrano Timber. 100mm x 170mm x 270mm

3. A SENSE OF PLACE | SAM KEANE Clay, Midfire Range with Underglass. 480 x 200mm

8. SILENT ILLUMINATIONS | KYM BARRETT Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. 900 x 1200mm

4. MIRROR & HEART | DENNIS GRANSHAW Brass, converted vintage petrol browser frame and mirror. 400 x 300mm

9. A BED OF ROSES | YO LICKERMAN Crochet for Single Bed or Throw

5. HEADPIECE | CINDY VOGELS Hancrafted headpiece of duck biot feathers 450 x 350mm

10. HALL TABLE WITH KEY WRANGLER | PETER HERRINGTON Stainless Steel and Glass 780mm x 540mm

SESSION TITLE THREE SUMMERS

THREE SUMMERS 2PM SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS ROOM Session Blurb

FILMS INFO

3PM SATURDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE

Written & Directed by BEN ELTON Presented by TRANSMISSION FILMS 97 min | Aus | Comedy

Among them is Henry (Michael Caton) a grieving grandfather who runs the local Morris Dancing troupe, Eamon (John Waters), Keevey’s father and founder of The Warrikins; and Jack (Kelton Pell), a Noongar didgeridoo player. Keeping them all in line is Queenie (Magda Szubanski), the community radio announcer, who sees the same old confrontations year after year and thinks it’s high time we found ways to embrace our differences and all learn to get along. Stick around for a Q&A with a very special guest after the film. Then join us for a drink in the Festival Bar before the of Gold 2017 Awards Celebrations begin! SESSIONHeart PROUDLY SPONSORED BY SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

FEATURE FILM

When Keevey (Rebecca Breeds), the lead singer of a popular Irish folk band The Warrikins, meets Roland (Robert Sheehan), a self righteous and somewhat eccentric theremin player, at a rural folk festival, sparks begin to fly. Their blossoming romance forms the backdrop to a series of interweaving festival stories as we see how the characters change from one summer to the next.

MUSIC VIDEO MASTERCLASS 11AM - 2PM SATURDAY

MASTERCLASS

Join renowned Aussie music video director Nick Waterman for a deep dive masterclass that will unpack the director’s toolkit for creating a memorable music video. From concept to production, Nick will examine the craft through drawing on examples of his own work with artist such as Washington, Jai Waetford, Delta Goodrem and Jessica Mauboy, plus demonstrate his methodology with a hands-on live performance shoot. Designed for budding filmmakers, musicians and enthusiasts, the masterclass will also give participants the chance to ask questions and pitch projects. An invaluable opportunity to learn from one of Australia’s leading young directors.

TICKETS | $18 Book at info@heartofgold.com.au

NICK WATERMAN | Director

‘Saint Lo’—Washington ‘Heart Miles’—Jai Waetford ‘The Day Before I Met You’—Jessica Mauboy ‘The River’—Delta Goodrem ‘Living Not Dreaming’—Jai Waetford ‘Kingdom of Alone’—Bertie Blackman ‘After The Smoke’ (Berlinale) ‘Vote Yes’ (Flickerfest) ‘From Here’ (Palm Springs)

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SESSION CEREMONY TITLE AWARDS 6PM 2PM SATURDAY | HERITAGE FOSSICKERS THEATRE ROOM

Dress up in your finest, grab a drink from the Gold Bar, then join us for Gympie’s favourite film awards ceremony. Stick around after the winners are anounced to see the choice picks of artistic director Emily Avila in the Artistic Director’s Choice session (p 40).

FILMS INFO PRESENTED AWARDS BEST SHORT FILM—$5000 Sponsored by Schuh Group BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM —$1000 Sponsored by Heart of Gold BEST STUDENT FILM—$1000 Spoonsored by Heart of Gold BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY—$500 Sponsored by Councillor Llew O’Brien and the Australian Cinematographers Society BEST SCRIPT—$500 Sponsored by Meerkat Mufflers BEST SOUND DESIGN—$500 Sponsored by LCR Sound SCREENERS’ CHOICE AWARD—$500 Sponsored by Heart of Gold GYMPIE GOLD AWARD—$500 Sponsored by Gympie Regional Council Presented by Mayor Mick Curran BM

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INSPIRING TRUE STROY AWARD—$500 Sponsored by John Farrell & Family YOUNG FILMMAKERS COMPETITION—GO-PRO Sponsored by Harvey Norman

SATURDAY

Saturday Session Blurb is the night where filmmakers strike gold in the Heritage Theatre as we announce the 2016 prize winners including $5000 for the 2017 Heart of Gold Best Short Film!

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CHOICE 7PM SATURDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE A mix of light of dark - animation, documentary, comedy and drama - from filmmakers at the top of their game.

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE 3 min | Poppy Walker | Aus | Doco Queensland Premiere (Aesthetica)

Featuring the latest from Northern NSW filmmaking team Poppy Walker & Sophie Hexter; a new short from BAFTA-winner Daisy Jacobs; from Melbourne, Alena Lodkina’s precursor to her Venice-premiering feature; a comedy of errors set in a London butcher shop; and a tongue-in-cheek doco from the Galapagos Islands. We round out the session with two Queensland premieres—a Palme d’Or winner from director Qiu Yang and a beautiful, wry and poignant stopmotion musical fresh from screenings at TIFF & Cannes Director’s Fortnight.

THE FULL STORY 7 min | Daisy Jacobs | UK | Animation Queensland Premiere

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SESSION TITLE SOLID GOLD

9PM 2PM SATURDAY | HERITAGE FOSSICKERS THEATRE ROOM

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our 10th festival and what better way to celebrate than to dust off all the best films from the years and string them all together into one solid gold session! Sit back on your Saturday night and enjoy this selection of guaranteed delights. They certainly hold up! NB. We loved so many of these that the session is 20 minutes longer than the usual 90. Bonus film!

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FATHER 18 min | Lofti Achour | France / Tunisia | Drama 2015 Heart of Gold Best Film

SATURDAY

BEST Session OFBlurb FESTIVAL WINNERS 2006-2017

FAMILY ANIMATION 9AM SUNDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE A jam-packed session of animated shorts from all over the world - you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy these funny, whimsical and heartwarming films from some of best new animation talent in the world!

PASSAGE OF FLICK 10 min | James Vinson | Aus Queensland Premiere (LAIFF)

Visit Ghana and go for a spin in A Girl Needs A Bike, watch the trials and tribulations of unsupervised pets in the Australian premiere of Catastrophe and let narrator Kate Winslet spin you a tale in The Lost Letter.

CLOUD RIDER (WOLKENREITER) 18 min | Manuela Rüegg | Switzerland Queensland Premiere

THE LOST LETTER 8 min | Kealan O’Rourke | Ireland Australian Premiere

SESSION TITLE EXPLORING ASIA 9:30AM 2PM SATURDAY SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM

Let yourself be taken for a wander round the remote island of Sado off the west coast of Japan with legendary musician Tomokawa as your guide in My Home is a Dog that Lives Inside Me, fall in love with a stranger on a train in India in Sisak, refuse to go gentle into that good night with Palme d’Or winning short film A Gentle Night from Chinese director Qiu Yang or simply join the fun of Afternoon Class, a taut animation from South Korea.

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SUNDAY

A Session collection Blurb of transportative short films from all parts of Asia, this selection will immerse you in breathtaking worlds and gently-told universal stories.

FAMILY SHORTS 11AM SUNDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE A bonza session of Aussie family short films (plus one hilarious exception from New Zealand)! Buckle your seatbelts because the kids are driving!

BOGGABILLA BUS 11 min | Mitch Kennedy | Queensland

Meet unstoppable Gympie motorcycle road racer Joel Kelso in Little Racer, hold onto your marbles in Spill and Got Your Marbles, get up to mischief in Possum, follow your dreams in Remarkable and take the wheel of the school bus in Boggabilla Bus - this session is a guaranteed joyride!

REMARKABLE 10 min | Kim Lodington | Queensland Queensland Premiere

SPILL 9 min | Aaron Ellis | Aus (Flickerfest, St Kilda, BAPFF)

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SESSION FAMILY DAY TITLE EXTRAS

SundaySATURDAY is Family Day at| FOSSICKERS Heart of Gold, and ROOM we’ve programed a range of 2PM family shorts and a selection of exciting extras to keep the whole family FILMS INFO for some fun, and head Session Blurb entertained. Make sure you stop by the Drama Drop-In to the Young Filmmaker screening to get inspired!

SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO KIDS DRAMA DROP-IN 10AM - 2PM SUNDAY | PROSPECTORS HALL

YOUNG FILMMAKERS COMPETITION FINALISTS SCREENING 11:30AM SUNDAY | FOSSICKERS ROOM Our Young Filmmakers Competition encourages those wanting to start their SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY journey into film while they are still in high school. With brilliant, relevant and diverse films submitted this year, this session promises a showcase of well crafted shorts from our industry’s youngest budding creatives.

SUNDAY

Release the actor inside you! Stop by this fun workshop to create characters, explore stories and perform with your friends - these drop in sessions are the perfect way to explore your inner creativity and get a taste of the performing arts. You could be on the big screen soon! No experience necessary. Ages 7-14

2017 AWARD WINNERS 1:30PM SUNDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE The jury’s verdict is in! Time to sit back, relax and enjoy a carefullycurated session of the festival’s best. Every short in this session is a freshly minted festival award winner, so you’re sure to have a good time.

BEST SHORT FILM Sponsored by Schuh Group BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM Sponsored by Heart of Gold BEST STUDENT FILM Spoonsored by Heart of Gold BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Sponsored by Councillor Llew O’Brien BEST SCRIPT Sponsored by Meerkat Mufflers BEST SOUND DESIGN Sponsored by LCR Sound SCREENERS’ CHOICE AWARD Sponsored by Cooloola Self Storage GYMPIE GOLD AWARD Sponsored by Gympie Regional Council Presented by Mayor Mick Curran BM INSPIRING TRUE STROY AWARD Sponsored by John Farrell & Family

SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

YOUNG FILMMAKERS COMPETITION Sponsored by Harvey Norman

SESSIONANIMATION TITLE FAMILY 2PM SUNDAY SATURDAY | FOSSICKERS | FOSSICKERS ROOM ROOM REPEAT Session Blurb SESSION A jam-packed session of animated shorts from all over the world - you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy these funny, whimsical and heartwarming films from some of best new animation talent in the world! Visit Ghana and go for a spin in A Girl Needs A Bike, watch the trials and tribulations of unsupervised pets in the Australian premiere of Catastrophe and let narrator Kate Winslet spin you a tale in The Lost Letter.

CATASTROPHE 2 min | Jamille Van Wijngaarden | Netherlands Australian Premiere (TIFF) SESSION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

A GIRL NEEDS A BIKE 4 min | Letitia Lamb & Vivien Mason | Aus

SUNDAY

AFTERNOON CLASS 4 min | Seoro Oh | South Korea

COFFEE & COMEDY 3:30PM SUNDAY | HERITAGE THEATRE REPEAT SESSION A classic Heart of Gold session! Join us for this ever-popular collection of rollicking, romantic and cheerful short films that are sure to brighten your day. Be blown away by the sleek retro scifi tones of Baby I’m Yours (a screener favourite and the latest offering from Heart of Gold 2016 awards alumni Hadley Hillel), witness first love quicken hearts in sweet animation In a Heartbeat, see old flames rekindled in The Driving Seat and swiftly extinguished in Austen-esque The Suitor.

Good times guaranteed!

THE DRIVING SEAT 9 min | Phil Lowe | UK | Comedy Australian Premiere (Aesthetica)

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SESSION NIGHT TITLE CLOSING

5:30PM 2PM SATURDAY SUNDAY || FOSSICKERS HERITAGE THEATRE ROOM

A big thank you to all who weighed in on this year’s program to make sure it was well and truly gold! Love Heart of Gold and want to join the screener groups in 2018? Come and find out more - the more the merrier.

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SUNDAY

A Session longstanding Blurb tradition at Heart of Gold - join us to close the 2017 festival with a very special selection of our screener group’s favourite films. We’re not like all the other festivals our selections take into consideration the responses of many dedicated viewers who gather each week to score submissions and distil the ones that belong at Heart of Gold.

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CREDITS

MANAGEMENT BOARD

Festival Café

LITTLE HAVEN PALLIATIVE CARE

Chair CLAUDIA GRANSHAW

Social Media Coordinator ZAC VAN MANEN

Treasurer GREG JONES

IT Support/ Database / Website

Secretary JULIE CALVERT

GREG JONES

Board member LUKE HARRIMAN

Office Administration JULIE CALVERT

Board member SCOTT STURGESS

Accounting Support ANN O’BRIEN

Board member JEANETTE WILSON

Office Provider SHAHID KHAN BFA CPA Sponsorship & Grants

FESTIVAL TEAM Artistic Director

EMILY AVILA

ROBYN BOWMAN, JAN FORBES, CLAUDIA GRANSHAW, EMILY AVILA, MICHAEL RANK, GREG JONES

Audience Engagement Manager

Film Classification

MADDI RÖMCKE

SHEILA KATH, HELEN CROWLEY

Program Manager

Screener Group Coordinators

JACKSON LAPSLEY SCOTT Event Manager GRACE BENTLEY

HELEN CROWLEY SHEILA KATH

Volunteer Coordinator MICHAEL RANK Usher Coordinators

SHEILA KATH & SANDRA NAIDOO Session Presenter Coordinator

HELEN CROWLEY

Ticketing Coordination and Support

GREG JONES, MICHAEL RANK, LIZ LAST, CHRIS KATH & PHIL FRAYNE Young Filmmaker School Competition Coordinators ADELENE WALKER &

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Hospitality Coordinators

CYNTHIA HAYES & LYNDAL KENMAN Art with Heart Coordinators

JOOLIE GIBBS & DENISE KOLERA

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A A Continuous Shape A Gentle Night A Girl Needs A Bike A Jaunty Jaunt A Life Together A River Twice Adulting Afternoon Class Asad Baby Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Yours Bad News Balloonfest Big City Birdlime Blind Vaysha Boggabilla Bus Bon Voyage Catastrophe Catherine Cloud Rider (Wolkenreiter) Cold Storage Coming Home Coming Out of the Shadows Cycles Danya Daughters of Doom Donna Dragon Dreaming Drop by Drop (Ă gua Mole) Edmund the Magnificent Eeya Etage X Family Happiness Father Fenced Fish With Legs Forever Roars The Vast Atlantic Fruit Salad (Obstsalat) Game Girls and Honey Goodbye Darling Got Your Marbles Grandfather (Aaba) Greetings from Aleppo

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14 13 40, 43 42, 11, 47 48, 20, 10, 26 13, 8 14 24 13, 32, 43, 42, 47, 9 41 48, 23, 10 23, 13 17 19 16, 32, 9 30, 19, 32, 9 20, 44, 26 19 23, 42, 47, 9, 15 32, 42, 47, 9 42, 47 25, 49 19, 22, 27 12 49, 13, 48, 10, 16 41 13 8 8 17 25 11 25 19, 13 41 12 23, 32, 9 24, 31 19, 31 30, 17 31, 14 24 8, 44 43 11, 29

Happy End Have You Tried, Maybe, Not Worrying? Hearing Madge HIWA Hold On (Houvast) Home How The Light Gets In Il Silenzio (The Silence) In A Heartbeat In The Woods (Ins Holz) It’s All I Know Journey Joy Kill Off La Canoa de Ulises (Ulises Canoe) La Pesca Le Grand Croissant Let’s See How Fast This Baby Can Go Lightning Ridge: The Land of Black Opals Little Racer Losing It Melon Grab Messiah Mordechai Mrs McCutcheon My Best Friend is Stuck on the Ceiling My Home Is A Dog That Lives Inside Me New Boy Nocturne in Black OS Love Passage of Flick Passengers Past The Second Stage Perfect Pair Pinky Toe Possum Pushing Night Away Red Kite Remarkable Rocknrollers Second to None Shakes

25, 32, 9 12, 21 8, 16 14, 31 21 19 22, 27 30 48, 49, 10 31 20, 26 14 8 16, 23 17, 15 17 48, 10 28 12, 40 49, 44 48, 22, 10, 27 18, 22, 27 12, 49 15, 22, 27 18, 28 28, 15, 18 14, 43 41 11 32, 23, 18, 9 42, 47 13 8 48, 10 13 12, 44 31 49, 20, 26 44 29, 18 24 20, 26

Silence Sing Sisak Snakebite Speaking Through Colour Spill Standby Stone Stutterer Su Brown And The Wallace Rockhole Pottery Taking Back the Waves The Alan Dimension The Boy By The Sea The Burden (Min Börda) The Chop The Dam The Driving Seat The Eleven O’Clock The Full Story The Ghost In The Machine The Hair The Lost Letter The Master of Folk Art The Nation Holds Its Breath The Phone Call The President’s Visit The Ravens The Send-Off The Six Dollar Fifty Man The Suitor The Swallows The United Guys Network The Wall Three Summers Time For Tea Timecode Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow Unbound Waterfall Welcome to Country Wishing Box Wolfe Working With Animals 5 Films About Technology

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