Annual Review 2018

Opening night action with red carpet host Damien Anthony Rossi / Photographs: Joe Ruckli BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 11–21 OCTOBER 2018 | GOMA AND VENUES ACROSS BRISBANE Brisbane instrumental group hazards of swimming naked provide an all- original live score for legendary silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928, one of patron Bruce Beresford’s personal selections / Photograph: Joe Ruckli Through its Australian Cinémathèque, QAGOMA was thrilled to present a new chapter of the much‑loved and long-running Brisbane International Film Festival, with screenings at GOMA and across the city. BIFF 2018 celebrated the best new feature films and documentaries from around the world alongside fresh Australian shorts, curated thematic and geographic threads, talks, industry workshops and special events. The Festival’s opening film was the Queensland-made Celeste 2018, and its patrons were acclaimed director Bruce Beresford and award- winning producer Sue Milliken ao . BIFF 2018 was presented city-wide with partner venues including Event Cinemas (Brisbane City Myer Centre), Five Star Cinemas (New Farm Six Cinemas and the Elizabeth Picture Theatre), Reading Cinemas Newmarket, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane Powerhouse and the State Library of Queensland. QAGOMA will continue to present the Festival in 2019 and 2020.