END OF YEAR INDUSTRY DRINKS Presented by Gold Coast Film Festival Join us for an end of year event to celebrate the successes of the South-East QLD screen industry this year with a panel followed by festive mingling! The event will start with a discussion panel with...

GOLD COAST STUDENT NETWORKING NIGHT Presented by Gold Coast Film Festival Are you looking for your next DOP for a short film project? Need an editor for your graduation film? Or an actor to play your lead character? We’re inviting all Gold Coast film and screen...

ASIA ON FILM Curated by Gold Coast Film Festival Explore Asia On Film this November at HOTA with a selection of Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominated films curated by the Gold Coast Film Festival. November 6, 19 & 29 - HOTA, Home of the Arts We've teamed up with HOTA,...

IN LIKE FLYNN: Special screening + Q&A Presented by Gold Coast Film Festival We're excited to bring you a special preview screening of adventure film IN LIKE FLYNN followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers on Monday 8th October, 7pm at Event Cinemas Pacific Fair. Directed...

Are you a Gold Coast writer, producer, director, actor, content creator, cinematographer, set designer, stunt performer or another form of screen industry human?  We are developing our industry program for 2019 and we're keen to hear from you!  We'd love to know what...

MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AT HOTA Real life stories of the artists who create the soundtrack to our lives Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd September - curated by Gold Coast Film Festival HOTA, Home of the Arts will present a 2-day mini film festival of the best Music...

GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL 2019 DATES! Have you missed us? The Gold Coast Film Festival will be back from April 3-14, 2019, bringing film to life across the Gold Coast. To stay up to date with sneak peeks for 2019 and our year-round events sign up to our monthly...

  BURLEIGH BREWING CINEMA SUMMER SCHEDULE Party like it's 1999! We've teamed up with Burleigh Brewing to bring six glorious months of 90's films to the Burleigh Brewing Outdoor Cinema. On the last Thursday of every month, grab your gang and relive the glory days when...

SPECIAL EVENT: MARY SHELLEY + Q&A WITH WRITER EMMA JENSEN Thursday 12 July, 7.15pm - HOTA, Home of the Arts Join us for a special screening of Mary Shelley, followed by an insightful Q&A with the film’s scriptwriter, Emma Jensen. Hear about Emma’s journey from script...

PROLIFIC AUSTRALIAN PRODUCER SUE MILLIKEN TO RECEIVE 2018 CHAUVEL AWARD   The Gold Coast Film Festival will award national screen industry award, the Chauvel Award, to producer Sue Milliken this month. With a career across film and TV stretching from the late 1960’s...

That's a wrap on the 2018 Gold Coast Film Festival!  Over 13 days and across 11 different Gold Coast locations, we presented: ✨ 40 feature films ✨ ✨ One world premiere ✨ ✨ Seven Australian premieres ✨ ✨ Seven Queensland premieres ✨ ✨ More than 100 film and...

Feature and shorts winners from the 2018 Gold Coast Film Festival  STRANGE COLOURS, Alena Lodkina’s debut feature is the winner of the Blackmagic Design Best Australian Independent Film Award at the Gold Coast Film Festival. Established two years ago, the festival’s...

Short film finalists and winners from SIPFest 2018 The Gold Coast Film Festival awarded $8000 in cash prizes for its national short film competition SIPFEST: Shorts in Paradise, presented by Surfers Paradise Alliance on Sunday 22 April on Surfers Paradise Beach....

TWO NEW FILMS ANNOUNCED! We're excited to announce two new films joining the Gold Coast Film Festival program! TULLY: We're thrilled to announce our mystery movie is Sundance-favourite, TULLY. Charlize Theron is dynamite as Marlo, a mother struggling to deal with two...

MEDIA RELEASE: 2018 GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Special guests include Simon Baker, Shane Jacobson, Jill Bilcock, Jenny Cooney, Vince Colosimo, Rachael Blake and more Over 100 film and film-related events planned, including a world-class VR film...

MEDIA RELEASE: SIMON BAKER’S BREATH MAKES QUEENSLAND PREMIERE AT 2018 GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL Gold Coast Film Festival (GCFF) organisers today announced they have secured the Queensland premiere of Simon Baker’s new film Breath, as part of the city’s flagship film...

Registrations are now open for volunteer positions at the Gold Coast Film Festival 2018. Our amazing team of volunteers are part of the bigger family of people dedicated to making the festival a truly enjoyable experience for all our guests. With a variety of...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a free outdoor screening of Mulan on Saturday 17 February from 4pm to 9pm at Gold Coast Chinatown, Young and Davenport Streets, Southport. The celebration is a free event featuring a delicious Asian street food market, superb local...