SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2023
Attention filmmakers and scriptwriters - submissions are now open for the Gold Coast Film Festival 2023! We are taking entries for feature films, short films, and Queensland feature film scripts. For more information on entry conditions, deadlines and awards head over...
NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS FOR FILM FANTASTIC
Film Fantastic Ltd, the not-for-profit organisation behind the Gold Coast Film Festival (GCFF) and Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) are excited to announce recent Board appointments – Chair, Luke Wheatley and Deputy Chair, Lynne Benzie The organisation has...
2022 AWARD WINNERS 🎬
We are proud to be able to acknowledge filmmakers for outstanding work in the screen industry and in 2022 it was no different. We had the pleasure of awarding 21 awards from feature length and short films, to screen business awards, student awards and the coveted...
EASTER HOLIDAYS WITH PACIFIC FAIR STUDIOS 🎬
In partnership with Pacific Fair, Gold Coast Film Festival is excited to bring you free outdoor cinema & school holiday film workshops to enjoy these Easter holidays! Get your friends and family together and join us for a free outdoor cinema night in The Resort on...
SWELL: BRINGING FABULOUS 20 YEARS TO LIFE
The wonderful years of collaboration between SWELL and Gold Coast Film Festival have been consolidated last week with the release of Storyteller sculpture. Created by a Blue Mountains artist Kate Moore, Storyteller celebrates 20 years of Gold Coast Film Festival by...
Student POV: Future Filmmakers
Future Filmmakers is a free seminar day designed specifically to Year 11 and 12 students considering a career in film or screen. As a part of the event, students will have an opportunity to explore many aspects of the film industry with experienced speakers covering...
HOTA ART MIXTAPE FILM FESTIVAL
Art Mixtape Film Festival January 23-24 at HOTA Home of the ArtsCurated by Gold Coast Film FestivalLike any good mixtape, HOTA’s summer film festival is filled with an assortment of international and domestic films that showcase a unique but universal nature of...
INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2022
The Gold Coast Film Festival industry awards seek to recognise the screen businesses and individuals contributing to the thriving Queensland and Gold Coast Screen Industry. You can get involved by nominating yourself or someone you know who has recently: Completed a...
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2022
Attention filmmakers and scriptwriters - submissions are now open for the Gold Coast Film Festival 2022!Whether you are a seasoned industry professional or an aspiring filmmaker, it is time for the world to see your wonderful creations. We are taking entries for...
SWELL Movie Night: Combat Wombat
Gold Coast Film Festival are rolling in their pop-up movie theatre to Currumbin Beach on Saturday 18 September. You are invited to join us for a free screening of the Aussie family animation, Combat Wombat.A lazy and cranky wombat, Maggie Diggins, becomes the...
Queer Film Festival at HOTA
Queer Film FestivalSeptember 5-7 at HOTA Home of the ArtsCurated by Gold Coast Film FestivalThese five vital films showcase the lived experience of LGBTIQ culture and politics, both its pleasures and what has to be fought for. One thread to this year's festival is...
Gold Coast Film Festival to flourish with Government endorsement
Local filmmakers and film lovers alike will benefit from Gold Coast Film Festival’s new gifting program, which was launched at the opening of this year’s event on 14 April. ‘We are thrilled to announce that Gold Coast Film Festival is now registered with the...
Finalists & Winners are announced at the 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival’s Screen Industry Gala Awards – including the 2021 Chauvel Award recipient Sue Maslin AO
On Thursday, 15th April 2021, the Queensland screen industry, businesses, and supporters came together to acknowledge the finalists and winners from the 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival set in the dazzling location of Warner Bros. Movie World. Presented by Australian...
Film Fantastic presents Brisbane International Film Festival
Screen Queensland today announced Film Fantastic as the successful partner to deliver Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) for three years from 2021 (21 to 31 October) to 2023.In appointing Film Fantastic as the chosen partner for BIFF 2021 to 2023, Screen...
Update: Love and Monsters to screen at GCFF
We’re thrilled to announce Gold Coast Film Festival’s new Closing Night film will be Gold Coast-shot sci-fi/romance, Love and Monsters.Celebrate Closing Night of the Gold Coast Film Festival with a special one-off event screening of the post-apocalyptic, ultra-fun...
Program Update: The United States vs. Billie Holiday withdrawn
Unfortunately, we're sad to announce that The United States vs. Billie Holiday will no longer screen as Closing Night of the 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival. Fresh from their Golden-Globe award win, the film will be releasing in cinemas sooner than planned, so has...
Think Local – Advice from Jessica Martland at PKF
PKF Gold Coast is continuously engaged in assisting producers and other professionals in the film and television industry with reporting and compliance obligations, as well as assisting clients to meet the demands of investors, lenders and the regulatory agencies....