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FilmFest Australia

2011

The London Australian Film Festival notches up its 17th year in 2011 - and has moved from the festival-heavy month of March to a new slot from May 5 to 12. It prides itself on showcasing every major release from Down Under. Highlights from the festival will tour nationally in April, May and June.

The opening gala this year is Red Dog, which will be introduced by actor Noah Taylor.

Other years (5)

Box office and information

Latest reviews

  • Red Dog
    Review preview for Red Dog

    The cast do a splendid job of portraying the rough and tumble inhabitants of the mining town, each with their own problems and desires.

    Lindis Kipp · 5 out of 5
    The story of a Western Australian legend and the tough, warm, independent people whose lives he touched.
  • The Reef
    Review preview for The Reef

    The director manages to craft some distinctive and atmospheric set pieces.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    A snorkling trip goes badly wrong for a group of pals.
  • The Snowman
    Review preview for The Snowman

    What impresses most is Lamont's intelligent and absorbing approach to her material.

    James Benefield · 4 out of 5
    A daughter's journey to try to find out what triggered her father's mental illness.
  • Surviving Georgia
    Review preview for Surviving Georgia

    When the film's romantic and more cathartic strands start to emerge half way through, it nestles into the perfect smug of the sentimental and jagged edges the film previously creates for itself.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    The arrival of matching letters from their estranged mother Georgia turns the worlds of sisters Heidi and Rose upside down.
  • South Solitary
    Review preview for South Solitary

    Anna Howard's cinematography is never anything less than stunning in its starkness.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A spinster battles loneliness after she is sent to look after a lighthouse on a remote island.
  • Jucy
    Review preview for Jucy

    Jucy may at times take on the ramshackle amateurishness of the play in which Jackie and Lucy appear – but it more than makes up for this with an enthusiasm and vibrancy that ensures its judiciously brief duration breezes by.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Jucy = Jackie + Lucy, best friends who hatch a plan to snag the man and grab a cool new job.
  • Tomorrow, When The War Began
    Review preview for Tomorrow, When The War Began

    One feels one is exploring a potentially interesting scenario in the company of the wrong group of people.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    The tale of an unlikely group of high-school heroes who fight for their lives in a war no-one had predicted.
  • Oranges And Sunshine
    Review preview for Oranges And Sunshine

    In taking on such a huge subject, Oranges And Sunshine acquits itself well.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A social worker struggles to reunite families after discovering the (real life) scandalous deportation of British children to other Commonwealth countries, which often resulted in abuse.
  • Animal Kingdom
    Review preview for Animal Kingdom

    Michod has created a deeply pessimistic but fascinating world lit by excellent cinematography and set to a moody score.

    Owen Van Spall · 4.5 out of 5
    After the death of his mother, a 17-year-old boy is thrust precariously between an explosive criminal family and a detective who thinks he can save him. Plus read our exclusive .
  • Wasted On The Young
    Review preview for Wasted On The Young

    Really quite an old fashioned film about what happens when an ugly incident transforms the dynamic within a high school that seems entirely free of adult influence.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    After a girl is attacked at a party the social fabric of her high school begins to crumble, with dangerous consequences all round.

A–Z of FilmFest Australia 2011 reviews

Features

  • Creating the Kingdom
    Ben Mendelsohn talks about Animal Kingdom, manipulation and playing Rupert Murdoch.