Ali’s Wedding.
Tiding audiences over until the official event returns in 2017, Adelaide Film Festival will run a mini-festival this October.
Known as Adelaide Film Festival Goes Rogue, the mini-fest will run October 27 – 30 and feature premieres, in-conversation events and a retrospective screening of Michael James Rowland’s Lucky Miles.
Jeffrey Walker’s feature debut Ali’s Wedding is set for its world premiere at the event. Australia’s first Muslim rom-com, the film is based on the life of actor, writer and comedian Osamah Sami, who also co-wrote the screenplay and stars as the titular character.
There will also be a ‘work in progress’ premiere screening of David Stratton’s Stories of Australian Cinema.
Festivities will also include the Australian premiere season of Lynette Wallworth’s VR film Collisons (Oct 5 – 30), and a free talk by Greg Mackie, last year’s Jim Bettison and Helen James Award recipient, at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas.
“I am delighted that the riches of the Adelaide Film Festival Fund have spilled over into 2016, particularly following the recent international and national success of previous Fund project Girl Asleep. I look forward to seeing what this visionary Fund has produced next at this special one-off event ahead of the return of the fully-fledged Adelaide Film Festival in 2017,” SA Minister for the Arts Jack Snelling said in statement.
ADL Film Fest CEO and artistic director Amanda Duthie said, “We couldn’t wait to celebrate so we are delighted that our roguish partners Arts South Australia, Screen Australia and our Principal Partner Channel 9 helped us to create this film fiesta.
“It is an honour to welcome the work of these brilliant screen creatives as well as presenting work for the very first time here in Adelaide.”
Full program and tickets: www.adelaidefilmfestival.org