2021 British Film Festival Presented by Palace

Acknowledgement of Country

The British Council and the Australian Government acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respect to their elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

IN PERSON / SCREENING

Date	03.11.2021 - 01.12.2021
Location	Palace Cinemas nationally – Brisbane, Canberra, Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

Overview

Since 2014, the British Film Festival has been proudly presented by Palace Cinemas. The Festival celebrates the finest filmmakers and acting talent British cinema has to offer, including true stories, literary adaptations, biographies and documentaries. Returning in October 2021, the British Film Festival promises to delight, inspire and showcase the very best of British to Australian audiences.

Special events in 2021:

THE DUKE, OPENING NIGHT

In 1961, 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London, in this delightful underdog tale starring the excellent Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.

OFF THE RAILS, SPARKLING SCREENINGS

Three friends in their 50’s recreate an inter-rail journey across Europe from their twenties, with their friend’s 18-year-old daughter taking her mother’s place in this feel-good comedy starring Sally Phillips and Kelly Preston.

7 from the 70s

Presenting a sublime selection of some of the best British films from the 1970s, this retrospective features two Stanley Kubrick classics, a mod drama, breakthrough subject matter, a beloved family film and some of the most well-known actors from the era. The lineup includes:

A Clockwork Orange

Barry Lyndon

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Straw Dogs

Quadrophenia

The Go-Between

The Railway Children

Acknowledgement of Country

IN PERSON / SCREENING