Film Still: A Common Purpose by Mitzi Goldman
BOFA FILM FESTIVAL EARLY BIRD TICKETS GO ON SALE
The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival has released its 2012 Early Bird ticketing, offering big savings and preferential seating for movie fans who book early.
In a more flexible system, BOFA will offer Early Bird passes for 4, 8 and 16 entries, but will this year allow passes to be used multiple times at the one event. For example, a four pass could be used for four people at one film, a couple at two events or a single person at four different films, or other selected Festival events.
Festival Director Owen Tilbury said that, although the full Festival program won’t be released until early October, Early Bird purchasers could be assured of an outstanding line-up of films from around the world.
“We are sourcing films that range from major studio presentations to quirky arthouse stories,” he said.
“Our artistic director, Trish Lake, attended Cannes Film Festival and has made a number of recommendations on must-have films that we are negotiating at the moment. We have just secured the rights to screen A Common Purpose by Mitzi Goldman, a 2012 AFI nominated documentary and winner of the 2011 Sydney Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary.”
Early Bird passes will not only offer filmgoers substantial savings but will for the first time guarantee priority seating, a big plus when many films on the programme are expected to sell out.
Prices start at $6 per admission to a film or other selected Festival event (Early Bird 16 pass-concession), but Early Bird passes must be purchased by October 7.
“With so many great films and new screen offerings to choose from, early bird ticket purchasers are assured of stimulating viewing and great value for money,” Owen Tilbury said.
EARLY BIRD TICKET DETAILS
• 16 ENTRY PASS $128 ($96 CONCESSION)
• 8 ENTRY PASS $76 ($64 CONCESSION)
• 4 ENTRY PASS $42 ($34 CONCESSION)
These passes offer substantial savings on regular Festival prices and include PRIORITY SEATING.
Concession passes are available to full time students, members of a Film Society, Senior’s Card holders and people employed in the film industry.
Early Bird passes may be purchased on line at: www.bofa.com.au
or in person or by phone at: Launceston Travel & Information Centre, 12-16 St John St, Launceston, FREECALL: 1800 651 827
Or Neil Pitt’s Menswear, 76 Brisbane Street, Launceston. Phone 03 6331 3711
BOFA FILM FESTIVAL: THURSDAY 8TH – SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER, 2012
In 2012, BOFA plans to showcase over the Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 November, international and Australian feature films/documentaries, short films, cinema related exhibitions (in partnership with Queen Victoria Museum), master-classes and parties, but, as well, is adding a new Make a Difference Day (Sunday 11th November) incorporating a free community open day, a major Big Ideas debate (in partnership with The St James Ethics Centre), screenings of a Make a Difference Day short film competition, features/documentaries, several master-classes run by industry experts, and writers’ festival speakers all on Make a Difference themes. The Make a Difference Day will be the culmination of the festival and will highlight the purpose of inspiring “positive change”.
