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JFF Brisbane Guide 2017

September 19, 2017

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Some film-goers prefer to skim through photos, while others watch every trailer before making a decision. No matter what your style is when it comes to choosing films, we hope this handy Brisbane guide to JFF helps!

Scroll down for:

  • Festival Giveaways
  • Quick Guide – daily view of the festival offerings
  • Schedule Guide – a visual schedule of the film screening sessions

Keen to get your hands on a printed program booklet? Copies are available at the Event Cinemas Brisbane City Myer Centre Box Office (map).

A simplified PDF version of the schedule is available to download here.

Header image from Over the Fence © 2016 “Over the Fence” Production Committee

Opening Night
Lucky Door Prize

 

Join us for any of the opening night screenings of Mumon: The Land of Stealth and get a chance to win a sake gift pack* from festival partner Sakenet Australia!

 

 Image: Mumon: The Land of Stealth © 2017 MUMON Film Partners
* Sake gift pack can only be awarded to patrons aged 18+
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A day-by-day guide including a short description of the film.

Early bird tickets on sale from 27 Sept-10 Oct. Regular ticket sales to follow. Ready to book your tickets? Let’s head to the Event Cinemas website.

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25 October

WEDNESDAY

Mumon: The Land of Stealth (忍びの国)

EXPLOSIVE ACTION AND RAZOR SHARP COMEDY MIXED WITH STEALTHY POLITICAL INTRIGUE

25 October 2017, 7:00pm (Opening Night)

Also screening on: 28 October 2017, 5:40pm

26 October

THURSDAY

Satoshi -A Move for Tomorrow- (聖の青春)

MORE THAN JUST A GAME
  • 26 October 2017, 6:00pm

Hamon: Yakuza Boogie (破門 ふたりのヤクビョーガミ)

SCUM. THAT’S WHAT THEY ARE.
  • 26 October 2017, 6:15pm

Also screening on: 27 October 2017, 8:40pm

Over the Fence (オーバー・フェンス )

A SUBTLE, POIGNANT DRAMA ABOUT FALLING IN LOVE AND GETTING HURT—AND FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN
  • 26 October 2017, 8:20pm

Memoirs of a Murderer (22年目の告白 —私が殺人犯です—)

A KILLER’S CONFESSION RESURRECTS A DETECTIVE’S ANGUISH
  • 26 October 2017, 8:40pm

Also screening on: 28 October 2017, 8:15pm

27 October

FRIDAY

Flower And Sword (花戦さ)

CAN SENKO PROVE THAT THE FLOWER IS INDEED MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD?
  • 27 October 2017, 6:00pm

Teiichi -Battle of Supreme High- (帝一の国 )

OUT-SMART, OUT-BRIBE, OUT-LAST: TEIICHI AKABA FOR STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT!
  • 27 October 2017, 6:15pm

Also screening on: 28 October 2017, 3:15pm

Rage (怒り)

A COMPLEX DRAMA AND MURDER MYSTERY THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING, AND DOUBTING, UNTIL THE VERY END.
  • 27 October 2017, 8:30pm

Hamon: Yakuza Boogie (破門 ふたりのヤクビョーガミ)

SCUM. THAT’S WHAT THEY ARE.
  • 27 October 2017, 8:40pm

Also screening on: 26 October 2017, 8:25pm

28 October

SATURDAY

Tori Girl (トリガール!)

ALTITUDE MEETS ATTITUDE
  • 28 October 2017, 11:00am

Close-Knit (彼らが本気で編むときは)

A STORY OF FAMILY AND ACCEPTANCE AMIDST THE BLOOMING CHERRY BLOSSOMS OF SPRING.
  • 28 October 2017, 12:45pm

Ancien and the Magic Tablet (ひるね姫~知らないワタシの物語)

WITH HEARTS UNITED, WE CAN FLY—AN ADVENTURE THROUGH DREAMS AND REALITY.
  • 28 October 2017, 1:00pm

Also screening on: 29 October 2017, 11:20am

ReLIFE (リライフ)

DO YOU WANT A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE?
  • 28 October 2017, 3:10pm

Teiichi -Battle of Supreme High- (帝一の国 )

OUT-SMART, OUT-BRIBE, OUT-LAST: TEIICHI AKABA FOR STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT!
  • 28 October 2017, 3:15pm

Also screening on: 27 October 2017, 6:15pm

Gukoroku – Traces of Sin (愚行録)

FOOLISH ACTS CAN HAVE DANGEROUS REPERCUSSIONS
  • 28 October 2017, 5:30pm

Mumon: The Land of Stealth (忍びの国)

EXPLOSIVE ACTION AND RAZOR SHARP COMEDY MIXED WITH STEALTHY POLITICAL INTRIGUE
  • 28 October 2017, 5:40pm

Also screening on: 25 October 2017, 7:00pm (Opening Night)

Birds Without Names (彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち )

THERE ARE NO LIMITS IN THE PURSUIT OF LOVE
  • 28 October 2017, 8:00pm

Memoirs of a Murderer (22年目の告白 —私が殺人犯です—)

A KILLER’S CONFESSION RESURRECTS A DETECTIVE’S ANGUISH
  • 28 October 2017, 8:15pm

Also screening on: 26 October 2017, 8:40pm

29 October

SUNDAY

Her Love Boils Bathwater (湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛)

A TALE OF A MOTHER’S FIERCE LOVE AND A FAMILY’S ENDURING SPIRIT
  • 29 October 2017, 11:00am

Ancien and the Magic Tablet (ひるね姫~知らないワタシの物語)

WITH HEARTS UNITED, WE CAN FLY—AN ADVENTURE THROUGH DREAMS AND REALITY.
  • 29 October 2017, 11:20am

Also screening on: 28 October 2017, 1:00pm

Kiseki -Sobito of that Day- (キセキ あの日のソビト)

MUSIC CAN MAKE MIRACLES HAPPEN
  • 29 October 2017, 1:25pm

In This Corner of the World (この世界の片隅に)

A CAPTIVATING COMING-OF-AGE TALE SET IN TURBULENT TIMES
  • 29 October 2017, 1:30pm

A Double Life (二重生活)

WHAT IS EXISTENCE IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN?
  • 29 October 2017, 3:45pm

My Uncle (ぼくのおじさん)

THE ADVENTURES OF 8-YEAR-OLD YUKIO AND HIS FAVOURITE USELESS UNCLE
  • 29 October 2017, 4:00pm

Radiance (光)

BEYOND LOSS, THERE IS BEAUTY AND HOPE.
  • 29 October 2017, 6:15pm (Closing Night)
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For quick browsing and filtering by genre and screening schedule. Keep track of your choices by clicking on the image to expand the box. To close, minimise using the icon on the upper-right hand corne rof the box.

Early bird tickets on sale from 27 Sept-10 Oct. Regular ticket sales to follow. Ready to book your tickets? Let’s head to the Event Cinemas website.

Book Now

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