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Films in Review by the Maleny Film Society

4th July The Class (France) documentary/drama 130 mins M Winner Palme d’Or , Cannes Film Festival 2009 Based on an autobiographical novel by teacher Francois Begaudeau, this is the story of Marin, a teacher in an ethnically diverse, inner-city Paris high school. Although a drama, the film has the energy of a documentary. Through a series of extraordinarily [...]

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March Films in Review

14th March *Lemon Tree* Israel 106 minutes Drama Rating: G The drama of the Arab-Israeli conflict is played out in microcosm through the fate of a lemon grove. Based on a true story, this touching Israeli film tells the tale of widowed Salma. Her lemon grove on the Israeli-West bank border is seen as a security threat when [...]

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John Wood to open Maleny Film Festival

Actor John Wood will open the Maleny Film Festival on Friday January 23rd. John has appeared in television drama series and Australian feature films for more than 35 years. He has also been a script writer and director and has won the Gold Logie for his acting ability. John is particularly interested in talking to [...]

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Maleny Film Festival Premieres Five Local Women

Five local films made by five local filmmakers, exploring local historical issues, (with modern, universal application) will premiere in the Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street, Maleny over the Australia Day weekend 23-24 January 2009. The films, which have been a year in the writing, shooting and editing, have been designed to celebrate 150 years of [...]

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How life has changed for five female film-makers or…

‘Why is film-making harder than all other media put together?’ by Jill Morris That question was partly answered by Kendall, a film graduate from QUT and sound recordist on Jess Begun’s documentary about Peter Erdmann, a man who has videoed everything that moves in Maleny over 20 years: ‘Film takes up not just your head-space but your [...]

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New Hinterland Times Website

Welcome to the new Hinterland Times Website!  We are currently loading content at a furious pace so keep us bookmarked to check out all of the hinterland happenings online. In time we will have the full magazine online including News, Features, Classifieds, Events and Entertainment - along with a few special features designed specifically for the [...]

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