The ANU Film Group’s screening year for 2013 is sadly wrapping up this week, as we’ll soon be going on our annual screening hiatus until February 10 next year. So please join us in closing out the year with a bang as we screen the critically-acclaimed space thriller GRAVITY, this year’s other White House invasion action flick WHITE HOUSE DOWN, and then end the year with beloved comedy GROUNDHOG DAY before returning to do it all over again next year!
Saturday 23 November is also the last day to get in your film suggestions (www.anufg.org.au/suggestions), and to respond to our member survey for your chance to win a Semester One 2014 membership (www.anufg.org.au/survey) -- so make sure to submit yours before it’s too late!
And last, but certainly not least, we also have competitions to win tickets to the Canberra International Film Festival’s inaugural Body of Work celebration, which is bringing Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein to Canberra. Read on for your chance to win, but first, here’s what’s on for our last week of screenings!
• Fri 22 Nov @ 8 PM: GRAVITY followed by RIDDICK
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in critically acclaimed thriller GRAVITY as two astronauts who must work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón (CHILDREN OF MEN), the film is already picking up major Oscar buzz and is an absolute must-see on the big screen!
Then, in RIDDICK (at approx. 9:45 PM), a soldier-turned-fugitive (Vin Diesel) is left for dead on a sun-scorched planet and finds himself fighting for survival against both alien predators and mercenaries determined to wipe him out.
• Sat 23 Nov @ **7 PM**: WHITE HOUSE DOWN followed by GROUNDHOG DAY
In WHITE HOUSE DOWN, when the White House is attacked by paramilitary invaders, it’s up to an aspiring Secret Service agent (Channing Tatum) to protect the President (Jamie Foxx), rescue his daughter and save the country. Not to be confused with this year’s other White House invasion flick, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, starring Gerard Butler.
Getting a sense of déjà vu? What better way to close out the screening year than with a 20th anniversary screening of the beloved GROUNDHOG DAY (at approx. 9:15 PM) in which a jaded weatherman (Bill Murray) finds himself living the same day over and over again.
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WIN TICKETS TO BODY OF WORK!
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The Canberra International Film Festival's inaugural Body of Work celebration of Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein kicks off this weekend right here in Canberra. Comprising a series of intimate conversations, master classes, screenings, Q&As and, of course, a glitzy ball and even an Australian premiere, Body of Work will run from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 November.
The ANU Film Group is very fortunate to have been given tickets to give away to a number of these special events, so here’s your chance to score one of many prizes in this triple competition!
All three competitions close on WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER at 11:59 PM so be quick if you want to be in the running to win! All winners will be contacted via email within 24 hours of closing, with prizes to be collected from the venues.
Tickets for all events are still available for purchase, and more information can be found on Body of Work’s website HERE as well as their Facebook page HERE.
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COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO BODY OF WORK’S SCREENING OF ‘THE SAPPHIRES’
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First up is your chance to attend Body of Work’s screening of the alternate US cut of the feel-good Australian hit THE SAPPHIRES at the National Film and Sound Archive’s Arc Cinema on Sunday 24 November starting at 10 AM.
Director Wayne Blair and producer Rosemary Blight will be on hand for an introduction as well as a post-screening Q&A to discuss the process of re-imagining the highest grossing Australian film of 2012 for an American audience. To enter, click HERE!
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COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO BODY OF WORK’S SCREENING OF ‘THE PIANO’
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Next, we also have tickets to Body of Work’s 20th anniversary screening of the Oscar-winning New Zealand drama THE PIANO at the NFSA’s Arc Cinema on Sunday 24 November at 1:30 PM.
Actor Sam Neill, producer Jan Chapman and At The Movies host Margaret Pomeranz will in attendance for an introduction and a post-screening Q&A to discuss the film and Harvey Weinstein's efforts to push the film for international awards recognition. To enter, click HERE!
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COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF ‘MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM’
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Finally, we have tickets to Body of Work’s closing event, the Australian premiere of MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM at Palace Electric Cinemas on Sunday 24 November at 4:45 PM!
The highly anticipated biopic of Nelson Mandela was handpicked by Harvey Weinstein to be Body of Work’s closing event and is already picking up Oscar buzz in advance of its local release in February 2014. At the Movies host Margaret Pomeranz and South African High Commissioner HE Koleka A Mqulwana will introduce the screening, which will be followed by an after party to close out the inaugural Body of Work celebration. To enter, click HERE!