cinema in the river

Cinema in the River 2010          

Alice Desert Festival’s signature screen event illuminates the Todd River with three nights of fabulous local, international, new and classic films under the stars. Bring a blanket and a picnic.

Lens Flair Awards

Central Australian Short Film Competition Winners
To Enter the Lens Flair Competition
Sundown Fri 22 Oct
Banks of Todd River next to Anzac Oval
Gold coin donation

 Storm Boy + Classic Aussie Shorts

Family Film Night
Based on the novel by Colin Theiele, this film focuses on Mike ‘Storm Boy’ Kingsley and his encounter with an Aboriginal youth ‘Fingerbone’ Bill who is banished by his people, the Kunai.  Together they rescue three pelican chicks orphaned by hunters and Mike learns about the land, the sea and the Aboriginal people.
Sundown Sat  23 Oct
Banks of Todd River next to Anzac Oval
Gold coin donation

New International and Australian Indigenous Cinema

Sundown Sun 24 Oct
Banks of Todd River next to Anzac Oval
Gold coin donation

Supported by the Northern Territory Film Office