Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival, Inveresk, Launceston.
It augurs well for the Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (BOFA) that on the evening of its launch, the Dungog Film Festival won the IF award for Best Film Festival. Both festivals take place in regional centres, are of an excellent quality, and are notable for bringing a range of high quality films to a broader audience.
The MyState BOFA Film Festival is pleased to announce the launch of a new competition from Tourism Tasmania valued at $20,000.
Launceston, 28th November 2011 – Last Friday night at the MyState BOFA Devil Awards winners were announced for the Digital SLR Short Film Competition at a star studded affair judged by visiting industry professionals, Rowan Woods, Gregor Jordan and Bradley Patrick. The MyState Student Film Festival winner was also recognised amongst the presence of professionals, emerging talent and the Launceston community.
Meet some of Australia’s leading directors and producers at BOFA and hear them talk about their films.
More than 40 feature films, many being seen for the first time in Australia, will be featured in the five day MyState BOFA Film Festival, to be held in Launceston from November 23 to 27. 12 months in the planning, this exciting program of feature films and documentaries has been chosen to illustrate the Breath of Fresh Air theme of fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to screen based story telling that inspires positive change.
One of Tasmania’s leading financial institutions, MyState Financial has signed on as naming partner for the 2011 MyState Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival.
Major General Jim Molan has been confirmed as a speaker for the negative in the IQ² Australia debate The Screen is Mightier than the Sword at BOFA 2011.
BOFA 2011 will stage a major fund-raising dinner for the Save the Devil appeal. The iconic Tasmanian animal the Tasmanian Devil is threatened by the Devil Facial Tumour Disease and in some areas 90% of the population has been wiped out.