Category: Swanpool Environmental Film Festival

Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 2018, Saturday June 16

28/4/2018

BSFG partners with Swanpool Landcare and the Gecko CLaN in running the annual Swanpool Environmental Film Festival at the Swanpool Cinema.

The 2018 Swanpool Environmental Film Festival is being held on Saturday 16 June from 1 to 9.40 pm. There will be three sessions with breaks for afternoon tea and an evening meal.

Session One: Dr Samuel Alexander and film ‘Living in the Futures Past’
Session Two: Dr Charles Massy and film ‘Living the Change’
Session Three: Guest Panel and film ‘Paper Trail’

Tickets $30. Booking essential.
Phone 0498 007 988
Afternoon tea and dinner included.

Catering by the fabulous Swanpool Catering Team.

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Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 24 June 2017

28/4/2017

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The Swanpool Environmental Film Festival is now an annual event, thanks to your continued support, our team of volunteers and our sponsors. It is brought to you by Swanpool Landcare and Benalla Sustainable Future Group, working in partnership and utilising the wonderful resources of Swanpool Cinema.

This is our fifth festival and we have another great line up of speakers and films for you. It follows the same format – three sessions with guest speakers and films to match, separated by afternoon tea and an evening meal served up by the fabulous Swanpool Catering Team. The cost this year is $25 per head (cash please), and a reminder that bookings are essential for seating and catering, phone 0498 007 988.

Julian Cribb spoke in our district back in 2012 about food security and sustainability, courtesy of GBCMA. The title of Julian’s talk this time around, ‘Surviving the 21st Century’, is the title of his most recent book. According to his book summary, ‘This book brings together in one clear, easy-to-read work the principal issues facing humanity – and what we can do about them’. The film to go with the talk, ‘The Age of Stupid‘, starring Peter Postlethwaite, was Julian’s own selection.

When Dr Richard David Hames heard the title of Julian’s talk he had to opt for ‘Burying the 20th Century’. That’s the title of his own second book. The film ‘The Age of Consequences‘ was a popular choice of our Landcare members and fits well with Richard’s talk theme.

So, somewhat by chance, we’ve ended up with ‘Burying the 20th Century’ followed by ‘Surviving the 21st Century’ … and ‘The Age of Consequences’ followed by ‘The Age of Stupid’.

Our final speaker, Prof Sharon Beder, comes from an engineering background but her interests have moved more to the humanities and environmental matters. We’re at a critical time in our social history and we look forward to her talk ‘Business- Managed Democracy’. It’s followed by the film ‘The Bentley Effect‘ which provides a positive ending to the evening.

Last year’s SEFF was a resounding success with people going home saying, “Can’t wait for next year’s”. Well here’s your chance and do please bring your friends along. It would be nice to have a full house for these eminent speakers and top-rated films.

Don’t be disappointed, bookings essential phone 0498 007 988. $25 ticket includes afternoon tea and dinner by the Swanpool Catering Team.

The flyer and program downloads below have more details about the 2017 Swanpool Environmental Film Festival.

Thanks everyone,
Ian Herbert
Event Organiser

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Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 2016

3/7/2016

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Last weekend's annual Swanpool Environmental Film Festival at the Swanpool Cinema, a joint effort of BSFG, Swanpool Landcare and the Gecko CLaN, was a sell out event.

Three thought provoking films - 'Polyfaces', 'Anthropocine' and 'Tarkine In Motion' - alternated with an excellent choice of presentations by inspirational guest speakers. Prof Kate Auty opened the festival and facilitated a Q&A session following the screening of 'Polyfaces' with its Co-Director Isaebella Doherty and Cinematographer Andreas Overdahl. Both Dr Kerryn Higgs' presentation ‘Collision Course: The Growth Delusion’ and Professor Michael Clarke's presentation ‘Ecological Literacy, ambivalence and inspiration’ were highly valued and greeted with hearty applause.

Catering by Swanpool Catering Team volunteers sustained the audience during breaks which provided wonderful opportunities for audience members to both network and catch up with friends.

For full program details - Download the Slideshare presentation.

PS - if you would attended and would like to submit a review of this wonderful event, or help to flesh out this short report, please send your ideas to bevlee47@gmail.com and/or add your comment below . Thanks in anticipation!

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