The 2024 British Film Festival is a sterling example of why British cinema is impossible not to love.
The 2024 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival returns to cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Byron Bay and for the first time, Ballarat, this November with a star-studded line up. The specially curated program features tender dramas, action packed thrillers, comedy, documentaries and retrospectives, starring some of Britain’s most well-known faces including Saoirse Ronan, Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law and Tim Roth.
The Russell Hobbs British Film Festival presented by Palace
- Melbourne: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, The Astor Theatre, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Westgarth, Palace Penny Lane, The Kino, Pentridge Cinema
- Ballarat: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Regent Ballarat
- Canberra: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Electric Cinemas
- Brisbane: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Barracks, Palace James Street
- Adelaide: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas, Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas Perth: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Raine Square, Luna on SX, Leederville and Windsor
- Byron Bay: 6 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Byron Bay
- Sydney: 7 Nov – 8 Dec, Palace Norton Street, Palace Moore Park, Chauvel Cinema, Palace Central
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Opening this year’s festival is the Australian Premiere of Blitz, Steve McQueen’s visually stunning period drama depicting pivotal moments of World War II in London and starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Weller and brilliant newcomer Elliot Heffernan. Closing the festival is another exciting exclusive, the premiere of the highly anticipated We Live In Time. With beautifully nuanced performances from Oscar nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, this heart rendering romance delves into the profound question of how to make the most of the time we have in this world.
In a special music themed sidebar ‘Brit Rock to Brit Pop’, renowned documentarian Nick Broomfield uncovers the true story of Brian Jones, the creative force and heartbreaker behind what would become the world’s greatest rock band The Rolling Stones in The Stones and Brian Jones; Iconic rock band Led Zeppelin’s electrifying 1973 Madison Square Garden performances are captured in The Song Remains The Same, interwoven with surreal fantasy sequences reflecting the band members’ personas. Fast forward to the Brit Pop era with BLUR: LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM, an epic two-hour concert film immortalising Blur’s historic 2023 show at Wembley Stadium which saw the band perform their iconic and much-loved songs for 150,000 adoring fans plus doco BLUR: TO THE END, depicting the most recent chapter in the band’s story, captured during the period in which they made a surprise – and emotional – return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album The Ballad of Darren.
The festival program further boasts films Hard Truths, The Outrun, The Return, Widow Clicquot, Falling Into Place, and Firebrand as highlights. With a massive festival program, there really is something to screen for everyone.
The festival opens on Wednesday 6 November in Melbourne, Ballarat, Adelaide, Perth Byron Bay, Canberra and Brisbane and Thursday 7 November in Sydney, concluding on Sunday 8 December in all cities.
Tickets are now on sale here!
