Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA)

Name: Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA)
Start: 2023-10-29T20:30:00+1030
End: 2023-10-29T23:00:00+1030
Location: Mercury Cinema

Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 8:30pm - 11pm ACDT

Mercury Cinema

adelaide, australia

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8th Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA)

A special film screening

Film: Wanted "Once Upon a Time in Melbourne." The movie is based on a captivating true story.

Produced by: GULISTAN FILMS

Director/Lead Actor: Fahim Faiz

Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes

Fahim Bio:
Fahim Faiz was born in Kabul Afghanistan finished university of arts in Kabul
Worked in 3 movies back in Afghanistan and re established gulistan films back in 2002 in Melbourne Australia and produced 3 future films so far.

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2023 marks the 8th year of the home grown Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA) started in Adelaide in 2016 by migrant Afghan film maker Fahim Hashimy. This thriving event now runs for 6 days and screens across Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney from 28th October at Mercury Cinema Adelaide. As always, proceeds from GIFFA support women and children in Afghanistan. this year proceeding will be donated to Herat Earthquake victims.

In addition to short films of high artistic merit by unknown film makers, highlights from previous GIFFAs have included special screenings of films such as Letter to the President by Roya Sadat, Hava, Maryam, Ayesha by Sharaa Karimi, and the Oscar award nominated film Boz Kashi Boys.

This year, GIFFA will expand to include original films from Australian based directors such as Fahim Faiz and his film Wanted.

What was originally a rare opportunity for emerging Afghan film makers to show their work to international audiences has now become almost a lifeline for creativity and activism under the current state of oppression, hardship and turmoil in Afghanistan. Come along to show your support and be inspired by the astounding capacity, determination and visual beauty embodied in the GIFFA selections.

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Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 8:30pm - 11pm ACDT

Mercury Cinema

adelaide, australia

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