Animation, documentary, music, fantastic stories any budget or format—all will be considered for inclusion!  

Short film programme 1 followed by  Charlie and Boots. 
Friday December 11, 2009  Chiltern Music Bowl
Saturday, December 12, 2009  Kiewa Memorial Reserve
Charlie and Boots, directed by Dean Murphy.  Rated MA.
They're on the road to somewhere. A father and son who travel from Victoria to Cape York to fulfill their lifelong ambition to fish off Australia's northern tip.

Short film programme 2  followed by Mao’s Last Dancer.
Friday January 8, 2010 Chiltern Music Bowl
Saturday January 9, 2010 Kiewa Memorial Reserve
Mao’s Last Dancer, directed by Bruce Beresford. Rated PG.
A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.

Short film programme 3 followed by Mary and Max.
Friday February 12, 2010 Chiltern Music Bowl
Saturday February 13, 2010 Kiewa Memorial Reserve
This film contains adult concepts including mental illness and suicide, parental discretion is advised.
Mary and Max, directed by Adam Elliot.  Rated PG. 
A simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia and New Yorker Max Horovitz. Spanning 20 years and 2 continents, Mary and Max's friendship survives much more than the average diet of life's ups and downs.

All films start at dusk.

Entry by gold coin donation.  Bring a picnic and a rug and enjoy the talents of your local community!

Film makers who are interested in this project are encouraged to submit their work to us as soon as possible.  Please be sure to label all disks with your contact details and to include all credits.  We will contact you to let you know if your film will be shown.

Address disks to:

David Koren

Recreation and Leisure Co-ordinator

Indigo Shire Council

PO Box 28,

Beechworth, Vic 3747

phone: 1300 365 003