This is a list of past releases, screenings and events relating to Australian cinema in the United Kingdom for 2015. For current and future events, please visit the Aussie Film Calendar.
JANUARY
5 | The Rover (Michôd, 2014) – DVD/Blu/VOD release via eOne | ||
Around the Block (Spillane, 2014) – VOD release via Signature Entertainment | |||
6 | Oranges and Sunshine (Loach, 2010) @ Chester Film Society – Steam Mill, Chester | ||
9 | The Rocket (Mordaunt, 2013) @ Beaconsfield Film Society (Bucks) | ||
12 | The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (TV series, 2013) – DVD release via Spirit Entertainment | ||
13 | Utopia (Pilger, 2013) @ Lewes Film Club (East Sussex) | ||
16 | Tracks (Curran, 2013) @ Selkirk Film Club (Selkirk, Scotland) | ||
18 | Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Keswick Film Club (Lake District) | ||
20 | 500 Miles (Jensen, 2014) – worldwide VOD release via Devolver | ||
Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, vol. 2 (Edited by Ben Goldsmith, Geoff Lealand, Mark David Ryan) via Intellect Books | |||
23 | The Infinite Man (Sullivan, 2014) – LOCO Festival @ BFI Southbank (London) | ||
25 | Storm Boy (Safran, 1977) – London Australian Film Society @ Hermitage Moorings (London) | ||
26 | Australia Day Party (incl. Castle/Strictly/Muriel/Priscilla film marathon) @ Jetlag Bar (London) | ||
GFF: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Glasgow Film Theatre | |||
52 Tuesdays (Hyde, 2013) @ Picturehouse at FACT (Liverpool) | |||
The Rocket (Mordaunt, 2013) @ Bungay Film Club (Suffolk) | |||
The Search for Weng Weng (Leavold, 2013) – DVD release via Monster | |||
27 | Tracks (Curran, 2013) @ Bridport Film Society (Bridport, Dorset) | ||
30 | Son of a Gun (Avery, 2014) – Theatrical release via Koch Media | ||
31 | Wake in Fright (Kotcheff, 1971) @ FEAST Film Nights – Portico Gallery (South London) |
FEBRUARY
5 | Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Hull Independent Cinema Project – Artlink Hull | ||
6 | The Turning (Various, 2013) – Theatrical/VOD release via Soda Pictures | ||
9 | Throwback (Bain, 2014) – DVD/Blu release via Monster Pictures | ||
16 | The Babadook (Kent, 2013) – DVD/Blu release via Icon | ||
19 | GFF: The Mule (Sampson/Mahony, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | ||
GFF: Stunt Rock (Trenchard-Smith, 1980) @ The Old Hairdressers (Glasgow) | |||
20 | GFF: The Little Death (Lawson, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | ||
GFF: The Mule (Sampson/Mahony, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
Predestination (Spierig, 2014) – Theatrical/VOD release via Signature Entertainment | |||
GFF: Strictly Ballroom (Luhrmann, 1992) @ Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (Glasgow) | |||
21 | The Babadook (Kent, 2013) @ Rio Cinema (London) | ||
GFF: Fell (Burgess, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: The Little Death (Lawson, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: Maya the Bee Movie (Stademann, 2014) @ Cineworld Parkhead (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: Red Dog (Stenders, 2011) @ Glasgow Film Theatre | |||
22 | GFF: Fell (Burgess, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | ||
GFF: 52 Tuesdays (Hyde, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
23 | A Place to Call Home [S1 + S2] (TV series, 2014) – DVD release via RLJ Entertainment | ||
Felony (Saville, 2013) – DVD release via Solo Media | |||
GFF: 52 Tuesdays (Hyde, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: Tender (Wallworth, 2013) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
24 | GFF: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Miller, 1981) @ IMAX at Glasgow Science Centre | ||
GFF: Tender (Wallworth, 2013) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
27 | GFF: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (Hartley, 2014) @ Glasgow Film Theatre | ||
GFF: Limited Partnership (Miller, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: Wake in Fright (Kotcheff, 1971) @ Mackintosh Queen’s Cross (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: Wyrmwood (Roache-Turner, 2014) @ Glasgow Film Theatre | |||
BFF: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2014) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) / Wem Town Hall (Shropshire) | |||
28 | GFF: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (Hartley, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | ||
GFF: Limited Partnership (Miller, 2014) @ CCA (Glasgow) | |||
GFF: Maya the Bee Movie (Stademann, 2014) @ Odeon at the Quay (Glasgow) | |||
KFF: The Babadook (Kent, 2013) @ Alhambra (Keswick) | |||
KFF: The Infinite Man (Sullivan, 2013) @ Alhambra (Keswick) |
MARCH
1 | The Babadook (Kent, 2013) @ Prince Charles Cinema (London) | ||
BFF: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2014) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | |||
5 | All This Mayhem (Martin, 2014) @ Duke’s at Komedia (Brighton) | ||
Australia (Luhrmann, 2008) @ Silver Screen Cinema (Dover) | |||
6 | BFF: The Turning (Various, 2013) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | ||
7 | BFF: The Turning (Various, 2013) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | ||
9 | BFF: Ten Canoes (de Heer/Djigirr, 2007) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | ||
11 | BFF: Ten Canoes (de Heer/Djigirr, 2007) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | ||
Tracks (Curran, 2014) @ Eastbourne Film Society (Eastbourne) | |||
13 | BFF: The Tracker (de Heer, 2002) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | ||
14 | BFF: The Tracker (de Heer, 2002) @ The Courtyard (Hereford) | ||
20 | WOW: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Chapter (Cardiff) | ||
21 | Zoe.Misplaced (Mills, 2014) @ BFI Flare Festival (London) | ||
22 | Zoe.Misplaced (Mills, 2014) @ BFI Flare Festival (London) | ||
23 | WOW: Deep Listening [Dadirri] (Iles, 2014) @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre | ||
Zoe.Misplaced (Mills, 2014) @ BFI Flare Festival (London) | |||
24 | WOW: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre / Chapter (Cardiff) | ||
WOW: Deep Listening [Dadirri] (Iles, 2014) @ Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Mold, Flintshire) | |||
The Turning (Various, 2013) @ Queen’s Film Theatre (Belfast) | |||
25 | WOW: Deep Listening [Dadirri] (Iles, 2014) @ Chapter (Cardiff) | ||
The Turning (Various, 2013) @ Queen’s Film Theatre (Belfast) | |||
26 | Tender (Wallworth, 2013) @ Rethinking Disability on Screen – CityScreen Picturehouse (York) | ||
30 | Tracks (Curran, 2013) @ Bungay Film Club (Suffolk) |
APRIL
1 | Walkabout (Roeg, 1971) @ Home Cinema (Manchester) | ||
3 | The Water Diviner (Crowe, 2014) – Theatrical release via eOne | ||
6 | Gallipoli and the ANZACS [aka Gelibolu] (Örnek, 2005) – DVD release via Go Entertain | ||
Predestination (Spierig, 2014) – DVD/Blu release via Signature Entertainment | |||
The Turning (Various, 2013) – DVD release via Soda Pictures | |||
11 | FPTS: Walkabout (Roeg, 1971) @ Bridport Arts Centre (Dorset) | ||
12 | FPTS: Red Dog (Stenders, 2011) @ Electric Palace (Bridport, Dorset) | ||
15 | WOW: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Mold, Flintshire) | ||
19 | Tracks (Curran, 2013) @ Malmesbury Film Society (Wiltshire) | ||
21 | WOW: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Taliesin Arts Centre (Swansea) | ||
The Waler: Australia’s Great War Horse (Vines, 2015) – Britain-Australia Society @ King’s College London | |||
22 | WOW: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Torch Theatre (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire) | ||
Mary Meets Mohammad (Kirkpatrick, 2013) @ Cafe INDIEpendant (Scunthorpe) | |||
23 | Gallipoli (Weir, 1981) @ Portsmouth Film Society | ||
24 | IAEC: Mystery Road (Sen, 2013) @ British Museum (London) | ||
27 | The Killage (Bauer, 2011) – DVD release via Monster Pictures | ||
29 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Elliott, 1994) @ Hackney Picturehouse (London) | ||
30 | Like Minds [aka Murderous Intent] (Read, 2006) – DVD release via Lionsgate |
MAY
8 | A Funny Kind of Love [aka The Little Death] (Lawson, 2014) – Theatrical release via Kaleidoscope | ||
Mad Max / Mad Max 2 (Miller, 1979-81) – Theatrical reissue via Warner Bros | |||
11 | Canopy (Wilson, 2013) – DVD release via Kaleidoscope | ||
Wyrmwood (Roche-Turner, 2015) – DVD/Blu release via StudioCanal | |||
15 | Gallipoli (Weir, 1981) @ BFI Southbank (London) | ||
Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015) – Theatrical release via Warner Bros | |||
17 | Gallipoli (Weir, 1981) @ BFI Southbank (London) | ||
19 | Gallipoli (Weir, 1981) @ Tyneside Cinema (Newcastle) | ||
21 | The Proposition (Hillcoat, 2005) @ Phoenix Cinema (East Finchley) | ||
23 | ANZFLA: All This Mayhem (Martin, 2014) @ Hackney Picturehouse (London) | ||
IAEC: The New Black (Various, 2009) @ British Museum (London) | |||
24 | ANZFLA: The Last Wave (Weir, 1977) @ Hackney Picturehouse (London) | ||
26 | Mabo: Life of an Island Man (Graham, 1997) + Q&A @ King’s College London | ||
29 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Elliott, 1994) @ Prince Charles Cinema (London) | ||
ANZFLA: The Turning (Various, 2013) @ King’s College London | |||
30 | ANZFLA: Frackman (Todd/Stack, 2015) @ King’s College London | ||
ANZFLA: The Story of the Kelly Gang (Tait, 1906) + Discussion @ King’s College London | |||
31 | ANZFLA: The Waler: Australia’s Great War Horse (Vines, 2015) @ King’s College London | ||
ANZFLA: Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir, 1975) @ King’s College London |
JUNE
5 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (Hartley, 2014) – Theatrical release via Metrodome | ||
(Sing-a-long-a) Moulin Rouge! (Luhrmann, 2001) @ Prince Charles Cinema (London) | |||
6 | Terminus (Furmie, 2015) @ Sci-Fi London – Ritzy Picturehouse (London) | ||
7 | Scrum (Stockell, 2015) @ Sheffield Doc/Fest – Showroom (Sheffield) | ||
Terminus (Furmie, 2015) @ Sci-Fi London – Stratford East Picturehouse (London) | |||
8 | Anzac Girls (TV series, 2015) – DVD/Blu-ray release via Dazzler | ||
Death of a Gentleman (Collins, 2015) @ Sheffield Doc/Fest – Library Theatre (Sheffield) | |||
Son of a Gun (Avery, 2014) – DVD/Blu release via Koch Media | |||
9 | Tyke Elephant Outlaw (Moore/Lambert, 2015) @ Sheffield Doc/Fest – Showroom (Sheffield) | ||
12 | OFFN: The Tracker (de Heer, 2001) @ Hackney Picturehouse (London) | ||
13 | OFFN/IAEC: Ten Canoes (de Heer/Djigirr, 2006) @ British Museum (London) | ||
14 | OFFN: Charlie’s Country (de Heer, 2013) @ Hackney Picturehouse (London) | ||
16 | Sam Klemke’s Time Machine (Bate, 2014) @ Open City Docs – Bloomsbury Theatre (London) | ||
17 | RAI: Remembering Yayayi (Deveson/Myers/Dunlop, 2014) @ Watershed (Bristol) | ||
RAI: Under the Palace Wall / Eleven in Delwara (MacDougall, 2014) @ Watershed (Bristol) | |||
18 | RAI: First Footprints (Dean/Butler, 2013) / Ringtone (Deger/Wunungmurra, 2014) @ Watershed (Bristol) | ||
RAI: Nightfall on Gaia (Salazar, 2015) @ Watershed (Bristol) | |||
20 | EIFF: Paper Planes (Connolly, 2014) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | ||
21 | EIFF: Infini (Abbess, 2015) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | ||
EIFF: That Sugar Film (Gameau, 2014) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | |||
22 | Charlie’s Farm (Sun, 2014) – DVD/Blu release via Monster Pictures | ||
23 | EIFF: Cut Snake (Ayres, 2014) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | ||
EIFF: That Sugar Film (Gameau, 2014) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | |||
25 | EIFF: Cut Snake (Ayres, 2014) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | ||
EIFF: Infini (Abbess, 2015) @ Cineworld Fountain Park (Edinburgh) | |||
26 | Paper Planes (Connolly, 2015) – AusFilmHouse @ Ham Yard Hotel (London) | ||
That Sugar Film (Gameau, 2014) – Theatrical release via Soda Pictures |
JULY
4 | How to Lose Jobs and Alienate Girlfriends (Meadmore, 2014) @ East End Film Festival – Genesis Cinema (London) | ||
11 | IAEC: Mad Bastards (Fletcher, 2010) @ British Museum (London) | ||
13 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (Hartley, 2014) – DVD release via Metrodome | ||
100 Bloody Acres (Cairnes, 2012) – DVD/Blu-ray release via The Works | |||
Wherever She Goes (Gordon, 1951) – DVD release via Network | |||
23 | Crocodile Dundee (Faiman, 1986) @ Luna Cinema – Brockwell Lido (London) | ||
27 | That Sugar Film (Gameau, 2014) – DVD/Blu-ray release via Soda Pictures |
AUGUST
5 | The Great Gatsby (Luhrmann, 2013) @ Luna Cinema – Opera Holland Park (London) | ||
7 | 52 Tuesdays (Hyde, 2014) – Theatrical release via Peccadillo | ||
9 | Babe: Pig in the City @ BFI Southbank (London) | ||
10 | The Water Diviner (Crowe, 2015) – DVD/Blu-ray release via Entertainment One | ||
17 | A Funny Kind of Love [aka The Little Death] (Lawson, 2014) – DVD release via Kaleidoscope | ||
30 | These Final Hours (Hilditch, 2014) @ Film4 Frightfest (London) |
SEPTEMBER
3 | Stone (Harbutt, 1974) @ Broadway Cinema (Nottingham) | ||
16 | Island Home Country (Thornley, 2008) @ King’s College London | ||
21 | Infini (Abbess, 2015) – DVD release via Altitude | ||
Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015) – Digital release via Warner Home Video | |||
23 | Celia (Turner, 1989) @ ICA (London) | ||
28 | 52 Tuesdays (Hyde, 2014) – DVD release via Peccadillo |
OCTOBER
4 | DXM (Goth, 2015) @ Grimmfest – Odeon Printworks (Manchester) | ||
5 | Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015) – DVD/Blu-ray release via Warner Home Video | ||
Mad Max Anthology (Miller, 1979-2015) – DVD/Blu-ray boxset via Warner Home Video | |||
9 | LFF: The Daughter (Stone, 2015) @ Vue Leicester Square (London) | ||
(Sing-a-long-a) Moulin Rouge! (Luhrmann, 2001) @ Prince Charles Cinema (London) | |||
10 | LFF: The Daughter (Stone, 2015) @ Vue Leicester Square (London) | ||
LFF: Gayby Baby (Newell, 2015) @ Vue Islington (London) | |||
11 | LFF: Partisan (Kleiman, 2015) @ Curzon Soho (London) | ||
LFF: Sherpa (Peedom, 2015) @ Picturehouse Central (London) | |||
12 | Drown (Francis, 2015) – DVD release via Peccadillo | ||
LFF: Gayby Baby (Newell, 2015) @ BFI Southbank (London) | |||
LFF: Observance (Sims-Dennett, 2015) @ BFI Southbank (London) | |||
On The Beach (Kramer, 1959) – DVD/Blu-ray release via Signal One | |||
Wentworth Prison [S3] (TV series, 2015) – DVD release via Fremantle Media | |||
13 | LFF: Partisan (Kleiman, 2015) @ Vue Leicester Square (London) | ||
LFF: Sherpa (Peedom, 2015) @ BFI Southbank (London) | |||
LFF: Observance (Sims-Dennett, 2015) @ Ritzy Picturehouse (London) | |||
16 | LFF: Tanna (Dean/Butler, 2015) @ Curzon Soho (London) | ||
LFF: Ruben Guthrie (Cowell, 2015) @ Curzon Soho (London) | |||
17 | LFF: Truth (Vanderbilt, 2015) @ Odeon Leicester Square (London) | ||
18 | LFF: Ruben Guthrie (Cowell, 2015) @ Curzon Soho (London) | ||
LFF: Sherpa (Peedom, 2015) @ BFI Southbank (London) | |||
LFF: Tanna (Dean/Butler, 2015) @ Vue Islington (London) | |||
LFF: Truth (Vanderbilt, 2015) @ Odeon Leicester Square (London) | |||
23 | Maya the Bee (Stadermann, 2014) – Theatrical release via Enchanted Animation | ||
Paper Planes (Connolly, 2015) – Theatrical release via Lionsgate |
NOVEMBER
20 | The Dressmaker (Moorhouse, 2015) – Theatrical release via Entertainment Film Distributors | ||
23 | Crocadyke Dundee / Wine, Women & Friends (Cunningham-Reid, 2012-4) – DVD release via Peccadillo |
DECEMBER
7 | Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries [S3] (TV series, 2015) – DVD release via Acorn | ||
18 | Sherpa (Peedom, 2015) – Theatrical release via Arrow |
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BFF = Borderlines Film Festival (27 Feb – 15 March 2015)
EIFF = Edinburgh International Film Festival (Edinburgh, 17-28 June 2015)
FPTS = From Page to Screen – Bridport’s Film Festival (8 – 12 April 2015)
GFF = Glasgow Film Festival (18 Feb – 1 March 2015)
IAEC = Films @ British Museum’s Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation (23 April – 2 August 2015)
KFF = Keswick Film Festival (26 Feb – 1 March 2015)
LFF = BFI London Film Festival (7-18 October 2015)
OFFN = Origins Festival of First Nations (London, 9-25 June 2015)
RAI = 14th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film (Bristol, 16-19 June 2015)
WOW = Wales One World Film Festival (20 March – 24 June 2015)
Last updated: 13 January 2017