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TICKETED EVENTS

Capricorn Film Festival brings you four days of entertainment and inspiration premiere screening and destination events with film industry personnel providing mentorship and opportunity.

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OPENING NIGHT MOVIE

YURLU COUNTRY with FILMMAKER Q&A

Presented by Keppel Coast Arts, join us for opening night celebrations with festivals partners. dignitaries. Price includes canapes and two drinks.

15

THU
JAN

7:00PM – 9:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $44

Concession: $33

Children: $22

Children Under 5: FREE

DAY 2 SESSIONS

16

FRI
JAN

IRON SKY with FILMMAKER Q&A

2:00PM – 4:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children Under 5: FREE

In Mongolia’s coldest valley, horses mean life. But in

the Iron Winter, nothing can survive alone.

DAY 2 SESSIONS

16

FRI
JAN

POINTE: DANCING ON A KNIFES EDGE

Presented by Alliance Française Central Queensland

Pointe is an intimate portrait of renowned Austra-

lian artist, Floeur Alder as she heals herself through

dance, after a horrific random knife attack.

7:00PM – 8:45PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children Under 5: FREE

DAY 3 SESSIONS

17

SAT
JAN

FLOODLAND, QLD PREMIERE

12:00PM – 2:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children Under 5: FREE

Presented by Keppel Bay Sailing Club, Floodland is an intimate and immersive, documentary which goes beyond the headlines of the most expensive climate disaster in Australia’s history.

DAY 3 SESSIONS

17

SAT
JAN

FLATHEAD with FILMMAKER Q&A

2:00PM – 4:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children Under 5: FREE

Late in life, Cass is drawn to his long-forsaken child- hood home of Bundaberg, where he finds himself on a spiritual search for redemption.

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DAY 3 SESSIONS

17

SAT
JAN

BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE with FILMMAKER Q&A

4:00PM – 6:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children Under 5: FREE

An intimate tribute to the life and work of one of the world’s greatest satirists, John Clarke, told through the eyes of his daughter, Lorin.

DAY 3 SESSIONS

17

SAT
JAN

PASA FAHO with FILMMAKER Q&A

6:00PM – 8:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children Under 5: FREE

Presented by Rocky Flix, a struggling shoe salesman and his 12-year-old son must rekindle their estranged identities or risk losing everything

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DAY 4 SESSIONS

CAPS SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Capricorn Film Festival brings you twelve Queensland and Australian Premieres from Australian and international filmmakers providing thought provoking, socially conscious, family centric journeys, comedic, relationship challenging films.

18

SUN
JAN

2:30PM – 4:30PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children under 5: FREE

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free EVENTs

Connect. Learn. Create. Join our filmmaker networking events, masterclasses, and talks. A chance to share ideas, build connections, and gain insights from industry professionals shaping independent cinema today.

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CINEMA EDUCATION

FILMMAKER MASTERCLASS

An intimate filmmaker masterclass with the director of Pasa Faho Kalu Oji, exploring his creative process, cultural storytelling, and working across borders.

18

SUN
JAN

10:00AM – 12:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

25 Normanby Street

Yeppoon

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CINEMA EDUCATION

FILMMAKER TALKS

An intimate series of conversations where audiences hear directly from filmmakers about their creative process, challenges, and the realities of bringing stories to the screen.

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SHORT FORM VIDEO ART

CAPS EXPERIMENTAL

CAPS Experimental showcases visually driven, artistic short films that prioritise image, sound, and atmosphere over traditional narrative, forming part of the CAPS Short Film Competition’s final day.

18

SUN
JAN

12:00PM – 1:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

25 Normanby Street

Yeppoon

18

SUN
JAN

1:00PM – 2:00PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

25 Normanby Street

Yeppoon

Networking

HAPPY HOUR @ THE ALLEY

FILMMAKER NETWORKING 

Join us at The Alley to meet and mingle with film industry professionals, regional artists and filmmakers in attendance for a drink or two. Canapes will be provided.

17

SAT
JAN

8:30PM – 10:00PM

The Alley

14 Normanby Street

Yeppoon

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Capricorn Film Festival Inc is supported In part by grants from the Australian Government, Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, Screen Queensland, Livingstone Shire Council, and the Regional Arts Development Fund and in part by the Regional councils of Central Queensland believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Central Queensland's future.

 

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