Halls Gap Film Festival

Festival Dates: Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20, 2011

Where Held: Classic Cinema, Centenary Hall, Grampians Road, Halls Gap.

With critically acclaimed films, charming country cinema and good old fashioned country hospitality all in the heart of the Grampians National Park, the Halls Gap Film Festival is a dream escape for movie buffs.

The 2011 program (to be confirmed) will feature an impressive line-up of critically acclaimed films from around the globe, straight out of the big name film festivals including Cannes. There will be an official launch on the Friday night with movie, followed by two full days of movie magic.

Between sessions, take time out to experience the region's fantastic food and wine or wander around the tourist village with majestic mountainous backdrop. Many local restaurants will be offering early dinner settings and there is plenty of quality accommodation available within walking distance of the cinema.

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For accommodation you can book your own, or call the Halls Gap Visitor Centre on 1800 065 599.

For more than three decades, movie buffs from across Victoria, interstate and overseas have made a pilgrimage to the Halls Gap Film Festival.

Initiated by the Stawell Film Society in 1979, the inaugural film festival was an overnight success, attracting more than 150 movie goers. Realising the event's great potential, organisers forged a partnership with the Federation of Victorian Film Societies (FVFS).

The Festival was run by the FVFS in conjunction with the Horsham Film Society from 1983 until 1993 when the FVFS took the sole reins. However, finding it increasingly difficult to run a grass-roots event from Melbourne, the FVFS cancelled the Festival in 2006 - the same year devastating bushfires engulfed the Grampians.

As part of bushfire recovery, the then recently formed Grampians Film Society and Halls Gap Tourism Inc approached the FVFS to help organise a 2007 Festival to attract immediate visitation to the Grampians. The loyalty of our Festival patrons was overwhelming, and each year we are thrilled to welcome a whole new generation of followers to this stalwart event.