Flinders Flicks is a film society based in Quorn, South Australia. We get together to enjoy interesting, films in a friendly local venue.
We have been running film nights since 2007, mostly in Quorn but occasionally in other towns or venues in the Flinders Ranges.
In 2010 we are working with neighbouring communities and groups so that film screenings can happen in other Flinders Ranges towns. We are interested in hearing from groups who would like access to the screening equipment and training, to be able to hold their own Flinders Flicks film nights. Contact us for further info.
Flinders Flicks provided assistance to John Mannion to be involved in the Quorn community, as Film Maker in Residence in 2009. In 2010 it is planned to hold this project again, and part funding has been provided by Arts SA for us to work with Malcolm McKinnon, a highly regarded filmmaker familiar with regional South Australian communities.
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The Overlanders, made in 1946, is the story of ‘one man’ – Don, played by Chips Rafferty (John William Pilbean Goffage 1909-1971) – and his small group of drovers crossing three states of Australia with more than a thousand head of cattle over 2000 miles during the Second World War. The film is set in 1943 outback Australia and is based on the true story of a cattle drive in 1942 organized by the government to vacate the land of people and supplies in the threat of a Japanese invasion. Read the rest of this entry »
FLINDERS FLICKS OF LONG AGO – BUT DID IT EVER GO AHEAD?
From The Advertiser, Wednesday 5 September 1906
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
THE RAILWAYS COMMISSIONER’S REPORT
The financial year 1905-6 was the most prosperous in the history of the South Australian railways. Mr. Pendleton, in his annual report, states that the result of the year’s working was a record, the revenue being £76,444 higher than ever be- fore. The net revenue for the year was £85,380, equal to 4.30 per cent, on the total capital expenditure of £13,610,520 on miles open, compared with 3.95 in the previous year, which means that, after paying interest on the public debt for railways, £110,425 was carried to the credit of the general revenue. Read the rest of this entry »
Nosferatu
Quorn resident and composer, Matthew Timmis, is presenting a new performance piece to accompany a screening of the film noir classic Nosferatu.
This one-off event will be presented at Desert Fringe (a regional presentation of the Adelaide Fringe) on Saturday 27th February at 4 PM, at The Institute (Commercial Road Port Augusta).
Performers will include a choir, three rock bands, and other musicians, and the soundtrack composed by Matthew will be synchronised to the film and performed live. Read the rest of this entry »
Flinders Flicks Film Society owns and maintains equipment for the benefit of its members. We are currently discussing a proposed borrowing scheme which will allow the equipment to be available to community groups. Read the rest of this entry »
These are some of the recent film suggestions people have said they would like to see in Quorn.
- Opal Dream
- Dr Plonk – good for kids
- Bush Mechanics
- Crackerbag by exit films – other films by Exit
- Proof – Russel Crowe
- Sum of Us -
- Not quite Hollywood
- Australia
- The Last Ride
- Black balloon
- Unfinished Sky
- Children of the Silk Road
- Death Defying Acts (late 2007)
- wolf creek
- black water
- accolyte
- tasmania cannibals
- vampire zombie brisbane for halloween 31 october
- the last ride – madman
- elouise
- salt – lake eyre (?)
- helens beautiful coat
- samson and delilah
- The return of hercules – effie and co (could be good with “not quite hollywood”
2009 is the second year that films have been regularly screened in Quorn. This year we tried a few different ways of marketing, using the Mercury to put in a schedule at the start of the year, and doing a 4 month program which was letterbox dropped throughout Quorn mid year. Programming films for several months at a time is very hard work and although its great to have time to promote films in advance, we lost flexibility to add in new films. Other ways we looked at promoting were letters to our members, posters, emails out, and last but not least, a big banner stuck on the side of my van!
We boldly go... Portable Flinders Flicks Signage!
Of course as always our best ways of getting people to come along was word of mouth, so we’re really grateful to our dedicated members who came regularly and invited friends and neighbours. Having new faces and people to meet has kept it interesting.
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FAMILY NIGHT:
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT and
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
Sat 3rd October 2009
Quorn Guides Hall
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FAMILY FILM NIGHT
CATS & DOGS and THE DISH
Sat 12 September 2009
Quorn Guides Hall
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