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Thrilled and honoured that Adelaide Film Festival has announced Pop Family’s The Correspondent has been selected for the Festival’s Opening Night feature.


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Here’s an excerpt from today’s release.


The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has today announced the first six films which will screen at

the Festival in October, including the Opening Night film, the world premiere of The

Correspondent on Wednesday October 23.


The Correspondent, directed by Kriv Stenders, stars Richard Roxburgh as Australian war

correspondent Peter Greste who was arrested and jailed in Cairo, Egypt in 2013, while

working for broadcaster Al Jazeera. Written by screenwriter Peter Duncan and based on the memoir The First Casualty written by Peter Greste.


Stenders, Roxburgh, Greste and producer Carmel Travers will attend Opening Night as

guests of AFF.


AFF will again host Opening Night at the gorgeous Art Deco Piccadilly Cinemas with the

screening to be followed by a glamorous after-party at Adelaide’s premiere music venue,

the Hindley Street Music Hall.


Mat Kesting, AFF CEO & Creative Director said: “AFF is immensely proud to be presenting

the World Premiere of The Correspondent. This is an important film about one of the most

urgent issues of our time – freedom of the press – from some of Australia’s finest screen

creatives. We look forward to warmly welcoming them to AFF.


Minster for the Arts, Andrea Michaels, said: “It’s fantastic to celebrate the opening of the

2024 Adelaide Film Festival! The Adelaide Film Festival is now an annual celebration of our

screen industry and the power of cinema following the Malinauskas Government’s

additional $6 million investment. This year’s event launches with a remarkable film

documenting the experience of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, who spent 400 days

behind bars in Egypt after being arrested on terrorism charges while covering the Arab

Spring. There will be something for everyone, so I encourage people to come out and enjoy

incredible local and international films.”


AFF runs October 23 – November 3.





ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) is South Australia’s premier screen event and one of Australia’s

leading film festivals. It’s an annual celebration of courageous cinema where filmmakers and

audiences come together for two weeks of local and international film premieres, parties

and experiences.


Adelaide Film Festival 2024 will take place from the 23rd of October until the 3rd of

November — after the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, signifying the

beginning of the awards season.


Adelaide Film Festival has secured a reputation around the globe as an essential screen

culture event and was named in Variety Film Magazine’s 50 Unmissable Film Festivals. With

a distinctively curated program of Australian and international films, moving image

exhibitions, talks, red carpet events and more, AFF continues to be regarded as a premier

destination for new and exciting screen projects.


Adelaide Film Festival is proud to celebrate excellence in screen storytelling and presents a

number of prestigious Jury and Audience Awards at each festival.

The Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund (AFFIF), a cornerstone of the festival, invests in

new screen production. Since its inception in 2003, AFFIF has redefined the role of film

festivals to be an active contributor in creating new work and has supported over 150

projects. The first fund of its type in Australia, and a rarity worldwide, AFFIF is a major force

for encouraging and showcasing bold new Australian screen works.


FIRST IMAGES HERE:



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