Overview
MIFF might not be here yet, but your year of good films is just beginning. The annual Cobs Peninsula Film Festival is set to kick off on the second weekend in February in Rosebud, showcasing the efforts of some of the best filmmakers in the country. And this year, for the first time ever, it'll be screening concurrently in Queenscliff as well.
Along with film screenings, the three-day program includes workshops and pop-up cinemas — and, of course, the big ol' opening night do. In what began as a small event in 2011 — and is now a mainstay of the Peninsula, bringing thousands to Rosebud each year — 15 short films have been shortlisted. They'll be screened, then judged by a celebrity panel of judges.
Held on the Village Green in Rosebud near the foreshore and the Queenscliff Town Hall, entry to the main event on Saturday, February 10 is free — just BYO rug, follow the crowd and come for some bite-sized film entertainment to go with your bite-sized food truck snacks. They're also holding a ticketed opening night event on the Friday with a screening of Australian film That's Not Me with star Isabel Lucas in attendance, and a Sunday afternoon session with actor, writer and director Leah Purcell.
Image: Yanni Delaportas.