Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival

An unexpected international selection of short films that explore materials and making, and that celebrate craft in all its facets.

‘Real to Reel’, the international festival dedicated to craft and moving image, will screen at DESIGN Canberra at the SHINE DOME.

Reel to Real: The Craft Film Festival, produced by the Crafts Council and Crafts magazine in the UK, celebrates our relationship with materials and making, across two screenings .

The program of short films cover a wide diversity of styles, people and approaches.

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The festival is a unique opportunity to witness craft in action and the narratives, passion and skill inherent in the creation of works. It provides a global perspective and again, the programme unites some unusual and perhaps unexpected tales of making – from miniatures, to replica birds’ eggs, to a human powered bakery – along with animations that bring to life fibre, wool, clay and found objects.

This international selection features three films from Australia – two Tjanpi Desert Weavers’ animations and the working life of WA wood artisan Neil Turner, filmed by Fremantle-based Rae Fallon.

DETAILS

Saturday 21 November, 4.30-7.30pm
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Australian Tour of Real to Reel

The Reels have toured Australia in 2019-2020 with partners in NSW, NT, VIC, SA, ACT and WA. If you are interested in screening, please contact us.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & PARTNERS

Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival is produced by the Crafts Council and Crafts magazine.

Real to Reel is brought to Australia by Maker&Smith

Highlights – Screening One:
Witness the spectacle of scrap metal transforming into intricate eyewear, puppets coming to life in a BAFTA award-winning stop-motion animation, interwoven histories of a blacksmith and gardener and documentaries covering British chair making, Mexican luthiers and much more in this varied selection of shorts. Includes Australian animated entry from Tjanpi Desert Weavers Ngayuka Papa: Bluey and Big Boy.

Highlights – Screening Two:
Discover a world in miniature, performance that intertwines clay and dance, the beneficial impact of creativity on health, an outdoor gym that makes bread, animation celebrating the special role that dogs play in remote community life and documentaries about making, from giant pots to replica birds’ eggs, and more, in this diverse range of shorts. Includes Australian Neil Turner Artisan and Tjanpi Desert Weavers’ Ngayuka Papa: Tiny.

Acknowledgement of Country

Maker & Smith respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, including the Whadjuk, Pibelman, and Minang peoples of the Noongar nation. We recognise the importance of their culture and the ongoing contribution they make to the life of this region. We also recognise the significance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for constitutional recognition and the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.

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