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.
Screening at Camelot Indoor Theatre – view one screening or both.
An unexpected international selection of short films that explore materials and making, and that celebrate craft in all its facets.
Screening at Camelot Indoor Theatre – view one screening or both.
For the second year the international selection of short films, produced by the Crafts Council and Crafts magazine in the UK, celebrates our relationship with materials and making, across two screenings .
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 year we are stoked that three films in the international selection are from Australia – featuring Tjanpi Desert Weavers’ animations and the working life of WA wood artisan Neil Turner, filmed by Fremantle-based Rae Fallon.
When: Friday 9 August, 6.15pm start, doors open 5pm
Where: Camelot Indoor Theatre, Lochee St, Mosman Park, Perth, WA
Tickets: $40 general admission double bill/$25 one screening/ FOMA members 10% discount
Times: Part one: 6.15pm-7.30pm | Part Two: 8-9.20pm
Tickets available here
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Special bonus feature: Cathi Olivieri of Galliard Strings and Genrefonix provide a live viola performance to accompany a 1950s silent film of a family picnic in the Perth Hills, courtesy State Library of WA.
Seats are limited and unreserved, so buy your tickets asap… and come early – the Camelot bar will be open from 5pm and during the interval, serving drinks and pizza!
BOOK TICKETS for REEL TO REAL AT CAMELOT
The Reels will tour to Victoria and NSW, before returning to WA for a return screening in the Great Southern.
See screening dates & ticketing links below.
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, and presented with the support of:
Camelot, The Mosman Arts Foundation, Genrefonix, Australian Design Centre, and Craft Victoria.
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.
Perth – Premiere (Double bill) | The Backlot, West Perth | Friday 2 August, 6pm | Buy Tickets |
Perth (Double Bill or choose Screening 1 or 2) | Camelot Indoor Theatre, Mosman Park | Friday 9 August, 6pm | Buy Tickets |
Melbourne (Screening 1) | Nova Cinema, Carlton | Thursday 22 August, 7pm | Info |
Melbourne (Screening 2) | Nova Cinema, Carlton | Friday 23 August, 7pm | Info |
Sydney | Chauvel Cinema, Paddington | Thursday 5 September | Buy Tickets |
Sydney | Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool | Saturday 21 September | Buy Tickets |
In July 2017, Maker & Smith was founded by Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe. Their primary objective was to fulfil their strong desire to elevate the professional craft industry in Western Australia. Maker & Smith operates on a volunteer basis and aims for self-sustainability without compromising standards. We rely on partnerships and pay fair fees to skilled artisans and designer-makers who participate in our programs.
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.
Always was, always will be.