The Festival will be held between the 12th-15th of November 2009 with screenings and workshops taking place at Birch Caroll and Coyle Cinemas, Australia Fair, Southport; and additional free public screenings happening at the new Southport Parklands precinct on the broadwater (opposite Australia Fair).

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Gold Coast Film Fantastic strives to be Queensland's premier showcase event for feature films with a strong emphasis on year round public interactivity and encouraging, promoting and assisting Australian film making talent.

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BRING a diverse range of features and short films to the Gold Coast.
POSITION the festival as a cultural dynamo for the Gold Coast.
RAISE the profile of the Gold Coast as a film making hub within Australia.
SHOWCASE Queensland film making talent.
ORGANISE International and Australian film competitions.
ENTERTAIN audiences with exciting and innovative cinema experiences.
ENGAGE the community in activities designed to foster film making talent.

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PATRON: JOHN COX

John is the recipient of a 1995 Academy Award for Visual Effects for the movie Babe and has 26 years in the visual effects industry. The John Cox Creature Workshop is internationally acclaimed as a leader in the design and manufacture of fantasy creatures, monsters and realistic animals

Chairman: Richard Featherstone

Richard is a solicitor at De Vere lawyers who specialises in commercial property and business transactions. He has been involved as the legal advisor to the GCFF since 2006, and more recently as a board member. Richard is passionate about promoting new Queensland filmmaking talent.

Chris Brown

Chris owns his own production company, Pictures in Paradise, on the Gold Coast and in 2004 he produced The Proposition an Australian/UK co-production. The Proposition won The IF Lexus Award for Best Australian Film 2005 and four AFI Awards. It was subsequently selected for The Toronto, Sundance and Berlin Festivals. In 2004 Chris won Independent Producer of the Year, from the Screen Producers ssociation of Australia (SPAA). His film Daybreakers starring Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke was shot on the Gold Coast in 2007 and will be released widely by Lionsgate Films in early 2009. Chris has been on the GCFF Board since its inception in 2002.

Bruce Molloy

Emeritus Prof Bruce Molloy the joined Bond University Film& Television Department in 1994 after a distinguished career at QUT. Past president of ACANZ, former board member of BIFF, PFTC and Barron Entertainment, he was awarded the Figuera da Foz festival medal in 1998 and the Kinetone Award in 2005. Bruce has been on the GCFF Board since its inception in 2002 and was its Chairperson in 2008.

Michael Selwyn

Michael Selwyn is the Managing Director and Vice President Australia and New Zealand of Paramount Pictures Australia Pty Ltd. Michael has been on the GCFF Board since its inception in 2002.

Julie Anderson

Julie is the Project Manager for the John Cox Creature Workshop, which is internationally acclaimed as a leader in the design and manufacture of fantasy creatures, monsters and realistic animals. John Cox
won the 1995 Academy Award for Visual Effects for the movie Babe and is a GCFF Festival Patron. Recent film credits for the workshop include Nim's Island (2007), Rogue (2006), Racing Stripes (2003) and Peter Pan (2002) Julie has been on the GCFF Board since its inception in 2002 and was its Chairperson in 2008.

George Friend, OAM

Founding Board member of GCFF and current Chief Executive of his own film production company Rising Sun Films, established in 1996. He has also served on numerous film, event and community related Boards and Committees including SPAA, the Event Advisory Committee (EAC) for Gold Coast Motor Events Co., REDAB (GCCC) and Rotary. His film projects have taken him to diverse and remote locations including Antarctica, New Guinea, East Timor and Africa. He retains the rank of Major in the Army Reserve and is a Teaching Fellow at Bond University (Film Production). George continues work on several projects whilst maintaining close ties with the film industry. He was recognised for his service to the community in the 2008 Australia Day Honours List .

Julie Mikeska

Julie is a director of Allure Professional Hair and Make-Up, a company which boasts an array of accolades including being part of the make-up team that won two Academy Awards for Best Make-up for The Lord of
The Rings-The Fellowship, The Two Towers and Return of the King. Other films include Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions, The Last Samurai and more.

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Jane Smith, Head of the Centre for Screenwriting, AFTRS.
Chris Nyst, Writer/Producer, Nyst Entertainment.
Craig Service, Director, Rapid Media.
Michael Sergi, Associate Professor, Director of Film & Television, Bond Univeristy.
Fiona Searson, National Publicist, DDA Public Relations

Through their expertise the Official Advisors support and assist the Festival Director and the GCFF Board where possible with the further development and expansion of the Gold Coast Film Fantastic.

The GCFF would like to offer its many thanks to its Official Advisors and Board Members.

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Casey Marshall Siemer

Graduating from the Queensland University of Technology in 2003 with LLB (Hons)/BA (Media - Film Studies) degrees, Casey was admitted to the role of legal practitioners in 2004 after completing a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at Bond University on an academic scholarship. Following her passion for feature film she joined Magna Pacific in March 2005 where she later became the Head of Theatrical Acquisitions, responsible for the acquisition and development of its theatrical release slate. In addition to this she managed legal and business affairs. In her four years with Magna Pacific Casey held positions in marketing and publicity in both DVD and theatrical release and managed the theatrical national publicity and promotions campaigns for a number of films. She also added 9 feature films to the theatrical release slate including Righteous Kill starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

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