The 7th annual BALINALE International Film Festival is the only international film festival in Indonesia and recognized internationally for the quality and diversity of its programming and its professional delivery of the associated events. Balinale international film festival 2013 will celebrate the art of global cinema by presenting all genres of mainstream, independent, documentary and short films from around the world.
The weeklong event will take place at Cinema XXI Beachwalk Kuta in Bali from Oct.4 through Oct.10. Balinale is an annual film festival internationally recognized for the quality and diversity of its associated events.
This year’s festival, the seventh, coincides with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit. According to Deborah Gabinetti, festival director and co-founder, many of APEC’s 21 member countries strongly support their domestic film industries recognizing the importance of films as an effective way of leveraging a country’s visibility and boosting their economic and tourism potential.
Program and schedule
- Friday, 4 October
BALINALE Gala Opening Night Party
Filmmakers, Festival Friends and Supporters will be in attendance as we kick off the festival with highlights for the coming week.
Venue: The Stones Hotel – Legian Bali, Autograph Collection - Saturday, 5 October
Venue: Cinema XXI Beachwalk, Jalan Pantai Kuta – Bali
10:00 am – Ravi & Jane 14 min (Australia) Asian Premiere
Tatarakihi: The Children of Parihaka 65 min (NZ) International Premiere
12:00 pm – Miracle in Cell No. 7 127 min (South Korea)
2:30 pm – 7 Assassins 120 min (China/Hong Kong)
5:00 pm – American Songwriter 56 min (USA) Asian Premiere
7:30 pm – Air Mata Terakhir Bunda 100 min (Indonesia) - Sunday, 6 October
Venue: Cinema XXI Beachwalk, Jalan Pantai Kuta – Bali
10:00 am – Daddy ABC 6 min (UK/UAE)
Dino Time 87 min (USA)
12:00 pm – Retrocognition 18 min (USA)
The Things My Father Never Taught Me 7 min (Australia)
Take me to Pitcairn 55 min (UK)
2:30 pm – The Other Hand 9 min (Canada)
Derby & Groma 17 min (Canada)
Birders: The Central Park Effect 60 min (USA) Asian Premiere
5:00 pm – Manusia Setengah Salmon 99 min (Indonesia) World Premiere
7:30 pm – Born to Sing 112 min (Korea) - Monday, 7 October
Venue: Cinema XXI Beachwalk, Jalan Pantai Kuta – Bali
12:00 pm – Linear 6 min (Brazil)
Trashed 98 min (UK)
2:30 pm – About Time 123 min (UK)
5:00 pm – A House, A Home 7 min (USA)
Brave Miss World 92 min (USA)
7:30 pm – Go Grandriders 90 min (Taiwan)
- Tuesday, 8 October
Venue: Cinema XXI Beachwalk, Jalan Pantai Kuta – Bali
12:00 pm – God’s Got His Head in the Clouds 14 min (Italy)
Where Heaven Meets Hell 80 min (USA)
2:30 pm – Le Train Bleu 18 min (France)
Small Small Thing 84 min (USA)
5:00 pm – 9 Summers 10 Autumns 114 min (Indonesia)
7:30 pm – 2014 109 min (Indonesia) World Premiere
- Wednesday, 9 October
Venue: Cinema XXI Beachwalk, Jalan Pantai Kuta – Bali
12:00 pm – Mari 35 min (Canada)
Liberta 80 min (Australia/Singapore)
2:30 pm – Popcorn 10 min (Oman)
Sta. Niña 103 min (Philippines)
5:00 pm – Unravel 14 min (USA)
Blue Gold: American Jeans 107 min (USA)
7:30 pm – Without Him… Entrophy 8 min (USA) World Premiere
The Rocket 96 min (Australia/Thailand/Laos) - Thursday, 10 October
Venue: Cinema XXI Beachwalk, Jalan Pantai Kuta – Bali
12:00 pm – Short Film Matinee:
The Hungry Corpse 10 min (UK)
Made in Bali 2 min (Indonesia)
Mimpi di Kandang Wedhus Gembel 20 min (Indonesia)
Piece Peace 7 min (South Korea)
Sinsis 2 min (Spain)
El Mundo Tan Pequinto 18 min (Spain)
Mi Ojo Derecho 13 min (Spain)
Fleur Wickes 1.5 min (New Zealand)
Humanexus 13 min (USA) World Premiere
Fantastic 3 min (Japan)
2:30 pm – Imparfaite 9 min (Canada)
Don Jon 90 min (USA)
5:00 pm – Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka 30 min Preview Screening (Indonesia) - Thursday, 10 October
BALINALE Closing Night Party & Awards Presentation
Continuing with our tradition of closing the festival with a fabulous party, the celebration caps off with presenting the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short Film plus the Best Overall Film voted by our audience members.
Venue: The Stones Hotel – Legian Bali, Autograph Collection
Program and schedule subject to change.
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