Previous Events
 FILM SAFARI GHANA
 
9pm, 17 October 2024
Genesis Cinema
Gonzo doco!

Journey into another fascinating world you would never otherwise have access to, via the next documentary film & live Q&A from one of our firm favourite directors, Andrew Leavold. 
 The 2024 London Australian Film Festival
 
12 - 15 September 2024
Picturehouse Central
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
The Garden Cinema
8 films, 4 days, 3 venues.

Selected from our biggest long list yet, 214 feature films & documentaries, the 2024 London Australian Film Festival had some huge hitting films and future cult classics.
The Castle
 
8 May 2024
Picturehouse Central
Our annual screening of every Aussies fav film.

"Tell 'em they're dreamin'"

Australia's most quotable film is back every year on May 8 (maate)
 Gallipoli
 
25 April 2024
6:30pm Hackney Picturehouse
A rare screening of an Australian classic - for ANZAC Day.

The London Australian Film Society is proud to present a rare screening of Peter Weir's classic WW1 film that changed a nation's attitude to war.
The Great Australian Punk Rock Massacre
 
22 March 2024
6:30pm The Horse Hospital

23 March 2024
1pm Genesis Cinema 
An explosive Aussie punk double bill


The London Australian Film Society is proud to present The Great Australian Punk Rock Movie Massacre, as two mad, punk-inspired films and three Australian cult legends land at the Horse Hospital 22 March for a raucous night of big screen, beer-fuelled mayhem, followed by an in-person Q&A (which will be pure mayhem we expect).
A second screening will be the following afternoon, 23 March, at Genesis Cinema.
Isla's Way with Q&A
 
31 March 2024
4pm Finsbury Park Picturehouse
 
Your next favourite doco

With two sold out sessions at BFI Flare 2024 - we're sad for you if you missed your chance to see this amazing documentary & meet the director & producer at our LAFS screening.

From bush mechanic living in extreme isolation to carriage driving legend, 87 year old Isla could be the first and last Australian cowboy.

Some of you may remember we screened the last film by this director - THE FLIP SIDE - with Eddy Izzard live in Regent Street Cinema for our Aust Day event.
The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour (UK premiere)

16 February 2024
8pm Garden Cinema

17 February 2024 
4pm Finsbury Park PH 
Another new cult classic 

We were joined by writer director Platon Theodoris for the UK premiere of this quirky and completely lovable black comedy. 
Now available to rent or buy on Amazon!
We Are Still Here
 
27 January 2024
4pm Hackney Picturehouse
Marking both Australia Day and Waitangi Day

Ten leading Indigenous filmmakers interweave eight powerful tales to tell a sweeping story of hope and survival in the face of oppression and colonisation, traversing 1,000 years from the past to the present and into the future.
A Sunburnt Christmas
(UK premiere)

16 December 2023
2pm Clapham Picturehouse
6pm Garden Cinema 
An Aussie Christmas

The London Australian Film Society invited all for a (metaphorical) white wine in the sun this Christmas.

Two screenings of this new Christmas film which debuted on the Australian streaming service Stan in 2021.



Drover's Wife with RSL + Q&A 


11 November 2023
5pm Garden Cinema

 
Proud to partner.

We are proud to partner with The Royal Society of Literature & RSL Honorary Fellow Deirdre Osborne as they present Leah Purcell's feminist western, The Drover’s Wife, with a 50-minute recorded conversation between Paterson Joseph & Leah Purcell. In partnership with the world-first Masters in Black British Literature at Goldsmiths
Limbo
Slant
4 October 2023, 8pm
Finsbury Park Picturehouse 
Film screening + live Q&A 

Slant (Dir. James Vinson, 2022)

SLANT's writer and star, Michael Nikou, and art director Angelica Rush were both in town so we are headed back to Finsbury Park Picturehouse for a reprise of the hit of the 2023 festival.
2023 FESTIVAL
21-24 September 2023
various venues
  • LIMBO
  • SLANT
  • JOHN FARNHAM: FINDING THE VOICE
  • PETROL
  • THE BOYS
  • HERE OUT WEST
  • AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM TODAY 2022/3
  • SWEET AS
50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

Screened 20 JULY 2023
The Garden Cinema
It began in the bowels of Australia House and has since spread across central London, and now the London Australian Film Society is celebrating 50 years of bringing the latest and greatest Australian films to UK audiences.

We marked five decades of great Australian cinema with a special selection of newly-restored short films by some of Australia's premier filmmakers and AFTRS alumni, including a trio of films from the inaugural directors’ intake in 1973.

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50th Anniversary Screening
The Castle
Screened 8 May 2023
The Garden Cinema
How’s the serenity?
Its 25th Anniversary outing was one of the hits of last year's London Australian Film Festival, and now the London Australian Film Society return (MATE!) for their first annual screening of this Australian comedy classic.

When the Kerrigan’s airport-adjacent family home is threatened...
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The Castle
Seriously Red
Screened 28 January 2023
The Garden  Cinema
Australia Day Screening•
So good we're screening it twice!
The London Australian Film Society kicked off its 50th anniversary year with an exclusive Australia Day* preview of the riotously camp throwback to 90s Oz classic Seriously Red, the dramatic feature debut of Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario, Under the Volcano, Netflix’s Heartbreak High reboot).
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You Beauties
* LAFS recognises that January 26 represents a Day of Mourning for many people, and have held our ‘Australia Day’ screenings on an alternate date since 2018.

2022 Film Festival
Screened 5 -13 November

  • MY NAME IS GULPILIL
  • WALKING WITH GULPILIL
  • THE LAST WAVE
  • THE TRACKER
  • GOLDSTONE
  • CHARLIE'S COUNTRY
  • AUSTRALIAN SHORT
  • FILM TODAY
  • THE CASTLE
  • HOW TO PLEASE A WOMAN
THE DROVER'S WIFE:
The Legend of Molly Johnson

Screened March 8 2022
International Woman's Day Screening
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the London Australian Film Society, in conjunction with Regent Street Cinema, is proud to present an exclusive preview screening of thrilling western The Drover’s Wife, featuring an exclusive pre-recorded introduction from the film’s writer, director and star Leah Purcell.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
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2020 Film Festival
'At Home'

  • HEARTS & BONES
  • DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN
  • RIDE LIKE A GIRL
  • PALM BEACH
  • GO KARTS!
  • LITTLE MONSTERS
  • BROTHERS’ NEST
  • THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM
  • TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG
  • THE NIGHTINGALE
DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN

Canx - 25 April 2020
CANCELLED - Covid 19
Anzac Day Screening
Depicting one of the most savage ANZAC battles of the Vietnamese war. Directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog), with a star-studded cast, superb cinematography and an incredible score, this nail-biting true story of extraordinary heroism have audiences on the edge of their seats.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
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Double Bill
SHORT FILM PROGRAM +
THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM
 
Screened 25 Jan 2020
The London Australian Film Society
Returning for our annual Australia Day event, a double bill of a 90-minute programme of short films from Australian Short Film Today, and a feature documentary that recently sold out three sessions at the BFI London Film Festival, and four screenings at Melbourne International Film Festival: The Australian Dream
BUSHFIRE FUNDRAISER
All proceeds from the donated raffle prizes & any private collections will go to:
CRACKERS
Screened 19 Dec 2019
London Australian Film Society
We dusted off our santa hats and cracked open the bottles of bubbly for a Christmas film, Aussie style.

Christmas time in Australia – a time for sunshine, family gatherings, prezzies, barbeques, peace and love, right? Well, not so much for this family…. 
Crackers
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THE FINAL QUARTER
Screened 19 October 2019
London Australian Film Society
A fascinating examination of race relations in this unflinching documentary.
This immersive feature film appeals to anyone interested in issues of racism in today’s world, not just Australia.
The Final Quater
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SLAM 
Screened 10 August 2019

London Australian Film Society
proudly presented – direct from the Sydney Film Festival – the UK premiere of Partho Sen-Gupta’s Slam (2018), an extraordinary mystery drama about family, identity, and Islamophobia in Australia.
Slam
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LAFS does PRIDE
Screened 5-6 July 2019
Two screenings @ Picturehouse Central
during Pride Weekend
The Adventures
Of Priscilla,
Queen Of The Desert
with special guest
Terence Stamp
The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
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Suburban Wildlife
An encore screening of our LAFF2019 closing film
+ Q&A with Director Imogen McClusky

2019 Film Festival
Screened 27-30 June 2019

  • REACHING DISTANCE
  • GHOSTHUNTER
  • MY BRILLIANT CAREER
  • TOP END WEDDING
  • LOCUSTS
  • STORM BOY
  • BACKTRACK BOYS
  • ERSKINEVILLE KINGS
  • SUBURBAN WILDLIFE

The Merger
Screened 13 March 2019

With Q&A with Damian Callinan & Adam Hills (The Last Leg)...

Ladies In Black
Screened 1 March 2019

Huge thanks to everyone who helped to make our recent SOLD OUT European premiere of the fabulous LADIES IN BLACK such a wonderful evening featuring Producer Sue Milliken...

The Flip Side
plus an Australian Short Film Program
on Australia Day
Screened on 27 Jan 2019

For those unfortunate folk who couldn't be there, you not only missed out on seeing Eddie Izzard glow from the screen in THE FLIP SIDE, but also an electrifying & insightful Q&A session with Eddie that lasted about 20-minutes which was more akin to a stand-up session and had our audience shrieking with laughter.
Read more to discover the most popular Short Film.

Swinging Safari
Private View
Screened 3 Dec 2018

Rich Mix was abuzz for the private screening of SWINGING SAFARI with director Stephan Elliot. Cast & crew joined our Australian film fans for drinks before heading into the screen for a marvelously animated and insightful introduction by Stephan.

Breath
Screened 19 Oct 2018

Simon Baker brings to life Tim Winton’s bestselling novel for his directorial debut with this stunning coming-of-age story set on the wild coast of Western Australia.

2018
OZ Film Festival
Screened 7-8 July 2018

  • ELLIPSIS
  • KANGAROO
  • SWINGING SAFARI
  • BAD BOY BUBBY
  • BABE: PIG IN THE CITY
  • BLUE THE FILM
  • THE BBQ
  • THE BUTTERFLY TREE

David Stratton:
A Cinematic Life 
Screened 26 May 2018

This documentary takes a look at David’s life through the lens of his love of Australian cinema, and features interviews with some of Australia’s best known cinematic talent.

SWEET COUNTRY
on Australia Day
Screened 27 Feb 2018

Visceral and haunting, with stunning cinematography and powerful performances from Hamilton Morris, Sam Neill, and Bryan Brown, this film will keep audiences transfixed and eager to grab a glass and dissect during the break before the short films begin.

INXS
LIVE BABY LIVE
Screened 22 Oct 2017

To Celebrate the 30th anniversary we screened the documentary film of their infamous sold out Wembley arena concert, attended by 72,000 adoring fans.

2017
OZ Film Festival
30 Jun - 2 July 2017

  • JASPER JONES
  • STRICTLY BALLROOM
  • DOGS IN SPACE
  • HOUNDS OF LOVE
  • REMEMBERING THE MAN
  • RED DOG TRUE BLUE
  • DEATH and LIFE of OTTO BLOOM