Palace Cinemas is proud to announce the launch of a new festival on Australia’s screen landscape with an annual event designed to showcase the past, present and future of independent cinema from the U.S – Essential Independents: American Cinema, Now, screening exclusively at Palace Centro Cinema from May 19 – June 1.
From Penelope Spheeris to Kelly Reichardt; from Woody Allen to Alex Ross Perry; from Martin Scorsese to Paul Thomas Anderson; from Sofia Coppola to Lynn Shelton, and from John Cassavetes to Richard Linklater, the American independent film community continues to flourish and produce people, ideas, and cinema with a profound impact on the craft internationally.
Highlights of the festival include Opening Night event screening of Time Out Of Mind, starring Richard Gere on May 19; the New York retrospective ‘Essential New York’, including a screening of Academy Award Winning Midnight Cowboy; the ‘Essential Originals’ chapter with 1st feature films from well-known filmmakers including Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides; and films featuring some of the biggest names in the industry today including James Franco in Yosemite, Natalie Portman in Jane Got A Gun, Sam Worthington in The Keeping Room and indie darling Sarah Silverman gives a career defining performance in I Smile Back.
Thanks to Palace Cinemas we have 5 double passes to give away to the festival. To enter the competition send an email to and put ‘American Cinema, Now’ in the subject line and tell us who directed the Virgin Suicides. Please include your best postal address. One entry per person. Must be a QLD resident. Competition closes May 19.
For the full line up and all information on the festival, please visit the official website here: http://www.
