OCTOBER 27-30
170 SHORT FILMS
40 HAND-CRAFTED SESSIONS
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
“BALLGOWNS & BOOTS”
OPENING NIGHT SOIREÉ
6PM THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER
Heart of Gold’s glammest night! Put on your best outfit, don some hardy boots, then walk the red carpet with the bright stars of Gympie as well as our visiting VIPs for a night of celebration. Enjoy a feature length session of world class short films, 2 hours of live musical entertainment including 8-piece soul act Rosa Mack, speeches, tipples and ceremony, all outside in the beautiful late-Spring air.
EVENING OF COMMUNITY
STORIES & SONGS
FROM 4PM FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER
The focus is on community voices on Friday night! Local theatre show GRIT returns to encore their original songs inspired by Gympie tales; comedian Anna Brennan will host a storytelling session featuring locals sharing true stories around the theme ‘growing up’; then choir director Metta Paterson will transform the crowd into a choir and lead us in singing and playing a well-loved song. Bring your instruments or just your friends and enjoy this charming evening under the stars, all for free in the Front Yard.
CLOSING CEREMONY
& FEATURE FINALE
FROM 5PM SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER
Everything converges on the Front Yard for the closing of the festival Sunday afternoon. We’ll have a little ceremony, draw the winners of the raffle, and announce the Audience Choice Award winner! Then the beautiful Pomona balladeers Those Folk will treat us to a blissful sunset set, and we’ll head to the Moonlight Cinema for our feature finale - a 20th anniversary screening of the Aussie cult classic comedy CRACKERJACK!
THE FRONT YARD
Heart of Gold is proud to launch The Front Yard! A social festival hub catered by food trucks, The GOld Bar, AND THE Little Haven Festival Cafe.
open all hours, for FREE, FOR you!
THE FRONT YARD IS PROGRAMMED WITH FREE TALKS, MUSIC AND EVENTS to fill all the nooks and crannies between film sessions. so whether you want to hear about film genres in 2022, learn some gubbi gubbi basics, or LISTEN TO great stories told by your neighbours, grab a beer and a beanbag and kick up your feet in the front yard!
WHAT’S ON
THE PROSPECT
The Prospect is a Heart of Gold premiere exhibition exploring the future and fringes of audio-visual storytelling. We’re mining for new ideas and technologies in the creation and presentation of stories. So step inside this dimly lit chamber, and be thrilled and inspired by the sparkling glimmers of the future inside.
OUTER REALMS
Let your mind wander through the expanded possibilities of short form image-making. Beyond a training ground for new filmmakers, short films have long been a favoured medium for video artists whose craft pushes the boundaries of both film and visual art with the most experiential of results.
Outer Realms is The Prospect’s video art and experimental video lineup, available for drop-in viewing any time, and thoughtfully curated by former Heart of Gold artistic director Emily Avila.
VR DOME
Amongst all the advances in filmmaking technology, virtual reality stands out as one of the most fundamentally different ways to experience a created world. Slide on the headset and headphones and suddenly everything around you looks and sounds different. The technology is already being used in a myriad of ways: to enhance gaming, to recreate lived experiences, to help psychological conditions, and of course,
to tell stories.
For the first time at Heart of Gold, you’ll be able to take VR for a spin yourself! Our friends at the Australian VR Film Festival have curated a selection of experiences for you to sample, made by VR practitioners from across the globe.
When you step inside The Prospect’s VR Dome our volunteers will guide you through these incredible new worlds.
INSPIRATION.TV
Peer behind the curtain and witness the inner workings of great film practitioners - from interviews to festival panels to behind-the-scenes videos, INSPIRATION.tv provides audiences with a glimpse into just what it takes to make a film, as well as exploring the creative process.
Tune in, take notes, get inspired! These videos will play for a little while, but then move on! So be sure to scan the QR code on screen to keep watching on your device.
WORKSHOPS
PAINTING IN VIRTUAL REALITY
Imagine drawing shapes in the air and having them just stay there, magically suspended. Virtual Reality technology brings all sorts of unique pleasures and opportunities; and one of the most widely-loved experiences gives users the chance to create incredible artworks in 3D space. Painting in VR is both meditative and creatively-inspiring, and in this workshop, digital artist and VR innovator Michelle Brown will guide you through the technological learning curve into creating your very first 3D VR artwork.
SESSION 11AM & 1PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
PODCASTING INTENSIVE
Ever had a story that you wanted to share with the world? Or had a conversation with a friend worth recording? Maybe a speciality subject you know too much about? In this 4 hour workshop, prolific podcast producer Monika O’Hanlon will take you through every stage of podcasting, from the very start turning an idea into a plan, to recording interviews, ingesting files, editing audio, adding music and sound effects, publishing online, and advertising. You’ll have the chance to record talks and interviews at the festival and end the day with your very own podcast, live online for the world to hear!
10AM - 2PM SUNDAY OCTOBER 30
MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDTABLES
We’ve gathered some of Queensland’s most exciting music video creators to talk about the craft, the industry, and hopefully a bit of the goss too. In this informal session, you’ll hear from these creative talents, see some of their works, and be able to join a table to sit and chat with them about anything from how they got that one cool shot, to what you need to put in a contract! This is your opportunity to talk shop with people making the clips you love.
These filmmakers have made clips for bands including: Ball Park Music, Last Dinosaurs, Cub Sport, Sycco, Dune Rats, Clea, Sheppard, Pete Murray, Tia Gostelow, Polish Club , Eliza & the Delusionals, JFDR, Oh Ye Denver Birds, FEVILAND, Leanne Tennant and more!
12.45PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
“BALLGOWNS & BOOTS”
OPENING NIGHT SOIREE
You’re invited to Heart of Gold’s
very special opening night soireé!
DRESS
”Ballgowns & boots”
A little bit fancy, a little bit country
REFRESHMENTS
First drink & canApés on us!
Cash bar and food trucks available for more.
WHAT’S IN STORE?
Doors open at 6pm with the fresh sounds of live jazz floating through the summer evening as you have your photo taken on the red carpet, run into friends, mingle with filmmakers, tipple on champers, and graze canapes. We’ll converge for our Official Opening Ceremony and raise a glass or tinnie to the festival and everyone who’s made it happen (that includes you!).
Then it’s a trundle down the garden path to christen the beautiful new Moonlight Cinema with a ninety minute session of incredible films from across the globe. After that, powerhouse soul songstress Rosa Mack brings her 7-piece band to the Front Yard stage for a headline set of blues, rock and soul drenched in 60s and 70s vibes. Get those boots a-movin on the dance floor or sit back by the Gold Bar and let it all sink in. It’s sure to be a very special night.
SCHEDULE
6PM - DOORS
6.45PM - OPENING CEREMONY
7.30PM - OPENING NIGHT FILMS
9PM - ROSA MACK BAND
9.45PM GUEST FILMMAKER DJS
(til late)
