SYDNEY SCHEDULE AND TICKETING INFORMATION

Please scroll down or click here for prices & conditions
To download a pdf of the 2008 programme click here

Tickets are now on sale:

  • at cinema box offices in person, daily 11am-8.30pm
  • via phone through MCA Ticketing: ph 1300 306 776*
    (weekdays 10am-6pm & Saturday 10am-2pm)
  • click here to securely purchase tickets online, via MCA*

PLEASE NOTE: telephone and internet sales close at 4pm for weekday festival screenings, and midday Saturday for weekend screenings. From that point, purchases may only be made in person at cinema venues (cash and credit cards accepted). Palace Academy, Verona and Norton Street do not accept telephone bookings.

*booking fees apply - please scroll down for prices & conditions

All films restricted to persons aged 18+ unless indicated. Films marked* are open to all ages.

 
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6:30pm A1 The Best Of Me WED
7 MAY
6:45pm N1
sold out!
OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT GALA
7 Billiards Tables 15+
(+ after party)
8:30pm A2 About Crying
             
6:30pm A3 Lucio THU
8 MAY
6:30pm selling fast Scandalous
8:45pm A4 MAD MEXICAN NIGHT
Nonna's Journey 15+
(drinks and dj after)
8:40pm N3 About Crying
             
6:30pm A5 Solitary Fragments FRI
9 MAY
6:30pm N4 Suso's Tower
9:15pm A6
selling fast
CINE FANTASTICO LAUNCH
[REC] MA15+
($5 Peroni beer from 8pm)
  8:40pm sold out! Desperate Women
             
11:30am A7 Listening to Gabriel SAT
10 MAY
12:00pm N6 Angels Inc.*
1:45pm A8 Belle Epoque 2:00pm N7 Animate!
4:00pm A9 Bluff 4:00pm N8 Casual Day
6:30pm selling fast Scandalous 6:20pm N9 Solitary Fragments
8:45pm sold out! 7 Billiards Tables 15+ 9:00pm selling fast [REC] MA15+
             
    MOTHER'S DAY EVENT SUN
11 MAY
     
11:00am A12 Angeles Inc.* (+churros) 11:15pm N11 Belle Epoque
1:15pm A13 Life Is Too Short 1:30pm N12 Modesty
3:15pm A14 Solitary Fragments 4:00pm N13 Nonna's Journey 15+
6:00pm A15 The Suicides' Club 6:00pm N14 Under The Stars
8:15pm A16 King of the Hill 8:15pm N15 The Best Of Me
             
6:30pm A17 Nonna's Journey 15+ MON
12 MAY
6:30pm N16 Two Embraces
8:30pm A18 The Mud Boy 8:30pm N17 How Much Further?
             
6:30pm A19 Suso's Tower TUE
13 MAY
6:30pm N18 Two Looks (+short)
8:40pm A20 How Much Further? 15+ 8:30pm N19 Fermat's Room M
             
6:30pm A21 Fort Apache WED
14 MAY
6:30pm N20 Nonna's Journey 15+
8:30pm selling fast [REC] MA15+ 8:30pm N21 The Mud Boy
             
6:30pm A23 Two Embraces THU
15 MAY
6:30pm N22 Burning The Straight
(+forum)
8:30pm sold out! TRIBUTE TO ARGENTINA
Who Says It's Easy? 15+
(preshow performance + post-film drinks
8:50pm N23 Fort Apache
             
7:00pm selling fast Scandalous
(+ Directors Intro)
FRI
16 MAY
6:30pm N24 King Of The Hill
9:15pm A26 Fermat's Room M 8:30pm selling fast [REC] MA15+
             
12:00pm A27 Tears Of Wayronco SAT
17 MAY
12:00pm N26 Y Tu Mama Tambien
2:00pm A28 Animate! 2:15pm N27 Fermat's Room M
4:00pm A29 How Much Further? 15+
(+ Producer Intro)
4:15pm N28 Life Is To Short
6:30pm A30 Under The Stars 6:30pm sold out! Who Says It's Easy? 15+
8:45pm A31 Modesty 8:45pm sold out! Scandalous
(+ Directors intro)
             
11:30am A32 Oviedo Express SUN
18 MAY
11:45pm N31 Tears Of Wayroncon
2:00pm A33 Two Looks (+short) 1:45pm N32 Lucio
4:00pm selling fast Desperate Women 3:45pm N33 How Much Further? 15+
6:00pm A35 Casual Day 6:00pm N34 The Suicides' Club
8:00pm sold out! CLOSING NIGHT GALA
The Orphanage
(+ post-film drinks)
8:15pm N35 Bluff
             
6:30pm A37 BEST OF THE FEST
7 Billiards Tables 15+
MON
19 MAY
6:30pm N37 BEST OF THE FEST
Desperate Women
8:50pm A38 BEST OF THE FEST
Scandalous
8:30pm N38 BEST OF THE FEST
Who Says It's Easy? 15+
             
6:30pm A39 BEST OF THE FEST
Under The Stars
TUE
20 MAY
6:30pm N39 BEST OF THE FEST
7 Billiards Tables 15+
8:45pm A40 BEST OF THE FEST
How Much Further? 15+
8:50pm N40 BEST OF THE FEST
[REC] MA15+
             
6:30pm A41 BEST OF THE FEST
Who Says It's Easy? 15+
WED
21 MAY
6:30pm N41 BEST OF THE FEST
Scandalous
8:40pm A42 BEST OF THE FEST
[REC] MA15+
     


SYDNEY - TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Opening Night SPANISH FIESTA!
6.45 for 7.00pm Wednesday May 7 at Palace Norton Street. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF '7 BILLIARDS TABLES', followed by post-screening party featuring drinks, tapas and live entertainment from Afro-Latin funk band Watussi.
All tickets $45.00 pre-paid, $50.00 on the day

MAD MEX EVENT
8.45pm Thursday May 8 at Palace Academy. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF 'NONA'S JOURNEY', followed by drinks & DJ Sakamoiz. All tickets $20.00

FAMILY SCREENINGS
12pm Saturday May 10 at Palace Norton Street & 11.00am Sunday May 11 at Palace Academy 'ANGELES INC.' - Churros (Spanish pastries) will be served at the screening at Academy on Mothers' Day (Sun 11th). Thanks to the Spanish Club of Sydney. All tickets $10.00

SPECIAL EVENT : A TRIBUTE TO ARGENTINA
8.30pm Thursday May 15 at Palace Academy AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF 'WHO SAYS ITS EASY?', plus live entertainment and post-screening drinks. All tickets $20.00

CLOSING NIGHT GALA
8.00pm Sunday May 18 at Palace Academy AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF 'THE ORPHANAGE', and post-screening drinks. All tickets $20.00

GENERAL ADMISSION (INC. GST)
Adult $15.00
Concessions $13.50
*Eligible concessions: Palace Movie Club members (max 2 per card), Full-time students (photo ID required), Senior Citizens, Spanish Club members, Health Care cardholders and Pensioners. Proof of concession must be presented at the cinema box office, and/or upon entry to auditorium.

MULTIPLE FILM PASSES & GROUPS (INC. GST)*
(excluding opening & closing nights and special events)
5 film pass - $70.00
10 film pass - $120.00
Groups of 20+ $12.00 per ticket**

*Multi-film passes are for separate, preselected sessions for one person. All films must be chosen in advance to different films at the time of purchase. Passes from the cinemas ticket booths will only be applicable for sessions at that venue. (Telephone and internet ticketing can provide passes valid for sessions at both Academy & Norton Street).
**Group concession is available to groups of 20+, to a single, pre-nominated session.

ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
PALACE ACADEMY TWIN box office daily 12 - 8.30pm until sold out.
PALACE NORTON STREET box office daily 12 - 8.30pm until sold out.
Cinemas sell tickets only for their respective venues. There are no booking fees for purchasing at cinemas with cash. Credit card transactions for inperson purchases will incur a fee of $0.50cents per ticket, to a maximum transaction fee of $1.50

ONLINE TICKETING
Tickets for all venues are available securely online 24 hrs at http://www.spanishfilmfestival.com
All major credit cards accepted. Booking fees apply: $1.20 per ticket, plus $1.00 postage and handling fee per transaction. TELEPHONE TICKETING Tickets may be purchased for both venues through MCA TICKETING. All major credit cards accepted. Call 1300 306 776 between 10.00am-6.00pm weekdays, and 10am-2.00pm Saturdays only.
Booking fees apply:
1-4 tickets - $2.20 per ticket
5-9 tickets - $1.60 per ticket
10 or more tickets - $1.20 per ticket
Phone bookings for weekday sessions will cease at 4pm on the day of screening. Weekend session bookings will cease at 1pm on the Saturday.
Tickets booked via telephone or via internet must be collected from the box office no later than 20 minutes prior to the advertised session time of the first session purchased. Please bring appropriate identification.

FESTIVAL CONDITIONS
All festival films are restricted to persons 18 years of age and over, unless specified. This relates not necessarily to the content of the films, but to the legal requirements of holding the festival, as set by the Office of Film and Literature Classification.
Festival tickets, once acquired, are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced or refunded.
All seating is unreserved. All festival films will commence at the advertised starting time. We anticipate that door sales will be available for most festival sessions, however this cannot be guaranteed. Patrons are urged to purchase their tickets well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Palace Cinemas complimentary passes, pre-paid vouchers, cinema promotions and free ticket offers are not valid for sessions at the Spanish Film Festival. All non-English language films have English subtitles.
Dates, times are programmes are correct at the time of publication, but may need to be altered. We therefore reluctantly reserve the right to withdraw, change and replace programmes without notice

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