Melbourne Food & Wine
Melbourne Food & Wine
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Event Info
When:
Friday 2 - Friday 9 March
Where:
Federation Square Plaza, Corner Flinders and Swanston Street, Melbourne
Pricing Info
Cost:
Free Partners
Foodie Films
Pull up a deck chair for an evening of free outdoor cinema, featuring exclusive international food-flavoured films.
From global phenomenon Ferran Adria in El Bulli: Cooking in Progress to comedy in a wine glass with Bottle Shock, we present a hand-picked collection of culinary films and documentaries to feed the mind.
Twilight Program
Friday 2 March | |
| 6.00pm | Kings of Pasty Captures the high stakes drama of the competition "Meilleur Ouvirer de France". Directed by D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, (USA/France, 2011) (English Subtitles) SBS |
| 8.00pm | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress |
Saturday 3 March | |
| 5.00pm | Slow Food Revolution Slow Food Revolution Profiles communities working to revive, preserve and maintain their own unique foods Directed by Carlo Buralli (Australia, 2003) Film Australia |
| 8.00pm | Bottle Shock A comedy based on the 1976 wine competition termed the “Judgment of Paris”. Directed by Randall Miller (USA, 2008) |
Sunday 4 March | |
| 5.00pm | Margaret Fulton - Our Food Journey Celebrating the history of Australian food through food legend, Margaret Fulton Directed by Anna Bateman (Australia 2009) CIRCE Films and LifeStyle FOOD Channel |
| 8.00pm | Toast The autobiography of Nigel Slater, one of the UK’s favourite cookery writers. Directed by SJ Clarkson (UK, 2011) Transmission Films |
Monday 5 March | |
| 8.00pm | Food Inc. An unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry. Directed by Robert Kenner (USA, 2008) |
Tuesday 6 March | |
| 8.00pm | The End of the Line A moving film about one of the world’s most disturbing problems, over–fishing. Directed by Rupert Murray (USA, 2009) Ovation |
Wednesday 7 March | |
| 8.00pm | The Real Dirt on Farmer John The award-winning agrarian comedy, based on the true story of American farmer hero, John Peterson. Directed by Taggart Siegel (USA, 2005) Courtesy of Madman Entertainment |
Thursday 8 March | |
| 8.00pm | A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt An intimate look into one of the most talented and controversial chefs, Paul Liebrandt. Directed by Sally Rowe (USA, 2011) Courtesy of Madman Entertainment |
Friday 9 March | |
| 6.00pm | Jiro Dreams of Sushi Follow 85-year-old master sushi chef Jiro Ono, of Japan’s three Michelin star restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. Directed by David Gelb (USA, 2011) Curious Film English subtitles |
| 8.00pm | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress |
Children's Daytime Program
Foodie Films celebrates Family Foodie Weekend with favourite kids' flicks on the big screen for two days only, as part of the free seven day program.
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 March | |
| 11.00am | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs The story of a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord (USA, 2009) Amalgamated Movies |
| 12.30pm | Real Kids, Real Food with Stephanie Alexander Stephanie shows just how easy it is to cook at home with kids! Matchbox & Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation (Australia, 2010) |
| 1.30pm | Ratatouille A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef. Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava, (USA, 2007) |
