Upcoming Special Events


Valentine's Day Festival Preview | Friday 14th February


Join us for a special, one-night-only preview screening of the French box office sensation Beating Hearts (L'amour ouf).

The phenomenal Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) and François Civil (The Three Musketeers) – arguably French cinema’s brightest young talents – devour the screen in Gilles Lellouche’s vibrant, genre-spanning romantic epic that follows a written-in-the-stars infatuation tested by social boundaries, betrayal and circumstances beyond all control.

Love makes one crazy.  Just ask Clotaire (Civil) and Jackie (Exarchopoulos), who meet in their teens in their Northern France working-class neighbourhood in the 1980s. Despite their differences - she is a diligent student from the middle class, he a charming troublemaker with a complex family life - an intense and unmistakable connection is sparked.  But tragedy soon pulls them apart. Over a decade later, Clotaire tries desperately to win back his lost love. Has his chance passed?

Palace Barracks / Palace James St

6:15pm arrival for 6.30pm screening

With a French 75 cocktail on arrival

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Opening Night | Thursday 6th March

Experience an unforgettable evening of cinema as the curtains rise on the grand opening of the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025 in Brisbane!

Join us for the inspiring premiere of Monsieur Aznavour, a heartfelt biographical drama starring Golden Globe-nominated Tahar Rahim, who transforms into the legendary Charles Aznavour.

Born in Paris in 1924 to Armenian refugees, Aznavour defied poverty, ridicule, and countless challenges to become one of France’s most beloved entertainers and a global cultural icon. From his humble beginnings to his rise as a world-renowned singer-songwriter, the film captures the heartbreaks, triumphs, and inspirations behind his timeless chansons. With standout performances, including a scene-stealing turn by Marie-Julie Baup as Edith Piaf, MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR celebrates the life of a man whose music and spirit defined a generation.

OPENING NIGHT GALA

Palace Barracks

6pm arrival for 7pm screening

With pre-screening live entertainment, drinks, food box, plus an after party!

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OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

Palace James St

6pm arrival for 6:30pm screening

With a drink on arrival and a food box

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