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Presented by CaSFFA, ACMI, & the Embassies of the Czech and Slovak Republics in Canberra

Czech & Slovak Film Festival of Australia 2022 (CaSFFA)

Festivals

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When

6–16 Oct 2022

On demand

Wheelchair access

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A celebration of classic and contemporary cinema from Czechia, Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.

The Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA) returns this October to celebrate our 10th year anniversary. With this year’s festival theme of ‘Movement’, CaSFFA’s program jolts from the cult classic to the exciting new, from the experimental to the mainstream, and showcases a special retrospective on legendary Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko, co-presented with the Melbourne Cinémathèque.

Find unmissable restored classics and shorts online at ACMI Cinema 3. And, join CaSFFA in cinemas in Melbourne (6-9 Oct) Canberra (14 &1 6 Oct) and Adelaide (4 & 6 Nov) for a diverse showcase of the latest and most ambitious Czech and Slovak films. For more information please visit the CaSFFA website here.

Where

This festival is hosted on our online streaming platform, Cinema 3.

View the program

Rental prices

Individual films $5

Festival bundle $15 – all CaSFFA 2022 feature films & shorts.

*7 day rental, 48 hour playback window. Once rented, your films will be available in your account for 7 days. Once you press play, the watch window begins and you have 48 hours to watch the film as many times as you like.