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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - A Hero (Ghahreman)
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-ahero/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T210000
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CREATED:20230202T024047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T024640Z
UID:33946-1681414200-1681419600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Both Sides of the Blade
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-bothsidesoftheblade/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230309T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20230202T023239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011436Z
UID:33926-1678390200-1678395600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-brooklyn/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20230202T023137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011442Z
UID:33922-1675971000-1675976400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - La Strada
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-lastrada/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221208T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220919T051220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011447Z
UID:22478-1670526000-1670535000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Beyond the Wasteland
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-beyond-the-wasteland/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221108T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220919T045443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T050039Z
UID:22469-1667934000-1667943000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - First Cow
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-first-cow/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221013T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220919T050928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011455Z
UID:22474-1665687600-1665696600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Quo Vadis\, Aida?
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-quo-vadis-aida/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220917T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220917T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220913T033019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T033156Z
UID:21690-1663434000-1663441200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:'Mine-Field' Documentary Screening + QnA
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/mine-field/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Film,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220811T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220811T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220803T063454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T064057Z
UID:21164-1660244400-1660253400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Little Woods
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-little-woods/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220714T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220714T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220623T024935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T025812Z
UID:19749-1657825200-1657834200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - High Ground
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-high-ground/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220609T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220609T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220204T070341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T070341Z
UID:15929-1654801200-1654810200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Herself
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-herself/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220512T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220512T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220204T064213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T064213Z
UID:15925-1652382000-1652391000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Lamb
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-lamb/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220414T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220204T063345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T063345Z
UID:15921-1649962800-1649973600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - White Riot
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-white-riot/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220310T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220310T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220204T062829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T015928Z
UID:15917-1646938800-1646947800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - De Gaulle
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-de-gaulle/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220210T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220210T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
CREATED:20220204T061805Z
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UID:15912-1644519600-1644528600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Heroic Losers
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-heroic-losers/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210626T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210626T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T165905
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UID:7840-1624734000-1624741200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:The River Moorabool | Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 8\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n7:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n9:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Existential Thriller Classic								\n				\n									Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  This atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal.  								\n				\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									France\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat Film Society 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        Dickie Larsen’s Pumpkin and other stories Geoff Carr The 2026... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\n                        This May\, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2026\n                        Welcome to another jam packed Newsletter! I hope some of... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-river-moorabool-ballarat/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Film
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