BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230214T223946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T231709Z UID:34385-1677087000-1677092400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 | Now moved to Minerva Space Level 3 DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-02-22-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230221T002924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T002947Z UID:34689-1677265200-1677270600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Class Clowns | Ballarat Heat DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/classclowns2023/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/277816395_5466870933332660_6457270729669509639_n-e1676939338168.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20221104T022223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T024412Z UID:24441-1677691800-1677697200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-03-01/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230304T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230304T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230213T032835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T065726Z UID:34263-1677924000-1677931200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Embrace the Begonia Festival Workshop | Location now changed DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/embrace-the-begonia-festival/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/hero-image-adjusted.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230308T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230308T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20221104T022223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T022201Z UID:24442-1678296600-1678302000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-03-08/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230309T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230309T210000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230202T023239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011436Z UID:33926-1678390200-1678395600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Brooklyn DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-4-e1675305750390.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230330T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230330T133000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230329T221639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T221641Z UID:36847-1680179400-1680183000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Reading Room | Now rescheduled to 2 May DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-book-discussion-3/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Reading_room_adjusted-e1704770529709.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230331T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230331T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230320T035701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T041733Z UID:35539-1680256800-1680264000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Feeling Out Loud: Writing Poetry DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/feeling-out-loud-writing-poetry/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Externally Produced Event,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/0001-46481475799.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230403T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230403T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230217T030838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T211548Z UID:34508-1680548400-1680552000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Bill "Swampy" Marsh DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/meet-the-author-bill-swampy-marsh/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bill-portrait-2-e1678423349274.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T210000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 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 | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brody-Both-Blade.jpg-e1675305921383.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230414T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230414T183000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230315T023507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T002330Z UID:35114-1681491600-1681497000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Book Launch | Look Back on Languor: The memoir of a hurkle-durkle Australian male DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/look-back-on-languor-frank-hurley/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Culture,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Langour_-front-cover-flyer-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230415T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230416T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230310T045900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T002615Z UID:35050-1681549200-1681653600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Autumn Book Sale DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-autumn-book-sale/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Fundraiser,Library,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-0851-e1678425194379.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230416T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230416T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230309T005139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T002839Z UID:34979-1681635600-1681653600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Autumn Maker Market DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-autumn-maker-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/maker_image-e1628392488945.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230428T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230428T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230310T034250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T215854Z UID:35019-1682708400-1682712000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Olivia Wearne & Elizabeth Coleman DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/meet-the-author-elizabeth-coleman-olivia-wearne/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Culture,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-listing-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230430T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230430T220000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230221T003406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T003522Z UID:34698-1682883000-1682892000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow | Ballarat DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/micfroadshow2023/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FB_Header-01-e1676939589744.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230501T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230501T143000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230328T024519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T033854Z UID:36692-1682937000-1682951400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Digitisation Workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/digitisation-workshop-amaga-geraldine-brault-session-1/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Culture,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hands-on-digitisation-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230502T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230502T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T230710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T222016Z UID:36544-1683023400-1683027000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Reading Room DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-book-discussion-2/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Reading_room_adjusted-e1704770529709.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230503T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230503T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230321T055028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T230806Z UID:35753-1683135000-1683140400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2\, Session 1 DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-ballarat-heritage-festival-3-may-2023-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,The Collection,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230327T231124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tours-banner-draft-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230510T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230510T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230321T025736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T002500Z UID:35687-1683739800-1683745200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2\, Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-ballarat-heritage-festival-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,The Collection,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230515T053426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T053446Z UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BMI-facade.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230518T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230518T210000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230202T030347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011423Z UID:33952-1684438200-1684443600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - A Hero (Ghahreman) DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/hero01-e1675307277220.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230519T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230519T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230322T052316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T002837Z UID:35957-1684492200-1684497600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Heritage Collection | Special Program DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-heritage-collection-special-program/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/641315e3602909f94cc8096a.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230519T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T193516 CREATED:20230323T224741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T035806Z UID:36150-1684494000-1684512000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Living Heritage Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Film Society | Flow \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n February 12\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 Minerva Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Animated Animal Ecofable \n \n \n \n We begin 2026 with a beautiful animated film about a wide-eyed curious cat and other animals seeking refuge on a boat as their human-free world of eerie buildings and enormous statues is inexplicably and rapidly flooded.  As the waters carry them along\, they traverse magical\, submerged landscapes\, and are exposed to dangerous elemental forces. The film\, which does not anthropomorphise the animals by giving them human speech or names\, nonetheless shows them as having distinct personalities: a sleepy capybara\, a jolly labrador retriever\, a narcissistic ring-tailed lemur\, and a majestic white secretary bird\, brought together by the dangers they encounter to use their various skills to survive as a group. Sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas used real animal sounds for each character – in particular his own cat Miut.  A mysterious fable for our times\, Flow has become the most attended film in Latvia’s history and won the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.  Madman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latvia\, 2024\, 85 min. Directed\, written and produced by Gints Zilbalodi \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/living-heritage-at-the-ballaarat-mechanics-institute-exhibition/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition,The Collection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6413133691792ea538a2c867.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR