THIS IS PORT ADELAIDE – an Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund film – will open in cinemas this week.
Special Q&A events with director/producer Nicole Miller and past Port Adelaide players began last week in Melbourne, with two further Q&A sessions to come in Adelaide and others nationally. See below for session and ticketing information.
Meanwhile, Wallis Cinema Mitcham and Palace Nova Eastend will continue to screen the film locally in the coming weeks.
Port Adelaide Football Club, one of the world’s oldest and most successful sporting clubs, celebrated 150 years in 2020. Love it or hate it, the club has become an integral part of the history of Adelaide. The film shares passionate first-hand accounts from players and one-eyed supporters who bleed for the club.
Adelaide Film Festival CEO & Creative Director Mat Kesting says: “More than simply a football game, This is Port Adelaide is a universal story about what it means to belong. 2020 was a year that brought unprecedent challenges for us all, but Port always rises to a challenge. The film celebrates the undying connection of the Port Adelaide community, passed down to each new generation, that underpins the resilience that the club needs to adapt and survive.”
Daniel Norton, Port Adelaide Football Club GM – Media and Executive Producer of This is Port Adelaide, says the Port Adelaide Football Club story is 150 years in the making and it is a story that needs to be told and shared with generations to come.
“This film is a celebration of a club, a community and an irresistible united force like you’ve never seen before.”
Q&A SCREENINGS
WEDNESDAY APRIL 21, 6:30pm – PALACE NOVA EASTEND, ADELAIDE
Introduction to the film by Director/Producer Nicole Miller & George Fiacchi, a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League. During his career he won seven premierships for the club. He was named best on ground for the 1990 SANFL Grand Final.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 21, 7pm – WALLIS MITCHAM CINEMA, ADELAIDE
Q&A to follow the film with Director/Producer Nicole Miller & George Fiacchi.
THURSDAY APRIL 22, 7pm – PALACE NORTON ST CINEMAS, SYDNEY
Sydney – Palace Norton St
Q&A with Director/Producer Nicole Miller with Chairman of the Port Adelaide Football Club, David Koch.
FRIDAY APRIL 23, 7pm – PALACE BARRACKS CINEMAS, BRISBANE
Q&A with Director/Producer Nicole Miller with Matthew Primus, former captain and coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club.
SATURDAY APRIL 24, 7pm – PALACE RAINE SQUARE, PERTH
Q&A with Director/Producer Nicole Miller with Dom Cassisi, former captain and premiership player for the Port Adelaide Football Club.
Wallis Cinemas and Palace Nova Eastend in South Australia will screen the film from April 22 and there will be event screenings in other states at Palace Cinemas.
