This year we're celebrating 10 years of the Festival.
We're in planning mode and guarantee another round of extraordinary films to celebrate our milestone.
LOCALS 2024 — Calling all filmmakers to enter a six-minute documentary into LOCALS 2024. This event showcases work by makers in Central Victoria and screens on the opening night of the Festival.
Club CDOC — Come to our regular Club CDoc casual catch up at The Bridge on the first Thursday of the month.
Pop-Up Screenings & Events — throughout the year we offer screenings, presentations, workshops and more.
What's coming up next?
SCREENING & LIVE PERFORMANCE Grass with a live performance by ZÖJ Friday 1 March Astor Theatre, St Kilda > Grass and ZOJ
WORKSHOP Editing workshops for film makers of all levels Saturday 2 March Senior Citizens Centre, Castlemaine > Workshop
SCREENING The Disappearance of Shere Hite Thursday 7 March & Saturday 9 March Theatre Royal, Castlemaine > The Disappearance of Shere Hite
CLUB CDOC Thursday 7 March — 6:00pm Casual drop-in on the 1st Thursday of the month The Love Shack > March Club CDoc
LOCALS DEADLINE Submit your film by 1 May > Locals 2024
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Live soundtrack performed by ZÖJ A not-to-be-missed cinema experience mixing live music with one of the greatest silent films of all time. After a stand-out premier at the 2023 Castlemaine Documentary Festival, Grass and ZÖJ will play for one night only at Melbourne’s iconic Astor Theatre.
Shere Hite’s 1976 groundbreaking study of the intimate experiences of women, The Hite Report, remains one of the bestselling books of all time. The book challenged restrictive conceptions of sex and opened a dialogue in popular culture around women’s pleasure. But few remember Shere Hite today. What led to her erasure?
Thursday March 7th & Saturday March 9th Theatre Royal, Castlemaine >MORE
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