P A S T   E V E N T S

Below are listed many of our past events.

To acknowledge & celebrate the achievements of iQ, festivities have been planned for Equinox and Solstice times.

For information about events or use of venue facilities email or ph. (02) 6685 9999 with your questions.

Arakwal NAIDOC Film Festival
The 3rd annual event will showcase the newest & hottest short films from indigenous filmmakers.

In conjunction with Flickerfest & iQ Inc, the Arakwal NAIDOC Film Festival will present “The New Black:”, a series of seven new short films, each around 10 minutes long, made by Indigenous writers, directors and producers. 

The series features a collection of award winning films that premiered at the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival at the Opera House, including the directorial debuts of Deborah Mailman (Ralph) and Leah Purcell (Aunty Maggie & The Womba Wakgun). Other films in the programme are Nia’s Melancholy, Bourke Boy, The Farm, The Party Shoes & Jacob; all are Byron Regional premieres.

Films will screen from 7.30pm on Wednesday 7th July, doors open 7pm at the Byron Community Centre; tickets available at the door for $8full / $6conc. (School & group conc available)

Snacks & drinks by gold coin donation will be provided by Sisters for Reconciliation after the 77min (PG rated) film programme.

Please support the local indigenous people of the Bay, see-hear great storytellers of Australia & assist reconciliation by attending the annual Arakwal film event funded by the Indigenous Coordination Centre; all profits go to the Arakwal Corporation.

More info & programme details visit: www.iQ.org.au  or ph: 6685 9999 or full programme here

Also don’t miss the Arakwal NAIDOC celebrations & free BBQ in the Peace Pole Park at Main Beach, Byron 10.30am-3pm on the next day.

FLiCKERFEST 2010
19th International Short Film Festival

22rd - 24th January 2010 - A&i Hall, Bangalow
Screening:
International 1 on Friday night
International 2 on Saturday night
Best Of Australian Shorts on Sunday night
Doors: 7.30pm each night - Films start: 8.30pm

Tickets(available @door):
Friday: $20/15conc includes Opening Night Party with Jameson whiskey, Coopers beer, Rosnay organic wine & Phoenix drinks.
Sat or Sun: $15/10con (each night)
Festival Pass: $35/30conc

This year Flickerfest received 1600 entries, of  which 97 were selected for the final competition from all around the world.

In it's 11th year, Byron Shires longest running film festival, Flickerfest will screen a selection of multi-award winning International Shorts on Friday & Saturday night.

International 1 highlights include: (Friday 22nd Jan)
THE CLEARING
Australia/18min/Video/2009
WRI/DIR: Seth Larney
PROD: Lisa Shaunessy
Adam awakes in a clearing in the jungle, injured and with no memory of how he arrived there.  He searches for clues but soon realizes he is running in circles.  Will Adam be able to escape the clearing and discover the truth?
World Premiere

International 2 highlights include: (Saturday 23rd Jan) 
THE CAT PIANO
Australia/8min/35mm/2009
DIR: Eddie White & Ari Gibson
PROD: Jessica Brentnall
A vibrant city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing its own twisted feline symphony.
Best Short Animation - Sydney Film Festival 2009; Best Animation Short - Melbourne Film Festival 2009; AFI AWARD Best Short Animation 2009 

Screening on Sunday night is the Best Of Australian Shorts programme which has been especially curated for the FLiCKERFEST National Tour.
The films are a selection from 5 Australian Competition programmes at this years FLiCKERFEST 2010 in Bondi.

Best Of Australian Shorts highlights include: (Sunday 24th Jan)
MIRACLE FISH
Australia/18min/35mm/2009
DIR: Luke Doolan
PROD: Drew Bailey
8 year old Joe has a Birthday he will never forget. After friends tease him he sneaks off to the sick bay wishing everyone in the world would go away. He wakes up to find his dream may have become a reality.
Sundance Film Festival 2009; Winner Youth Jury Prize, LA Award - Aspen International Film Festival 2009; Dendy Award for Best Live Action Short 2009; Craft Award + SBS Television Award - St Kilda Film Festival 2009; AFI AWARD for Best Film & Best Script 2009

RALPH
Australia/10min/Video/2009
DIR: Deborah Mailman
WRI: Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair
PROD: Jessie Mangum
For Maddie it will take more than just dreaming about the Karate Kid to survive school, it will take a friend.
Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival 2009; Best Short Film - IF Awards 2009

Byron Flickerfest, & Byron All Shorts are presented with the iQ Arts & Eco Centre, and is a fundraiser for iQ Inc.

Byron All Shorts 2010  
Northern Rivers Short Film Competition presented with 
Screening Sat 23rd Jan Films Start: 5.00pm (Doors open - 4.30pm)
Awards Sun 24th Jan Prior to Flickerfest screening: 8.00pm (Doors open - 7.30pm)
Bangalow A&I Hall

Films Start: Sat 5.00pm (Doors open - 4.30pm)
Tickets: $8/5 conc (also included in Flickerfest 3 day Festival Pass $35/30)
Running Time: nearly 2hrs with intermission
Session Rating: 15+

The 'Byron All Shorts' competition will celebrate the film making talent in the Northern Rivers region and encourage audiences to experience the many local stories that are produced in the region each year.

This competitive local programme will screen on the 23rd January 5pm over the Australia Day long weekend 22nd- 24th of January 2010, alongside the Byron Flickerfest 3 day screening's of the best of the worlds short films.

BYRON ALL SHORTS 2010 Programme:
(Official Selection)

AFTERSWELL 5min
Wri/Dir: Nigel Carboon
Prod: SAE
"For whatever we seek, like a you or a me, it is always ourselves we find in the sea"
 
 

DREAMING MAN 3min
Dir: Amber Wright
"The Dreaming Man is a comment on the ways in which Western society continues to fail Aboriginal Australians. Inspired by Worimi/Biripi Elder Gordon Syron’s painting, “The Dreaming Man” (2003), the film explores the losses and dreams that many urban-based Indigenous people experience.
 

BOB McTAVISH-A LIFE IN SHAPE (doco) 10m 23s
Wri/Dir: Kane Bloomfield
Prod: Gary Bloomfield
BoB McTavish, one of the legends of the Australian longboard culture and a household name among the Australian surfing scene. This is a small portrait of his life and times, from where surfing entered his life to how surfing became it. Meticulously shot in Byron Bay and fused with archival footage, and local music, Bob tells his story.
 

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 1, 2 & 3 3m 50s
Wri: Amy Hoogenboom/Jake Jaquiss
Dir/Prod: Amy Hoogenboom
Inspired by the music of Ian Dury, one man shares the three ways that enable him to maintain some kind of equilibrium in his life.
 

WHERE THERE IS LOVE, THERE IS LIFE (doco) 4m 19s
Wri/Dir/Prod: Brittini Nicholl
Brittini Nicholl talks about her battle with Crohn's Disease & how she is still able to surf with an ileostomy bag.
 

PAINT THE TOWN 6m 18s
Wri/Dir/Prod: Michael Rogowski
The art is in the archetecture...Today’s technology enables us to visualize how something could look, easily and cheaply. The towns of the northern rivers are largely testaments to the Art Deco period. Lismore in particular has many different styles from each of the decades from the previous century.

MARDI GRASS 14m 35s
Wri/Dir/Prod: Kierra Hopper
A observational documentary where thousands of tourists flock each year to view and participate in what is now known as such an intriguing and popular event today. Exclusive interviews with local residents, tourists, journalist and festival volunteers. This documentary will captivate you with its diversified cultural backgrounds, music, history, art, beliefs and views on protesting the laws of marijuana.
 

DUPIN'S VALISE 2m 53s
Wri/Dir/Prod: Jon Liddell
The surrealistic & frightening adventures of Augustus Dupin & his magical suitcase in the land of dreams.
 
 

MEMOIRS OF A CRANE 8m 18s
Wri/Dir/Prod: Sachiko Kotaka
I am teaching an elderly German woman the art of origami as a way of freeing myself of guilt that I still feel about the war.
 
 

D-BAG DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (doco) 21min
Wri/Dir: Sharon Shostak
Prod: Andrew Polidano
Dangerous or adventageous? The bird-men of Byron Shire attempt to launch their paragliders in a whole new way.
 

THE REDEMPTION OF JOE FRAME 8m 58s
Wri/Dir: Ly deAngeles
Prod: Ly de Angeles/Joshua Rushton/Marion Rushton
There’s a fine line between mysticism and madness
Joe Frame is the name people call him. It’s not who he claims to be. He claims to be from another universe inhabited by people that those in this world can’t see or hear. Consequently, in this world, despite being a savant, he is considered mentally ill and spends much of his life institutionalised.

SPLENDID@ SPLENDOUR (doco) 8min
Dir/Prod: Guy Mansfield
'Splendour in the Grass' 2009 - the hand picked 'Splendid' Arts Lab participants & provocateurs.
 
 

BROTHERLY DEMISE 4m 30s
Wri: Vanessa Leske/hugh Salisbury
Dir: yr 11 - mullum High/ Hugh Salisbury
Prod: Vanessa Leske
A short film about sibling bullying & suicide.
 

WHERE MANDRAKES GROW 10min
Wri/Dir: Even Hafnor
Prod: Olivia Feng
Based on Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, "Where Mandrakes Grow" is a 
short film that addresses the absurdity and significance of mundane conversation.
 

LASH 5m 26s
Wri/Dir: Elka Kerkhofs
Prod: Karen Maxwell
What if you live your whole life in one day and that day is today?’ Celina confronts this question, as she relives past lives in which she and her lover Olisa shared a forbidden love in the midst of a hostile world.

Programme Running Time: approx 110min
 

See & support our local film-makers alongside the best in the world at Flickerfest on the Australia Day weekend, in the 2nd Annual BAS Short Film Comp.

The screening will be held at the Bangalow A&i Hall in conjunction with the Flickerfest screenings, 23rd January, Door: 4.30pm - Films: 5pm, $8/5 concession

We are very happy to have received nearly 60 films in our 2nd year, with filmmakers having just over 4 weeks opportunity to enter; we have some great entries competing for nearly $5000 in prizes, which includes in  the Country Energy Best Short Film jury prize of cash, Avid software, a Gaia Retreat & Spa Package, Dinner for 2 at Utopia, Flickerfest Distribution Bureau consultation & Screenworks membership and the Audience award voted by those in attendance consisting of Gorilla software, Gaia Retreat & Spa packages & door prize, Dinner for 2 at Fresca, Bangalow Chamber of Commerce cash prize, Flickerfest Distribution Bureau consultation & Screenworks membership.
It is a sign of recognition to have Country Energy as a partner for Byron All Shorts, and we look forward to the spark & power they can bring to this special Short Film competition dedicated to the Northern Rivers.
 

BYRON ALL SHORTS 2010 - Award Winners

Jury Award - Country Energy Best Short Film goes to: 
'The Redemption Of Joe Frame' - Wri/Dir/CoProd: Ly de Angeles

Jury Award - Highly Commended Short Film goes to:
'Bob McTavish-A Life In Shape' - Wri/Dir: Kane Bloomfield

Audience Award - Best Short Film goes to: 
'The Dreaming Man' - Wri/Dir/Prod: Amber Wright

Audience Award - Runner Up by 1 vote goes to: 
'The Redemption Of Joe Frame' - ri/Dir/CoProd: Ly de Angeles

Awards
Two prizes will be awarded as part of the competition. The Directors Award selected by Industry professionals, Flickerfest festival director Bronwyn Kidd (who will be present to introduce the screenings), Screenworks GM Jill Moonie & Scott McGregor; and an Audience Award voted by those in attendance. 

The BAS Jury Award for Best Short Film will consist of a film industry package; local sponsor major prize; dinner for two; tickets to FF2010 Australia -wide; a Screenworks membership; and a personal consultation with Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd regarding the marketing and distribution pathways for their project.

The BAS Audience Award for Best Film winner will receive a dinner for two; local sponsor prize; $100; two festival passes to Flickerfest Byron Bay 2010; a Screenworks membership; and a consultation with Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd.

Conditions & Entry Forms
Films may originate from any format, but must be entered in DVD format and no more than 30 mins in length. All genres are acceptable for this competition and films are to be completed within two years of the close of entries from residents of Northern Rivers.

The Byron All Shorts screening will be on Saturday afternoon at 5pm with announcement of the winner to the Sunday night Flickerfest screening.

Enquiries: byronallshorts@iQ.org.au or 02 6685 9999 - ENTRIES CLOSED 

Food & Drinks Available | BYO cushion | Chairs supplied | Arrive early for best comfort

Tickets: Barebones Artspace (Bangalow-noBF) | All Music and Vision (Byron, Ballina, Lismore.+BF) |& @ door.

Byron All Shorts Major Partner & Country Energy Best Short Film Prize Partner

Prize Partners:

Gaia Retreat.... Avid software.......... Gorilla software......... Fresca restaurant. Utopia Cafe Restaurant

Media Partners

Industry Partners

Accomodation Partner

Drinks & Food Partners

Arakwal Naidoc Week Film Screening
Wednesday 8th July

The Arakwal people of Byron Bay would like to welcome you to the 2nd year of our special NAIDOC screening of entertaining and award winning Indigenous short films, all of which have been screened to great acclaim at festivals around the world 

Highlights of the programme include:
the ‘Djarn Djarns’ by acclaimed actor and director Wayne Blair,
‘Two Bob Mermaid’ by award winning director Darlene Johnston, 
the fun romantic comedy ‘Turnaround’, 
and ‘Mimi’ starring Aaron Pederson and David Gulpilil. by Warwick Thornton who’s first feature film ‘Samson and Delilah’ recently won the Camera D’or in Cannes. 
The 75 min programme is complete with 'Black Talk' by Wayne Blair.

Last years programme was a great hit and screened to capacity audiences. 

Our special Naidoc week screening is in honour of Aunty Linda Vidler Arakwal elder, who recently passed away.

Wednesday July 8th 
7pm for 7.30 screening (rating PG)
Tickets $8 / $6 conc (Byron Bay Community Centre or at the door)
Refreshments will be available afterwards
The screenings is a fundraiser for the Arakwal corporation

For more information call: 6685 9999

FUNDED BY INDIGENOUS CO-ORDINATION CENTRE

presented by:

Arakwal Corporation - Flickerfest International Short Film Festival - iQ Arts & Eco Centre

FLiCKERFEST 2009
18th International Short Film Festival 
Fri 23rd, Sat 24th & Sun 25th January 2009
Bangalow A&I Hall

Films Start: 8.30pm nightly (Doors open - 7.30pm)
Prices: 
Opening Night w/ drinks sponsored by Coopers & the Wine Society Fri $20/15conc; Sat or Sun $15/10ea; Season Pass $35/30conc
Session Running Times: approx 2hrs with intermission
Session Rating: 15+

This is the Festivals 10th year in Byron Shire.

Friday & Saturday a different 100min Flickerfest International program will screen each night.

Sunday night screening will be The Best Of Australian Shorts.

This year Flickerfest received over 1350 entries, of  which 85 films were selected for the final competition from all around the World & Australia.

Flickerfest will screen a selection of multi-award winning International Shorts on Friday 'International 1' & Saturday 'International 2'.
Highlights include: 
BAFTA winner Yours Truly from the UK; & Eve directed by actress Natalie Portman starring screen legend Lauren Bacall, fresh from its premiere in Venice.

Screening on Sunday night is 'Best Of Australian Shorts'. This programme has been especially curated for the FLiCKERFEST National Tour. The films are a selection from 5 Australian Competition programmes at this years FLiCKERFEST 2009 in Bondi.
Highlights include: 
Chicken Of God by Frank Woodley (of Lano & Woodley) On a drought-ravaged vineyard, Yirri is about to kill his last chicken. He’s stopped by his wife, Teresa, who claims the chicken’s comb resembled the face of Jesus.
fOUR: Free love, friendship, family and fondue. (IF Award-Best Short Film)

Food & Drinks Available | BYO cushion | Chairs supplied | Arrive early for best comfort
Tickets: Barebones Artspace (Bangalow-noBF) | All Music and Vision (Byron, Ballina, Lismore.+BF) |& @ door.

*FLiCKERFEST 2009  -  BYRON
The Academy®accredited Flickerfest 18th International Short Film Festival has celebrated it's 10th year of being hosted with iQ Arts & Eco Centre.  Shane Rennie organiser of Flickerfest Byron said Flickerfest's Director, Bronwyn Kidd has delivered another wonderful selection of the best of short films and programmes from Australia & around the World, the bigscreen in Byron Shire being the first stop on it's 18 venue national tour.  A great audience bared the humidity & bathed in great film in full houses all weekend, launched with a fantastic Opening Night of wine tastings, cheeses, grapes and cooling beverages.  Audiences were treated to incredible films such as 2009's Oscar nominee 'On The Line' in Friday Nights International 1 programme & in Saturday nights International 2 programme, 2009 Oscar Animation nominee 'Lavatory Love Story  and the Flickerfest 2009 Award for Best Film 'Dennis'. On Sunday night 'The Best Of Australian Shorts', a selection from Flickerfest's 5 programmes of Australian films in Competition, showcased a great selection of Australian film talent including Frank Woodley's 'Chicken Of God'.
 

'Byron All Shorts'
the Inaugural Northern Rivers short film competition

Screening Sat 24th Jan (prior to Flickerfest screening)
Awards Sun 25th Jan (at the opening of Flickerfest screening)
Bangalow A&I Hall
Films Start: 5.30pm (Doors open - 5pm)
Price: $5/gold coin conc; (or, included with 3 night FLiCKERFEST Festival Pass $35/30)
Running Time: approx 2hrs 15m (with intermission)
Session Rating: 15+

*BYRON ALL SHORTS '09   -  AWARD WINNERS
The inaugural 'Byron All Shorts' - Northern Rivers Shorts Competition screened on Saturday at 5.30pm.
Nearly 60 entries were received from around the region, & 16 shorts were selected for screening by Byron All Shorts. Director Shane Rennie, Jury members Bronwyn Kidd (Director: Flickerfest), Deb Cox (writer & co-producer: Seachange/East Of Everything), Jill Moonie (General Manager: Screenworks) were suitably impressed with a number of the entries, & gave the following outstanding film awards of Best Film to 'Warchild' by Richard Jones - a story around the Iraq war (winning over $2k in prizes-being: *Gorilla Producers Software package,*Dinner for 2-Utopia Café Bangalow,*Lunch for 2 & 1 Body Polish-Gaia Retreat & Spa,*1 Screenworks membership,*Season Pass to Flickerfest 2010,*Consultation with Flickerfest Director on marketing and distribution; a lovely little doco received Highly Commended 'Woodwork For Women' by Miriam Salomom, and a great music video clip received Highly Commended to 'Black Widow' by Tomer Barzide & Tom Jones.  <>The patrons voting at the screening gave Audience Award Best Film to 'Woodwork for Women' by Miriam Salomon (winning nearly $1k prizes- being: *Dinner for 2-Fresca Café Bangalow,*1 Body Polish-Gaia Retreat & Spa,*1 Screenworks membership,*$100 Bangalow Chamber of Commerce,*2 Season Pass to Flickerfest Byron 2010,*Consultation with Flickerfest Director on marketing and distribution).

 iQ Arts & Eco Centre looks forward to further developing 'Byron All Shorts', filmmakers/stoytellers and independent cultural expression by continuing to create opportunities through unique activities at iQ Reserve and around the region. To help raise iQ, or to be part of Byrons iQ visit: www.iQ.org.au  or ph: 6685 9999

Byron All Shorts '09 Northern Rivers Short Film Competition presented with 

Finalists selected for the inaugural 'Byron All Shorts' competition 2009 presented by iQ Arts & Eco Centre

The official selection is as follows:

Woodwork for Women
Dir/Writ/Prod: Miriam Salomon (16m 22s)

From a backyard workshop in Mullumbimby, Pat Gregory has introduced hundreds of women to traditional woodworking skills.
 
 
   

Walking Wounded - Dir/Writ/Prod: Kaisha Hekimian (5m 10s)

A personal journey to remember the ancient wound of the Armenian genocide.

Ricochet - Dir/Writ/Prod: Laurel Barickman (8m 4s)
Are you willing to lie to keep the memory alive?

Natural Justice - Dir/Writ/Prod: Larry Larstead (2m 18s)
It seems that man has done just about all he can do to finish nature off, but perhaps nature still  has some fight-back left in her!

Earth Spirit Action - Dir/Writ/Prod: Ruth Rosenhek (16m 21s)
Earth Spirit Action features Starhawk, John Seed, Vandana Shiva, Ruth Rosenhek, and Matthew Fox speaking on Deep Ecology, Living Democracy and Revolution in Consciousness in a fast moving discussion of the type of change that needs to take place for a Sustainable Future. Includes beautiful nature footage and a colourful array of global action shots.

Bi-Beauty
Dir/Writ/Prod: Sachiko Kotaka (5m 8s)
A mysterious classical Japanese beauty interacting with the work to create a 'beauty shrine' in an old Japanese tea-house in a bamboo forest garden, aims to investigate & explore the facination with idealised, yet ambiguous notions, around 'beauty' in our society.

Hot Chicks
Dir/Writ/Prod: Sarah Tosone, Tomas Roger (5min)
Burn baby burn.

Faces In The Sky
Dir/Writ/Prod: George Greenough; Music: Will Conner (2m 30s)
Riding one wave causes yo to see clouds form faces. INTERMISSION

Cut & Paste
Dir/Writ: James Bushill; Prod: Stefen Pagenstecher (13m 15s)
A television pilot adaptation of the short film Ricochet.

Ride On A Shooting Star
Dir/Writ/Prod: Aaron Haak (2m 20s)
Music video clip

Colourless
Dir/Writ/Prod: Nathan Christoffel (7m 29s)
Even in death life prevails.

Warchild
Dir/Writ/Prod: Richard Jones(6m 40s)
This re interpretation takes Gottfried Heinwein's 1976 water-colour "Lichtkind" (Child of Light) into a 21st century conflict.Black Widow
Dir: Tomer Brzide; Writ/Prod: Tomer, Tom Jones (3m 41s)
Music video clip

Dashenka
Dir/Writ/Prod: Jess Williams (19m 15s)
Dashenka needs to escape and regain her freedom, but will she?

Wylderness
Dir/Writ/Prod: Watermark (5m 9s)
A story is told of the journey of initiation amid the merging of worlds, at once both ancient & futuristic.

Total Running Time:122m 12s

'The Byron All Shorts' competition will celebrate the film making talent in the Northern Rivers region and encourage audiences to experience the many local stories that are produced in the region each year.

This competitive local programme will screen over the Australia day long weekend. 23rd- 25th of January 2009 as part of the Byron Flickerfest 3 day screening's of the best of the worlds short films. 

Awards Two prizes will be awarded as part of the competition. 

The Jury Award will be selected by Deb Cox (East of Everything, SeaChange), Jill Moonie (Screenworks) & Bronwyn Kidd (Flickerfest festival director) who will be present to introduce the screenings; and the Audience Award will be voted by those in attendance. 

The BAS Jury Award will consist of: Gorilla Software (File-Maker Pro Runtime) producers package, dinner for two (Utopia Bangalow), lunch for two & a Body Polish (Gaia Retreat & Spa); Screenworks membership, tickets to Flickerfest 2010 Australia -wide, and a personal consultation with festival Director Bronwyn Kidd regarding the marketing and distribution pathways for their project.

The BAS Audience Award will consist of: $100 cash(Bangalow Chamber of Commerce), dinner for two (Fresca Bangalow), a Body Polish (Gaia Retreat & Spa); Screenworks membership, two festival passes to Flickerfest Byron Bay 2010, and a consultation with festival director Bronwyn Kidd.

Conditions of EntryFilms may originate from any format, but must be entered in DVD format and no more than 30 mins in length. All genres are acceptable for this competition and films are to be completed within two years of the close of entries from residents of Northern Rivers.

The Byron All Shorts screening will be on Saturday afternoon at 5.30pm with announcement of the winners at the Sunday night festival screening.

iQ Arts & Eco Centre thanks the following Sponsors, Partners & Supporters:

Software Prize Partner                    Dinner Prize Partners - Utopia & Fresca (Bangalow)  Lunch & Spa Prize Partner 
                                                                                                                                               Gaia Retreat & Spa

Industry M/ship Prize Partner     Bussiness Chamber Cash Prize Partner

Media Partner

FLiCKERFEST 2008 JANUARY - Friday 18th to Sunday 20th Bangalow A&i Hall Flickerfest 17th Australian International Short Film Festival will once again visit Byron shire. Presented with IQ Inc, the festival will screen @ A&I Hall, Bangalow, January 18th to 20th, 8.30pm each night, as part of its greater national tour.  Flickerfest is recognised as Australia's premier short film festival and is Australia's only Academy-accredited short film festival, thus making its films eligible for Oscar consideration. Times: Door 7.30pm / Films 8.30pm Info: email iQ or ph 02 6685 9999 Tix: @ the Door; Presale: Barebones (Bangalow-noBF); & All Music & Vision Byron, Ballina, Lismore+BF) Programme Details: Click below  Friday 18th 8.30pm: International 1 +Opening night drink - ($16/15con) Saturday 19th 8.30pm: International 2 - ($12/10con) Saturday 19th 4-6pm: Avid 'Editing- the Craft' w/shop - ($12/10con) Sunday 20th8.30pm: 'The Bold, The Brave & The Best' 30yrs of Oz Animimation - ($12/10con.) Festival Pass: 3 nights films+opening night drinks & editing w/shop - ($35/30con.) 17th FLiCKERFEST International Short Film Festival & National Tour, driven by MINI www.flickerfest.com.au supported by AFC, FTO, SAE iQ Wonderful Wetland Green Corps Project October '07 - April '08 Contact iQ for more details;or register direct online with Greening Australia or freecall 1800 671078 Join 9 people your own age to get work,  get trained and get paid at the Island Quarry,  a fantastic community resource located in beautiful Byron Bay.  Get involved in the regeneration of a locally significant wetland, providing increased biodiversity on the site.  Throughout the 6 month project, you will be involved in activities such as:  - Seed collection and propagation;  - Water quality monitoring and constructed wetland development to treat waste water on site;  - Planting;  - Track work and fencing;  - Weed control; and  - Development and enhancement of a community organic market garden business.  You will also have great opportunities to develop your artistic talent through minor activities on site.  So come on and join Green Corps for an unforgettable 6 month experience. FLiCKERFEST 2007 January 19th to 21st Bangalow A&I Hall Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 Jan '07 Tix @door: $12/10con.($30/25con.-3nights)  Flickerfest 16th Australian International Short Film Festival will once again visit Byron shire. Presented with IQ Inc, the festival will screen @ A&I Hall, Bangalow, January 19th to 21st 8.30pm each night, as part of its greater national tour.  Flickerfest is recognised as Australia's premier short film festival and is Australia's only Academy-accredited short film festival, thus making its films eligible for Oscar consideration. Program details '07              Press Kit '07   To join the FLiCKERFEST email list or to volunteer, email us or phone 02 6685 9999. 16th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival & National Tour, driven by Mini, & supported by AFC & FTO. FLiCKERFEST 2006 15th International Short Film Festival Fri 20th, Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Jan'06 Bangalow A&I Hall  Download program details Download press kit  Start Time: 8.30pm nightly (Doors open 8pm) Price: $12/10 conc | Weekend pass $30/25 Running Time: 94 mins | 105 mins | 77 mins Session Rating: 15+ Tickets: @ the door In the festivals 8th year in Byron Shire, on the Friday & Saturday a different 100 min Flickerfest program will screen each night, selected from over 900 films entered from more than 20 countries around the World and Australia, among them Iceland, Singapore, Ireland, and Mexico. This will be augmented by a third evening, with a 50min program from Multi-award-winning UK animator Phil Mulloy who is renowned internationally for his provocative brush and ink animations; following 35 mins of local films from the Byron Film Club, on Sunday. Food & Drinks Available | BYO cushion for front rows | Chairs supplied behind | Arrive early for best comfort Info Share & Visioning Thursday 15th Dec 2005 IQ- Community Arts & Eco Centre End of Year Gathering saw over 200 friends, members, guests of IQ gather for celebrations with a s ound & light experience, food & drinks. Celebrating DA + Roadworks approval - yeah! Expressions of Interest and Offers of Assistance - Byron Gateway; regional gallery/arts centre; regional one stop green shop; expo/entertainment centre & much more... Hosted & encouraged by Rainbow Guy's theatre proposal, and many others.

IQ Inspection Sat 9th Apr 2005 Island Quarry hosted a hugely successful Info & Orientation Day. Hundreds came to inspect the Island Quarry’s Development Application plan - the plans that will turn our site into a new outdoor entertainment venue and model for sustainable development at "Byron's Gateway".  Arakwal elders, Mandy Nolan (MC), Mayor Jan Barham, Dept of Lands, Govt & NGO's, Jez, Electric Resonators, community group networking, site tours, food, activities for kids and lots more...  Media Editorial

Peace Rally Sunday 20th Mar 2005 Global Day of Action Peace Rally in association with IQ presented on the 2nd anniversary of the illegal Iraq Invasion a substantial crowd gathered in Peace Park, Byron Bay. Noteable proceedings included; Aboriginal fire ceremony & prayer; Peace Walk around town featuring satin rainbow peace flags; Talks at the surf club after the Peace Walk; Speakers - Mayor Jan Barham, Cr Tom Tabart, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Danielle, Nyck Jeanes, Gareth Smith, Seedsavers, Kali Wendorf, Marcia Harris; Concert featuring reggae band, Cloud 9, Gangagiri and BlissMongers; Documentary "Outfoxed", about the Murdoch war on journalism; Movie about depleted uranium and Into the Heart of Iraq. Also featured African dance, contemporary dance, Middle Eastern dance and Indonesian dance performances. A Peace Expo showcased the efforts of groups like Greenpeace, Oxfam, Seedsavers, Friends of the ABC, No Landmines, Amnesty and local environment groups. The Peace work continues at www.byronpeacecarnival.com. Visit to print off some ‘Make Peace not War’ posters and spread the word.

Flickerfest 2005M(15+) 14th Interntaional short film festival 21st - 23rd Jan 2005 Celebrating its 14th year Flickerfest was the summer highlight of the cinema calendar. Flickerfest took us on a unique global journey screening the two nights of International programmes - the best of short films from around the world. This year IQ is added a third night with the special "Best of Annecy International Animation Festival" program, screening exclusively outside of the Sydney Flickerfest. Annecy is the oldest & most respected animation festival in the world & this is the first time a programme of award winners from this prestigious festival will be screened in Australia.  Bangalow A&I Hall Fri 21st Jan (International Shorts program 1) Sat 22nd Jan (International Shorts program 2) Sun 23rd Jan (Best of Annecy International Animation Festival program) More info and program

Ethical Feast  Sat 17th & Sun 18th Apr 2004 The Ethical Feast celebrated the abundance of art, music & good food we share in our community. Proceeds from the Ethical Feast helped fund a "Food Trees for Schools" project.  More...

IQ gets the Blues Thu 8th to Mon 12th Apr 2004 IQ supported The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival again this year with a stall amongst the other not-for-profit tents.

Flickerfest 2004  13th Interntaional short film festival 19th - 20th Jan 2004 The 6th visit to Byron Bay of the International Short Film Festival's touring program was a major hit once again. This year's screenings saw record numbers attend with the Bangalow A & I Hall filled to capacity despite the intense humidity.

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IQ SCENE Launched Oct. 9 2003  The Sustainable Community Employment Network Enterprise (SCENE) was launched on October 9 2003 with Lindsay Blount from Dept FACS for 150k. SCENE is a Community Employment Pilot developed by IQ Inc. which provides for a network of community organisations, arts, ecologically sustainable industries & business. More info...

Solstice Workshops Dec 14 - 17 2003 William 2Feather conducted a successful sweat lodge, personal healings, sweat lodge ceremony, medicine tools, talking stick, spirit guide, night fire circle and more.

Happy Birthday IQ  22nd Jun. 2003  The IQ Association just celebrated it's 7th year of occupation

Flickerfest 2003  12th Interntaional short film festival 19th - 20th Jan The 5th visit to Byron Bay of the International Short Film Festival's touring program.

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Flickerfest 2002  11th Interntaional short film festival 19th - 20th Jan The 4th visit to Byron Bay of the International Short Film Festival's touring program.

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New Year's Eve 2001/02 Byron's New Year's Eve 2001/02 public event was supported by IQ. Waste was accepted at our recycle/revolve centre to help reduce the landfil.

Public Exhibition IQ. Development Application Sat. 10th & 11th Mar. 2001

Flickerfest 2001 10th Interntaional short film festival 10th - 11th Mar. 2001  10th Anniversary of FLiCKERFEST. The 3rd visit to Byron Bay of the International Short Film Festival's touring program.

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Little Yarra Ensamble 17th Oct. 2000 28 piece orchestra East Coast Tour from Victoria. Years 7, 8 and 9 Little Yarra Steiner school orchestra, perform a diverse range of classic, celtic ...& more

Pathways to Manhood 23rd Sep. 2000 Local teenagers are welcomed home to the community after a week of initiation

Healing Workshop 17th Sep 2000. Sweat Lodge

4th Anniversary of Occupation  Winter Solstice 2000  IQ Reserve Trust Birthday Drinks

Corroboree 2000 28th May 2000  A Reconciliation Day procession of recognition, healing and sharing, & an evening of cultural appreciation

Sorry Day 26th May 2000  Indigenous film festival showcasing local issues & filmmakers

Flickerfest 2000 9th Interntaional short film festival 15th - 16th Jan 2000.  The 2nd visit to Byron Bay of the International Short Film Festival's touring program.

Byron ReGen. 2000  9th Jan. 2000  A last minute event, with an eclectic mix of stranded artists

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Summer Solstice  22nd Dec. 1999 Full Moon Full Light celebration of the century of abundance & change. As it has on other Solstices and Equinoxes, the Summer Solstice Full Moon, a Community Ritual Theatre Gathering, was held by the Island Quarry Assoc. in celebration of the season. Another amazing full light celebration was had by all. IQ was blessed with fine weather & the participation of too many to mention.

Compost Toilet Building Workshop Nov. 1999 Held in conjunction with ACE (Adult Community Education), 5 weekends to build a clivus-minimus (plans available)

Flickerfest 1999 8th Interntaional short film festival 16th - 17th Jan 1999.  The innaugural visit of FLiCKERFEST to Byron Bay for the best of the International Short Films.

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Freedom Tribe & Riverroots  4th Dec. 1998 1st performance in Australia for the Nth. Californian crew

2nd Anniversary of Occupation  Winter Solstice 1998

iQ. EQ. Autumn Equinox 1998  4th Annual World-wide Solar Ceremonies for Planetary Awakening

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Green Magiq N.Y.E. 1997 1998 welcomed colourfully in the hills of Byron

Green Day Spring Equinox 1997

1st Anniversary of Occupation  Winter Solstice 1997

Mayan New Year  Autumn Equinox 1997 3rd Annual World-wide Solar Ceremonies for Planetary Awakening

Planetary Alignment  28th Jan '97

Harem Night  Jan 13th '97

ReGeneration 1997 Celebration  Jan 1st 1997  January 1st marked our first full scale foray into promotions and entertainment as we presented the "ReGeneration 97" gig featuring the DIRTY THREE as part of their 'Horse Stories' album, Australian promotional tour.

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Harem Night  28th Sep. 1996 A night of Middle Eastern food & belly-dancers

Middle Eastern Drum Workshop  27, 28th Sep. 1996 Drumming lessons with Anne Harkin

Navaho Blessingway Ceremony  25, 26, 27th Sep. 1996 Rights of passage to parenthood

Spiritual Ceremony  Spring Equinox 1996

Permaculture Course  1st to 14th Sep. 1996 A certificate course to help with the design of the Island Quarry & start the Spring plantings

Opening Celebration  Winter Solstice 1996 Island Quarry is go - the Association receives licence of the land

Limited parking @ IQ so please car pool or use Byron Taxi or taxi shuttle available. 
IQ Events are children friendly & non alcoholic.