The annual Bicycle Film Festival is returning to Cape Town to celebrate its 22nd year with screenings at the Labia Theatre with an outdoor screening at Maker’s Landing. The festival has hosted events in 90 cities worldwide to an accumulated audience of over 1 million people over the last 22 years. The festival will run over two days from 10-11 March.
Brendt Barbur is the Bicycle Film Festival’s founder and director. Brendt was inspired to start the Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) when he was hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. He insisted on turning his negative experience into a positive one.
The BFF has been running since 2001 and exists as a platform to celebrate the bicycle through music, art and film, and has been a major catalyst for the urban bike movement, one of the most powerful and culturally relevant forces of the last decade.
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There will be an international selection of the most important films from the BFF collection curated in two programs: Select Shorts (Thursday at the Labia Theatre) and Urban Bike Shorts (Friday at Maker’s Landing). Tickets for the screenings cost R75 per day.
Select Shorts features diverse filmmaking styles – narratives, documentaries, animations, award-winning directors, and emerging talents. Urban Bike Shorts capture the spirit of the street, youth, fixed gear, BMX, and messenger cultures from passionate cyclists in cities around the world.
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The BFF also holds panel discussions that focus on the most important issues of today. The discussions are held by world-renowned panellists including; artists, filmmakers, tech leaders, ecologists, politicians, journalists, and other experts in their fields. Audiences also provide an integral part of the panel. Some topics from 2021 included sustainability, future cities, social justice and urbanism.
Tickets are limited so make sure to purchase online ahead of the event.
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