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CHIFF 2025 Delivers Big-Screen Fun for Kids These School Holidays – Now with a Zombie Twist!

June 19, 2025

Looking for the ultimate kids’ school holiday activity in Sydney? The Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF) 2025 is rolling on through the winter break with a packed program of family-friendly films — and an exciting new addition just in time for the holidays! Screenings run until 20 July 2025, giving families across the Eastern Suburbs plenty of time to enjoy the magic of the big screen at Ritz Cinemas Randwick. 🌍 Films from Around the World — Just for Kids CHIFF is a film festival designed exclusively for young audiences. Featuring 25 international films — including 19 Australian premieres —…

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School holidays

Women’s Adventure Film Tour 2024

September 19, 2024

The Women’s Adventure Film Tour is back for its 8th season bringing you a selection of new short films that celebrate the inspiring women around us who are doing extraordinary things in the name of adventure. Every year, our unique films are carefully chosen to show awesome women achieving their personally adventurous goals. Being adventurous doesn’t always mean being the fastest, going the highest, or doing the most extreme things. Adventure for most of us is stepping outside our comfort zone and climbing our own Everest. The films showcase real stories about women from a variety of cultures and sports…

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Events, School holidays

CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS SOON!

June 8, 2024

The Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF) kicks off THIS SATURDAY in Melbourne and next Saturday in Sydney, offering a month-long celebration of cinema for young audiences and their families. Running throughout the school holidays, CHIFF features 18 Australian premiere titles, family short films, and special events for kids aged 3 and up. This year, CHIFF welcomes renowned Australian artist and author Leigh Hobbs as its special guest! Known for his beloved characters like Old Tom and Horrible Harriet, Leigh was the Australian Children’s Laureate in 2016 and 2017. Don’t miss the screening of his short film Mr Chicken Goes to…

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Events

Randwick City welcomes Sydney Film Festival

May 13, 2024

A gripping Australian sci-fi mystery thriller, a comedic love story produced by Margot Robbie, and a hilarious fable by Poor Things director and Oscar nominee Yorgos Lanthimos are among the films screening in Randwick for the 2024 Sydney Film Festival. Randwick City Mayor Philipa Veitch said: “Randwick City Council is proud to support the 71st Sydney Film Festival. We have a long-standing partnership with Sydney Film Festival, having supported the organisation and event since the first screening at the iconic Ritz Cinemas in 2017. “Partnerships and events like the Sydney Film Festival enhance the arts and culture in Randwick City…

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Events

Europa! Europa Film Festival in Randwick Ritz

February 17, 2024

Having scoured the globe for European cinematic gems, Europa! Europa 2024 presents a handpicked selection of entertaining, heartfelt, and thought-provoking films from compelling storytellers and new cinematic voices. Featuring 47 films from 28 countries, Europa! Europa celebrates the world’s best new European films over three jam-packed weeks filled with prestige European cinema and entertaining Australian premiere screenings. OPENING NIGHT AND CENTREPIECE GALA SCREENING In The Promised Land, Europa’s opening night screening and Denmark’s submission to the Academy Awards, viewers are transported to 1755 Denmark, where the impoverished soldier Ludvig Kahlen, played by Mads Mikkelsen, embarks on a quest to colonize the…

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Cinema

The Ritz Cinema: A Heritage Gem in Randwick

May 8, 2022

The Ritz Cinema, also known as the Ritz Theatre, is a heritage-listed art deco cinema located at 43 St Pauls Street in Randwick, a suburb in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Designed by noted architect Aaron Bolot and built in 1937 by C. & B. J. Williams, the cinema is celebrated for its distinctive Inter-war Art Deco style. It was officially added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Indigenous and Colonial Roots Before European settlement, the Randwick area was home to Aboriginal people who used the land for fishing and cultural practices. The region is rich…

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