The Adelaide Film Festival in partnership with 57 Films and the Port Adelaide Football Club is delighted to announce the world premiere of feature length film THIS IS PORT ADELAIDE will now be on the weekend of February 5 to 7 at the Odeon Cinema, Semaphore.
The film was due for release in late November but was postponed due to the hard lockdowns in place at the time as a result of a Covid cluster.
The weekend kicks off with a Gala red carpet event on Friday February 5 with players past and present attending.
There are a further 11 screenings over the weekend, culminating in a Special Legends Screening at 6.45pm on Sunday February 7. Tim Ginever will host an introductory Q&A at the screening with Port Adelaide greats including Russell Ebert and Brian Cunningham.
THIS IS PORT ADELAIDE takes viewers across the 150-year journey of Australia’s most successful football club and then goes behind the scenes as the club was repeatedly challenged in 2020 by the impact of a global pandemic, in what was to be its 150th celebratory season.
The film shares passionate first-hand accounts from players and one-eyed supporters who bleed for the club.
Daniel Norton, Port Adelaide Football Club GM – Media and executive producer of THIS IS PORT ADELAIDE says its very exciting to finally showcase the story of this great club.
“We are very grateful to have the opportunity to premiere this feature film on the eve of our 151st year,” Mr Norton said.
“Port Adelaide is Australia’s most successful league football club. It is a remarkable story of highs and lows, underpinned by a shared football club and a surrounding community mantra of never, ever giving up.
“It is a story of unparalleled success that needed to be celebrated and captured in a feature length film. It’s one of the great stories in Australian sport, the community football club which grew out of humble beginnings and became the only non-Victorian club to be elevated into the AFL.
“As we know the success of the club is not just because of its on-field deeds. We have an extraordinary community of support that has driven our great club forward since its inception as a social club back in 1870.
“And it’s the club’s loyal supporters and volunteers who are the true heroes of this film.
“This film is a celebration of a club, a community and an irresistible united force like you’ve never seen before. I think it’s a great reminder as to why we love this club so much and serves as a perfect way to kick start our 2021 campaign.
“On behalf of the club, I thank our production partner 57 Films for its tireless contribution to this project and investment partner the Adelaide Film Festival for its generous support of this film.”
The trailer for THIS IS PORT ADELAIDE can be viewed here:
Tickets are $25 or $20 for members of the Port Adelaide Football Club and Adelaide Film Festival.
Tickets are available to THIS IS PORT ADELAIDE at the following dates/times:
Saturday February 6
10am, 12 noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 6.45pm, 9pm
Sunday February 7
10am, 12 noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 6.45pm Special Legends Screening
Tickets are available to purchase here: https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/program/
