This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the..Cathedral Hotel, 45 Kermode Street, North Adelaide

Please book on our website by Monday August 10 12am to secure your place! Welcome Desk payment by Card only!

Fahim Hashimy, Founder of the Ghan International Film Festival Australia

The 10^th Anniversary of the Ghan International Film Festival Australia 

Fahim Hasimy, Founder/Director, Ghan International Film Festival Australia will share the story of the Film Festival, where it started, its achievements, successes, and failures.  

2025 marked the 10th anniversary of the Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA) — a powerful, home-grown initiative that began in 2016 in Adelaide, founded by Afghan-Australian filmmaker Fahim Hashimy. What started as a small community gathering has grown into a vibrant 6-day festival that now screens across Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney — uniting people through the universal language of film. In a world where Afghan cinema has been silenced, where theatres have been closed, and the once-vibrant Afghan Film Institute has been dismantled, GIFFA stands as a beacon of resistance, creativity, and cultural preservation. We are determined to keep Afghan cinema alive, one story at a time, and to amplify the voices of those who continue to dream, create, and endure.

‍At its heart, GIFFA brings together mainstream and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to share in the experience of films that challenge harmful stereotypes and offer a deeper, more human understanding of Afghan people. These are stories of resilience, of love, of survival made by filmmakers who continue their craft under unimaginable circumstances. But GIFFA goes beyond the screen.
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‍All proceeds from GIFFA directly support women and children in war-torn regions, helping provide education, food, and shelter to those most in need.

Don't forget to give to the Virtual Community Bowl this week by clicking on...  Community Projects Appeal

Please note the venue - Cathedral Hotel, 45 Kermode Street, North Adelaide