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Flotsam: Focal Point
free event
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Flotsam: Focal Point

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

All Day

Greenmount Beach

Light Experiment Volume 3
free event
2023exhibition

Light Experiment Volume 3

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

5:30 am — 2:00 pm

Love Street Store

If Walls Could Talk: Dick Hoole x The Pink Hotel
free event
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If Walls Could Talk: Dick Hoole x The Pink Hotel

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

All Day

The Pink Hotel

Flotsam: DRIFT
free event
2023exhibition

Flotsam: DRIFT

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

6:00 pm — 10:00 pm

Coolangatta SLSC

Floating Bits
free event
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Floating Bits

Wed, May 3 - Sat, May 13

10:00 am — 3:00 pm

Art-Work Studios

Justin Gane: RePulse QLD Premiere + 20th Anniversary of Wanderjahr
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Justin Gane: RePulse QLD Premiere + 20th Anniversary of Wanderjahr

Sat, May 13

7:00 pm — 10:30 pm

Coolangatta Hotel

Flotsam: International Surf Flick Fest
2023film

Flotsam: International Surf Flick Fest

Fri, May 12

5:30 pm — 8:00 pm

Tom Atkin Hall

Flotsam: Homegrown
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Flotsam: Homegrown

Sun, May 14

5:30 pm — 8:30 pm

Burleigh Barrels

Surfrider Beach Cleanup
free event
2023

Surfrider Beach Cleanup

Sat, May 13

10:00 am — 11:00 am

Greenmount Beach

Flotsam: Lightwaves ’23
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Flotsam: Lightwaves ’23

Fri, May 12

8:00 pm — 10:00 pm

Tom Atkin Hall

She
free event
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She

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

7:00 am — 10:00 pm

4 Pines Coolangatta

Ted Grambeau’s Waves of Consequence
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Ted Grambeau’s Waves of Consequence

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

6:00 am — 2:00 pm

Dust Temple

Inner Atlas
free event
2023exhibitionphotography

Inner Atlas

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

6:00 am — 2:00 pm

Dust Temple

Flotsam: Shades
free event
2023exhibitionphotography

Flotsam: Shades

Wed, May 3 - Sun, May 14

11:30 am — 10:00 pm

Burleigh Barrels

Joe Larkin Archive: Boards, Photo & Film
free event
2023exhibition

Joe Larkin Archive: Boards, Photo & Film

Tue, May 2 - Sat, May 13

9:00 am — 4:00 pm

RBR Holidays

Flotsam Now + Then Group Exhibition
free event
2023exhibitionphotography

Flotsam Now + Then Group Exhibition

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

9:00 am — 5:00 pm

Kirra Hill Community and Cultural Centre

Element
free event
2023exhibitionphotography

Element

Mon, May 1 - Sun, May 14

5:00 am — 3:00 pm

Barefoot Barista

Just Too Curious
free event
2023exhibition

Just Too Curious

Thu, May 4 - Sun, May 14

12:00 pm — 9:00 pm

Fizz HQ

Stay & Play

Extend your Flotsam Festival visit into a full holiday experience. Plan your stay on the southern Gold Coast.

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FILM SUBMISSIONS OPEN

FILM SUBMISSIONS OPEN

From December 1st 2023, submissions open for Flotsam Festival 2024. Categories include ocean-inspired short and feature films, including divisions for Australian, international, youth, and female creators and an environmental/coastal stewardship film division. Submissions close March 2024, see link below for details.

SUBMIT FILMS

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