Archived FotoFreo 2006 webpage. See also the FotoFreo 2008 website.

PRESENTATIONS & FILM SCREENINGS
FotoFreo 2006 Festival Event

In partnership with the Film & Television Institiute of WA (FTI) FotoFreo 2006 will include a programme of film screenings to be shown at the FTI at 92 Adelaide Street, Fremantle. The programme so far inlcudes:

An Afternoon with Tim Page, Marianne Harris & Michael Coyne
Sunday 26th March, 2pm

Tim Page

Legendary war photographer Tim Page recounts his life and experiences as a photojournalist and iconic photographer of the Vietnam War. Wounded four times, and recipient of the prestigious The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award for, "the best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise", Page’s life is a fascinating story of survival and resilience.

Page went everywhere and covered everything. He found himself in Vietnam photographing the first and last war with no censorship. In 1967 he covered the Six Day War in the Middle East. His images were used by Time-Life, Paris Match, UPI and AP. Wounded four times; Page is the recipient of 10 Awards, subject of many documentaries, two films and author of nine books.

"Ultimately any good war photograph becomes anti-war. Only from a distance, or through the sanitizing filter of television, does war take on the majesty of ballet; up close it hurts and smells of death. War is against all things human – ask anyone who has been there." Tim Page.

Shooting the Messengers
Marianne Harris

Documentary filmmaker Marianne Harris has worked in the Australian film and television industry for many years. Currently she is completing a Master of Visual Arts on The Life, Work and Death of Sean Flynn at Griffith University, as well as completing the film Shooting the Messengers, based on over 62 interviews with the journalists and photographers who covered the Vietnam War, the only war in history documented without censorship

Photojournalism and Travel
Michael Coyne

For the past 25 years Michael Coyne has travelled throughout the world working as a photojournalist. He has covered wars, revolutions and international events in places such as Indonesia, the Philippines, East Timor, Central Africa and Latin America. He also spent eight years in the Middle East documenting the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, the Iranian Revolution, the Iran/Iraq war and in-depth stories on the PLO, including reporting on the life of Chairman Yasser Arafat. His assignments have appeared in magazines such as Newsweek, Life, Time, National Geographic, German Geo, and the London Observer.
He has published a number of successful and award winning books including his latest People Photography (2005) by Lonely Planet. Michael will present a compelling presentation of his vivid images, offering a fascinating insight into the life of one of Australia's most respected photojournalists.

Venue: FTI theatre. Please note that seating is limited
Cost: $15

Vietnam’s Unseen War
Tuesday 28th March, 8pm

Renowned British photojournalist Tim Page travels back to the land where he nearly lost his life to meet with North Vietnamese war photographers, revealing remarkable, never-before-seen photos and personal stories long hidden by time and tragedy. The film will be introduced by Tim Page.

Venue: FTI theatre. Please note that seating is limited
Cost: $10

Beyond Words is a film that focuses on the world's top war photojournalists, and attempts to turn the lens of attention onto them. Many have been wounded. Some have seen colleagues die. All have been scarred by what they do: some become disillusioned, even ashamed of what they do, and leave the profession because they feel it's pornographic. Yet some remain charged by the excitement of it, and others committed to the idea that where there are no images, there is no sense of history.

Venue: FTI theatre. Please note that seating is limited
Cost: $10

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Archived FotoFreo 2006 webpage. See also the FotoFreo 2008 website.