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The last ten days!

Here we are, two thirds of the way through our Pozible crowdfunding campaign, and at GOFF HQ we are proud and excited that so many people have backed the festival, pledged money and chosen rewards that we know they’ll love. Our hugest thanks to everyone who’s jumped on board so far – you’ve brought us to the very impressive total of $5,410!

Last week we announced details of the exclusive invite-only Opening Night Party, which includes a screening of Floria Sigismondi’s absolute belter, The Runaways, special guest speakers, light installations, Girl Gang DJs and a performance from Melbourne’s mavens of mayhem, the alt-country-dirty-rockers, MODESTY! Remember that tickets to this Opening Night Party and Screening WILL NOT GO ON SALE after the Pozible campaign so if you’re already coming and you want to get your gang together, they have to pledge now too. Starting at the $50 Reward you’ll get a ticket to this party: drinks on arrival, brilliant speakers, film screening, live band and DJs taking you into the night. That’s a bargain but the bigger your pledge the better your reward so check out the $100 level, and one of our most popular rewards so far, the $150 Golden GOFF, that gets you into Opening Night and every other session of the fest! (Get in quick for one of those, there are only eight left.)

We have a bunch of new announcements this week, so keep an eye on our web site (girlsonfilmfestival.com) or follow us on Twitter () or  to hear them all as they happen. We’ll be announcing some of our films in advance of the Program Launch, telling you about an awesome daytime event especially for young feminists of the school-type age, and sharing with y’all the incredible women who have agreed to be our Fairy GOFFMothers and play a big, beautiful role in the festival.

As you can see, we’ve got a long way to go in terms of pledges before we hit our target, which is only the minimum we need to bring GOFF to life, and we only have ten days left in our Pozible campaign. So if you’ve been thinking of pledging and haven’t got around to it, or if you can pledge now where you couldn’t afford to before, we’d be so grateful for your support. If you’ve already pledged or can’t afford to, the MOST AWESOME THING you could do to help us is share the link to the campaign (pozible.com/goff) with every person you’ve ever met – we’re talkin’ tweets, status updates, blog posts, Instagram snaps, plugs on your radio show, sticking a note up in your tea room at work, calling your friends, emailing your girl gang, and helping us share the GOFF love and smash through our target in ten days time.

Crowdfunding update: one third there and Opening Night details

We’ve set ourselves a frenetic pace here at GOFF HQ but we wanted to check in with our wonderful supporters! We’re completely thrilled that we’ve hit about a third of our target in just ten days – putting us right on track to reach our full goal.

We’ve made an exciting announcement too – our opening night film will be The Runaways, directed by Floria Sigismondi!

No other film could set the tone more perfectly than this rocking true story of the archetypal all-girl punk band. The film follows two friends, Joan Jett (a star turn from Dakota Fanning) and Cherie Currie (GOFF favourite Kristen Stewart, bringing the sex), as they rise from rebellious California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group, paving the way for future generations of girl bands. Sigismondi is beloved by many female filmmakers and has directed incredible music videos for the likes of David Bowie, Fiona Apple, The Cure, P!nk, Sigur Rós, and Katy Perry. It’s no wonder that like Joan Jett herself, The Runaways has a heart of pure rock ’n’ roll! It’s a wild ride and the perfect kick off for GOFF.

We can also reveal that there’ll be a live band at our Opening Night Party – all the way from their tour of Nashville, we have confirmed Melbourne’s mad mavens of mayhem: Modesty! Led by the uncontrollable sex appeal of Kate Boston Smith, Modesty’s high energy rock country stylings will keep us dancing into the night.

Remember you can only purchase a ticket to the Opening Night Party and Screening via the Pozible campaign, and it’s a great way to support GOFF!

We can’t wait for the festival to launch, but we still have a long way to go before that’s a guaranteed reality. Every little bit helps, so if you can only pledge a few bucks we’d be so grateful but if you’ve got a bit more cash, the rewards get better and better! And if you’re as pumped about GOFF as we are, please let your friends and loved ones know about us and share the campaign around.

Big love to all y’all from the GOFF Gang, and stay tuned for more exciting announcements!