Tickets to the 41-night Festival of Film and Food are now on sale via westpacopenair.com.au
The world’s most beautiful cinema, Westpac OpenAir, has unveiled its full 2025 program, with tickets now on sale. Running over 41 nights from 9 January to 18 February 2025, the event promises a spectacular blend of film and food, set against a stunning backdrop that spans the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and city.
The ‘festival of film’ will feature some of the most anticipated films of 2025, the biggest hits of 2024 and a handcrafted selection of cinema classics. The film program includes the first Australian screenings of A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Bob Dylan; Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman; Luca Guadagnino’s Queer starring Daniel Craig; and The Count Of Monte Cristo, direct from Cannes Film Festival. Other highlights include: We Live in Time starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield; Robbie Williams biopic Better Man; Maria starring Angelina Jolie; Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy; Gladiator II; Wicked; Elton John: Never Too Late; Nightbitch and Conclave.
Guests will also indulge in an exciting new summer dining experience curated by Trippas White Group and three of Sydney’s most renowned chefs – Luke Nguyen (Culinary Director at Botanic House, guest chef on MasterChef Australia), Danielle Alvarez (chef and culinary director of the Opera House event venues, former Head Chef at Fred’s) and Scott McComas-Williams (Group Executive Chef of Love Tilly Group, serving Fabbrica’s pastas and snacks). The 2025 ‘Festival of Food’ seeks to elevate the pre-screening experience to delicious heights, offering a diverse range of dining options to suit all tastes – from casual bites to refined, full-service meals across three unique culinary offerings. ‘Summer House Dining by Danielle Alvarez’ will offer a premium, full-service dining experience with sweeping views of the harbour, featuring a Mediterranean-inspired menu that emphasises fresh, vibrant flavours, with reserved dining and grandstand cinema seating to enhance the experience. ‘Fabbrica at Chandon Garden’ will offer a more relaxed, group-friendly atmosphere, featuring an elevated pasta bar style menu that masters the art of simplicity, also complemented by reserved dining and cinema seating; while ‘Luke Nguyen at The Point’ will be the more casual of the three dining experiences, offering a Vietnamese fusion menu with guests able to enjoy a selection of delicious bites via QR code throughout the evening, in a general admission setting.
The Westpac OpenAir 2025 ‘festival of film and food’ will transform Sydney Harbour from 9 January – 18 February 2025.
Full program details and tickets are now available via westpacopenair.com.au.
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