BIG NIGHT – SLOW FOOD NOOSA

July 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple St, Cooroy QLD 4563

Noosa alive! festival in association with Slow Food Noosa presents.

BIG NIGHT

American Comedy-Drama

FILM with FOOD

Big Night is a 1996 American comedy-drama film co-directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci.

Set on the New Jersey Shore in the 1950s, the story follows two Italian immigrant brothers – Primo (Shalhoub), a perfectionist chef, and Secondo (Tucci), a pragmatic businessman – as they struggle to keep their authentic restaurant, Paradise, afloat.

The film’s supporting cast includes Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, and Allison Janney.

Produced by David Kirkpatrick and Jonathan Filley for the Samuel Goldwyn Company, Big Night was nominated for the “Grand Jury Prize” at the Sundance Film Festival and the “Grand Special Prize” at the Deauville Film Festival.

Scott and Tucci won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director. Tucci and Joseph Tropiano won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

The film’s supporting cast includes Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, and Allison Janney.

Produced by David Kirkpatrick and Jonathan Filley for the Samuel Goldwyn Company, Big Night was nominated for the “Grand Jury Prize” at the Sundance Film Festival and the “Grand Special Prize” at the Deauville Film Festival.

Scott and Tucci won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director. Tucci and Joseph Tropiano won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

This comedy drama will be shown at the 23 Maple St, Cooroy QLD.

A three-course dinner inspired by the film and created through the collaboration of three local gourmet chefs, Matt Golinski, Josh Smallwood and Glen Barratt will be served throughout the evening.

Free return transport from Noosa to the theatre will be available, leaving from the J at Noosa Junction at 5-30 pm (sharp).

FREE BUS

Must register separately when booking your Film with Food tickets.
Free bus will depart from the J at Noosa Junction at 5-30 pm. (sharp)
Please allow time to report to a festival Volunteer before boarding the bus.
Bus will return to Noosa at conclusion of event.

CATERING

INFORM WHEN BOOKING of any dietary requirements.
People wishing to be seated together must book all tickets in the same transaction.

Inclusions

Welcome glass of sparkling wine, three course dinner, film, open (cash) bar, bus transport.

Additional

Shared tables, large cinema screen.

General admission

Shared Tables

$160 + booking fee, includes Free Bus Transport
Bookings limited to 100.

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Venue

Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple St, Cooroy QLD 4563

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Event Date & Time

July 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

DURATION | Approximately
4-hours with intermission for food service.

Genre

Film with Food

Event Terms & Conditions

Assistance

Should you require assistance with your booking, please call us on 0403 731 532 or email [email protected]
Should the event be cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control, your ticket/s will be refunded.
Otherwise, event tickets are non-refundable once purchased.

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