The Screenwave International Film Festival is now in full swing with audiences pouring into cinemas in Coffs and Bellingen over the past week to see some of the most provocative new titles in world cinema.
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This week sees the first of SWIFF’s festival guests arriving in Coffs Harbour to attend screenings of their films, answer audience Q&As, and connect with festivalgoers.
On Friday and Saturday there will be back-to-back filmmakers coming to discuss their films.
Lee Matthews, the producer of new Aussie comedy Emo The Musical, will talk about independent filmmaking and the making of a musical at 4.30pm on Friday (Coffs Harbour Jetty Theatre) and 1.30pm on Saturday (Bellingen Memorial Hall).
David Farrier, the director of Tickled, will also be speaking with audiences in both Coffs Harbour (6:45pm Friday) and Bellingen (4pm Saturday) about uncovering the dark heart of competitive endurance tickling.
Directly after at 9pm this Friday, Australian actor Aaron Glenane provides a career best breakout performance in new bush gothic thriller Killing Ground. Aaron has previously acted alongside Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford in Truth, was previously in Home and Away, and in the new AACTA-winning Australia program Molly.
“A big part of the film festival is giving audiences an opportunity to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes on a film set. It’s not enough filmmakers of this calibre comes to the Coffs Coast, so we’re really excited to host them at SWIFF,” explains SWIFF’s Artistic Director Kate Howat.
This week’s SWIFF screenings take place on Thursday and Friday at the Jetty Memorial Theatre, Saturday and Sunday at Bellingen Memorial Hall.
For more information and tickets call the Jetty Theatre Box Office on 6652 8088 or visit www.swiff.com.au.
