Locals in Flickerfest

By Madeleine Murray

FLICKERFEST IS the intensely competitive festival of short films which is coming to town, and this year four of the films have Northern Rivers connections.

Australia’s leading Academy Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised short film festival picked the winning films for the national and international Flickerfest this year from a record 3,200 entries.

Award-winning 22-year-old First Nations filmmaker and Crabbes Creek resident Jahvis Loveday wrote and directed Bangay Lore, which was awarded a special mention by the Australian jury at Flickerfest this year.

Bangay Lore is the poignant story of the realities of practising Indigenous culture in everyday life, set around Brunswick Heads and Byron Bay.

“I’m really excited Bangay Lore is screening in Murwillumbah,” Jahvis told The Weekly. “I’m happy that it’s come home to the shire and Far North Coast.

“Because it’s filmed in Brunswick Heads and Byron, it feels special for it to screen here where people know the area. I think it will really strike a chord.”

Jahvis will be at the Murwillumbah screening and the Q&A afterwards, so it’s a chance to find out more about Indigenous culture in the Northern Rivers.

Other highlights include the Torres Strait cultural drama Katele (Mudskipper) about a woman longing for her island home. Northern Rivers-based actor Waangenga Blanco stars in this colourful, insightful film which won Best Australian Short Film at Flickerfest this year.

More films with local Northern Rivers connections also shine, all fresh from their premieres at Flickerfest Bondi.

Liam Heyen, a graduate of Mt Saint Patrick College, produced the sweet comedy Voice Activated, about a florist who stutters then finally finds his voice when he’s forced to cooperate with a voice-activated car.

Also showing on the big screen is Six Of One, a moving drama about a young mother finding her power, shot around Uki and Burringbar, written and directed by Minka Bleakley. Flickerfest, the best of Australian shorts, is on at The Regent Theatre, at 4pm on Sunday, April 2. The best of International Shorts is on at 8pm. Tickets are $22/$16. There will be a Q&A with the Australian filmmakers between the screenings. Visit: flickerfest.com.au/tour/ murwillumbah/

This Friday night don’t miss the incredible duo, William Crighton and Liz Stringer, in a special double bill with a full band!

The cinema weekend kicks off with the return of Film Chat. Gather on the balcony to discuss the OSCAR-winning performance of Brendan Fraser in the encore screening of THE WHALE LAST CHANCE TO SEE:

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED is the poignant story of artist and activist, Nan Goldin, and FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS 2: ONE AND ALL brings the laughs. MY FAIRY TROUBLEMAKER finishes this week clearing the screen for THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE as school holidays begin next week.

Horror fans are in for a treat with psycho-drama PEARL - the eerie prequel to X, and a special late night screening for the fans of SCREAM VI

FLICKERFEST is back, and in 2023 The Regent features

BEST OF AUSTRALIAN and INTERNATIONAL SHORTS in a special double screening with a selection of the finest short films nationwide and from overseas.

Resident songstress, MOHINI COX, returns on Friday 31 with special guests for Friday’s Balcony Sessions from 6pm. April Fools’ Day sees beloved singer/songwriter, JESSE WITNEY, set the vibe. ELENA B WILLIAMS will bring us joy for the Sunset Soirée on the Easter weekend at the new time of 5-7pm.

Book now for upcoming live shows!

31/3 WILLIAM CRIGHTON AND LIZ STRINGER

11/6 TIM FREEDMAN with OLLIE THORPE in THE BLACKSTUMP DUO

(FINAL) 4:15PM

Sunset Soirée (LIVE MUSIC on the Balcony)

JESSE WITNEY 6-8PM

Fisherman’s Friends 2: (FINAL) 6:45PM Pearl 9:00PM

My Fairy Troublemaker (FINAL) 12:00PM Pearl 1:50PM

Flickerfest 2023Best of Australian Shorts 4:00PM

Q&A with Jahvis Loveday and Bronwynn Kidd

Best of International Shorts 7:00PM

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1 Super heroes: A boy and Lavagirl

2 Animated movie: Lady and her dog friend?

3 Animated movie: The Prince of a country?

4 A Bugs Bunny catchphrase: What’s something something?

5 K id’s book: The animal Who Came to Tea

6 Famous French kid’s books about an elephant

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8 K id’s book: Should I Share My Ice what?

3. W hat status has Cabarita Beach recently been declared?

4. W hat does Tweed REDS stand for?

5. How old is the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts this year?

48 Mount (5) 50 Illegal compulsion (6)

52 Opposite of pollute

53 Heaven (8)

55 Spicy sauce (5) 58 material (5)

17 Biological molecular catalyst (6)

23 Classical dancer (9)

25 Handrails (9)

26 An institution for children without parents (9)

29 Prelude (5)

30 Centre (5)

31 Conductor’s tool (5)

32 Examiner (9)

33 Beset by problems and conflicts (9)

36 Cleans (9)

39 Wanderer (5)

40 Stiff, unbending (5)

41 Doorkeeper (5)

46 Analgesic (10)

49 Breathe out (6)

51 Uniform colour (5)

52 Cure-alls (8)

54 Author of short pieces (8)

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3 Casino city (3,5)

4 Garden pest (5)

5 Passes the hat (8)

6 Refines, as ore (6)

7 Au ___ (6)

8 Nursling (7)

9 Well-worn (10)

10 Body framework (8)

16 Short promotional

56 The food of the gods (8)

57 Sickness (7)

59 Temperature unit (6)

60 Drink plenty of these, say doctors (6)

62 Story in instalments (6)

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