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Hi there! As programs assistant, I work with our incredible artistic director, Kate Howat, pulling together program strands and other exciting events. Seeing the printed program come to life, after a year full of watching, note-taking and writing about films was pretty special, and I’m thrilled to be sharing such special stories with audiences in …

SWIFF Staff Picks – Programmer Saige Browne’s top flicks of the festival Read More »

I’ve had the pleasure to work on SWIFF since its inception in a variety of roles.  I also run a business with Dave and Kate, Film Outreach Australia, taking Screenwave’s awesome film programs to other lucky towns across the country.  I’m a massive movie lover and also a lover of music (Uko Ono is my …

SWIFF Staff Picks – What Events Coordinator Steph Sims can’t wait to catch Read More »

Big changes this year for SWIFF. The Jetty Memorial Theatre has installed a brand new screen and 2k digital projector, just in time for SWIFF 2019. This new setup has opened up film options to a whole new catalogue of cinema, previously unreachable. This year’s line-up has an incredible 60 feature films – if you’re …

SWIFF Staff Picks – Festival Director Dave Horsley’s top picks Read More »

After months and months of watching films, travelling to festivals here and overseas, viewing screeners in dark rooms, drinking several thermoses of coffee, my head spins in trying to pick just a few standouts. But, here goes… Minding The Gap One of my favourite films of 2018. More than just a celebration of skate boarding, …

SWIFF Staff Picks – Artistic Director Kate Howat’s unmissible films Read More »

Working at the ‘intersection of documentary and speculative fiction’ Soda_Jerk’s work is inherently fun and painstakingly pieced together, with a fundamental interest in how we understand images. Here’s a little more about the radical collective, before you meet them face to face at SWIFF. 1. They are bad-ass Sydney-raised siblings, living in NYC by way …

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SWIFF 2019 dishes up two full weeks of screen experiences for its fourth festival, screening over 60 different feature films from 20 countries, plus a big line-up of film industry guests, events, galas, film premieres, parties, and screen culture experiences. SWIFF’s 48-page printed program is in cafes, bars, pubs, and theatres throughout Northern NSW. It …

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The successful 2019 NSW Regional Arts Fund projects were announced today, thanks to Regional Arts NSW, seeing a major expansion to Screenwave’s youth workshop program. The program, previously called [REC] Ya Shorts Youth Film Festival, has merged into the Screenwave International Film Festival as its official youth program this year, and is now taking on …

Regional Arts Fund Sees SWIFF’s Youth Program Flourish Read More »

On Saturday night, the Jetty Theatre was a packed house for a gala event announcing the SWIFF 2019 festival line-up and program. Over 60 different feature films from 20 countries will hit big screens on the Coffs Coast between January 10th and the 25th. The night included a screening of one of the festival’s upcoming …

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With sun shining, a punt glides over Merimbula Lake, on NSW’s south coast, with a passionate young oyster farmer, Dom at the helm. It’s a romantic picture of tranquil beauty and a life close to nature. But Dom and fellow locals swear the water’s getting warmer and the storms more severe. Oyster follows Dom and …

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Best Australian Feature · The Age Critics Award Daniel Henshall (Snowtown, The Babadook) stars as Adam Cullen in this lyrical and moving portrait of the infamous artist who won the Archibald for his now world-famous portrait of actor David Wenham. When wunderkind journalist Erik Jensen was personally invited by bad-boy painter Adam Cullen to write …

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