The Central Coast’s inaugural film festival, Coastal Surge, is set to take place from 5pm on Thursday, June 29, at Avoca Beach Theatre.
Last year, five filmmakers on the Coast were awarded funding grants by Creative Art Central from Central Coast Council.
With those grants, three new films were created.
Each film was made by filmmakers local to the Central Coast, shot entirely on the Central Coast, and with only a couple of exceptions, with Central Coast locals for the cast, the crew and even the musicians who scored the films.
The three films to be shown are Kaye Harrison’s documentary Music Central; Toni Houston and Sarah Beard’s documentary, Bouddi Wild Swim; and Amelia Foxton and Glenn Fraser’s comedic-horror film, Mother Tongue.
Playing conjurer Brian in Mother Tongue is Stephen Hunter, who played Bombur the dwarf in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Trilogy and will take part in a Q&A following the screening at Avoca.
The films are each about 35 minutes long, and there will be live music by local musicians, red carpet photos, filmmaker Q&As and a mixer with the cast and crew following each film.
Tickets are available at https://www.avocabeachtheatre.com.au/films-and-events/coastal-surge-film-festival/.
Source:
Amelia Foxton