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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmakers: Sean T Barnes, Ela Furdas and Clancy Walker

In an intensely collaborative and fluid fashion, Sean T Barnes, Ela Furdas and Clancy Walker wrote and produced the dramatic short film ‘Kitten’, which explores loneliness and the ways we realise what we are through others.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Igor Ivanov

Part black comedy, part thriller and part deep social drama, in Only Human (Homo) director Igor Ivanov explores the essence of humanity.

We had a chat about the abstract nature of his third feature film and its commentary on contemporary society.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Yoni Goldstein and Meredith Zielke

A Machine to Live In is a documentary feature about cosmic dreams and mystical architecture at the heart of Brazil’s remote wilderness.

We spoke to co-director Yoni Goldstein about the similarities between modern architecture and science fiction and the importance of utopian endeavours.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Matthew Walker

I'm Wanita is the story of a renegade country music singer, hell-bent on realising her childhood dreams of stardom.
We spoke to director Matthew Walker about his experience capturing this larger than life character on screen.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Camilla and James Becket

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of eco-activist Dr Vandana Shiva and how she inspired an international crusade for change.
We spoke to filmmakers Camilla and James Becket to learn more about the ecological issues at stake, and what audiences can do to make a difference.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Jim Stevens

Our 2021 opening night film, Meet the Wallers is a documentary following Lennox Head painter Mark Waller and his family over nearly 20 years.

We spoke to director Jim Stevens about his journey filming this epic saga and bringing the Wallers to the big screen.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Judith Ehrlich

From Oscar nominated filmmaker Judith Ehrlich comes the story of a group of draft resisters who chose conscience over killing in the Vietnam War.

We spoke to Ehrlich to learn more about her inspiration and how today’s activists can promote positive change.

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Local talent shines brightly in BBFF2021 shorts selection

As the Byron Bay International Film Festival returns in 2021, its range of feature-length films is again complemented by outstanding shorts from Australia and around the world.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Jake Taylor

Green Is The New Black is a story of passion and purpose behind an ambitious environmental feat of one of Australia’s leading heavy music acts, In Hearts Wake.

We spoke to frontman and co-director Jake Taylor about his pioneering endeavour.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Frauke Sandig and Eric Black

What does it mean to have awareness – and is this a capacity that we share with fish and animals, and even plants? How is it that we are aware that we are aware?

These questions and many others are explored and sometimes answered in the fascinating documentary Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness, screening at BBFF2021.

We spoke to filmmakers Frauke Sandig and Eric Black about their thought provoking work.

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BBFF returns in 2021 with a special edition programme of inspiring and uplifting films

The Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) returns this month with a condensed program of eight feature-length films and a range of shorts designed to inspire hope and strength in a wider Northern Rivers community wearied by nearly two years of COVID-19.

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Byron Bay International Screenplay Contest Finalists Use COVID-19 Downtime to Capture Hearts and Minds with Deeply Immersive Scripts

While the red carpet wasn’t rolled out this year due to COVID-19, it failed to dampen the enthusiasm of talented screenwriters around the globe. Read on to discover the diverse group of 2021 Byron Bay International Screenplay Contest finalists and their deeply moving scripts.

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NORTHERN RIVERS POP-UP SCREENING

The Northern Rivers region is home to Australia’s most creative community. We’ve joined forces with Arts Northern Rivers, in order to highlight the film talent that lies in our region and their amazing directory - Northern Rivers Creative which reaches across all creative mediums.

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BBFF2020 Special Edition

The Byron Bay International Film Festival returned in 2020 with a special edition hybrid festival providing audiences with the opportunity to experience select cinema screenings of a collection of outstanding Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Surf and Local Films.

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BBFF 2019 Best Film Awards

The 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF) came to a spectacular close with the announcement of the winners of the BBFF Best Film Awards. The event, now in its 13th Year, attracted entries from all over the globe.