Finally a new appearance for Rhys! Will be great to see some new pictures :)

Film festival kicks off

5th March 2010

THE Byron Bay International Film Festival kicks off tonight with a gala red carpet and opening party.

Celebrating the centenary of film in Byron Bay, this year’s festival runs until Saturday, March 13.

“Opening night sold out yesterday,” festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke said.

“We have film-makers and special guests arriving from around Australia and the world to join us here in Byron Bay. It’s very exciting.

“A real highlight of the festival will be the session of work from young Australian film-makers.

“This session will be attended by Rhys Wakefield (Home and Away), from The Black Balloon, as well as a number of young directors.”

With Byron Bay such a popular celebrity hang-out, every year rumours abound as to which famous faces will turn up to the festival. Previous years have seen Jack Johnson, Stephen Curry and Chris Haywood attend.

Screening tonight are two highly-acclaimed films Dark Horse, a short film by Australian director Marc Furmie, and BAS! Beyond the Red Light, a study of child trafficking by former Byron Shire resident Wendy Champagne.

Source:  Northern Star

Clearing the Air will screen at the festival on Saturday March 13th at 4pm. It’s in that occasion Rhys will attend. It’s session 30 “Young Australian Filmmakers”. You can buy your tickets over the phone by calling 02 66 856 807 or in person at the Byron Community Centre, Byron Visitors Centre or The Bookshop Mullumbimby. Tickets for this session is $6.50.

Australian film, Broken Hill, opened to the U.S. audience of Dallas, Salt Lake City, Fresno and Greenville, SC. on September 11th. If your an American fan, you should go and check it out! The film also opens on the 18th in Orlando.

The Broken Hill premiere was held on August 24th in Melbourne, Australia. There doesn’t seem to be much information online, and I’m not all that sure if Rhys attended, but I do hope he did. As of yet, I haven’t found any pictures, but we will hopefully have some online soon! Also, don’t forget, The Broken Hill premieres in the U.S. on September 11!

If you are interested in seeing Rhys in the new short film, Clearing The Air, you may do so if you happen to be traveling somewhere whilst flying with Qantas on their in-flight entertainment throughout August 2009. If you manage to catch it, tell us what you thought!

Clearing the Air, a short film where Rhys is the lead actor, will be shown on the big screen at Show Fest in Sydney, August 24th. I don’t know wether or not Rhys will be there personally, but it’s still a great opportunety. I wish I could go, but I sadly live on the other side of the world. If you go, take some pics, and share them with us :)

Show-Fest 2009 will be the best ever!
Drawn from films around the world and selected by a panel of industry professionals, NAFA is proud to present the nine finalist short films of Show-Fest 2009.

Screening at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick, five films from Australia will compete with international entries from Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the US.

Show-Fest is widely recognised for its informative “Show and Tell” where cast and crew are invited on stage to answer questions about their film. This year, for the first time in the festival’s six-year history, we will be hearing from overseas filmmakers.

In attendance will be actors, writers, filmmakers, judges, and VIP guests. The audience will get to vote for the Audience Choice award, and you will also have the chance to win lucky door prizes including theatre tickets, DVDs, movie passes, and magazines. It will be fun and inspiring!

Date: Monday 24 August 2009
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Venue: Randwick Ritz Cinema, 39-47 St Pauls St, Randwick, Sydney.
Admission: $10 at the door [NAFA Members free].
All welcome [MA 15+]
http://www.nafa.net.au/festivals/

Contact:
Tony Chu – Festival Director – tony@nafa.net.au

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