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Filmmakers Catherine Marciniak, Stephen Axford and filmscore composer, Jai Piccone, are just some of the talented screen professionals who will take part in the Bangalow Film Festival, which begins this Thursday.
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Just a few highlights from the upcoming Bangalow Film Festival (March 7–16) are the 30th anniversary of The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Shire Choir’s Love Letter To Musicals, and a live score accompaniment to the classic horror flick, Nosferatu.  

The event, to be held at the town’s A&I Hall, will feature 28 films, masterclasses and special events.

Filmmakers Catherine Marciniak, Stephen Axford and filmscore composer, Jai Piccone, are just some of the talented screen professionals who will take part in the Bangalow Film Festival, which begins this Thursday.
Photo Eve Jeffery

Co-director, Janelle Morse, told The Echo the Priscilla screening on March 9 includes exclusive insights into the film, with a talk from some of the filmmakers. 

‘The original sound engineer, Academy-Award nominee and Northern Rivers resident, Guntis Sics, is part of the panel’. On March 15, local musician, Jai Piccone (Tora), will present an original score to F.W. Murnau’s iconic 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

For more info, visit bangalowfilmfestival.com.au. 


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