Local filmmaker to open coming festival

FILMMAKER and RMIT University academic Dr Shaun Wilson will open the North Bellarine Film Festival later this month.

A Bellarine resident with two feature films in post-production and numerous art films that have been shown in galleries around the world, Dr Wilson’s links to the region made him a natural choice to open the festival, which is being screened from November 17-19.

Dr Wilson is also chairing a filmmakers’ symposium and bringing a virtual reality lab to the festival as part of the jam-packed weekend of events.

The program of cutting-edge virtual reality films will be shown via goggles at a free family day on November 18, with a display of drones plus a children’s film. The festival hub will be at the Potato Shed in Drysdale with satellite venues hosting the family day and symposium at Portarlington.

The short film, Lorne, heads an eclectic list of Australian shorts screening during the festival weekend.

The program joins a line-up of international feature films and animation.

A free bus service will shuttle ticket-holders to all evening films.

Details are on nbff.live and tickets are on sale at all City of Greater Geelong Customer Service Centres and the Potato Shed.

Telephone sales are available on 5251 1998.