THE Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival is set for big screens in Bendigo and surrounds as part of National Reconciliation Week.<\/p>\n
City of Greater Bendigo\u2019s inclusive communities officer Fiona Machin said from Saturday, 27 May to Sunday 4 June several different viewings will be run across the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cScreenings are mostly in Bendigo, but over the last few years, it’s expanded to Castlemaine and for the first time Heathcote this year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve been working with some of our key First Nations members that really want to spread education and awareness around reconciliation to broader regional areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
For its first foray into the event, Heathcote will be hosting a screening of The Drover\u2019s Wife<\/em> at Community Bank Arena in Barrack Reserve on Friday, 2 June.<\/p>\n Ms Machin said the festival is run in partnership with organisations who host the screenings and there will be more than just films to watch this year.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are several partner organisations this year, I think 16, and they’re all host organisations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cSome are offering panel discussions, some are doing some yarning circles and catering others will be screening short films and documentaries.<\/p>\n