Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Mackay International Film Festival is back for 2022 and delivers a stellar line-up of thought-provoking Arthouse and Independent cinema.
The festival will showcase a diverse range of stories from around the world, to be screened over six days at four venues.
A pre-festival screening of UK drama film Belfast (2021) will kick off proceedings at Pinnacle Playhouse on Saturday, July 30 at 7:00PM.
Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh, and starring an acclaimed ensemble cast, Belfast is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland.
Based on Branagh’s own childhood, at the centre of the film is 9-year-old Buddy whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance.
Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the Troubles will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
The festival will then continue at BCC Cinemas Mackay with an Opening Night Screening of Spanish comedy Official Competition (2021) on Friday, August 5 at 7:00PM.
BCC Cinemas Mackay is the place to be for the rest of the weekend with a wide array of films to be screened before the festival heads to Sarina and Proserpine.
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Mackay International Film Festival Dates
Saturday, July 30 – Pre-festival screening of Belfast (2021) at Pinnacle Playhouse
Friday, August 5 – Sunday, August 7 – Mackay International Film Festival at BCC Cinemas Mackay
Saturday, August 13 – Reels to Reef Project film in Sarina
Sunday, September 25 – Reels to Reef Project film in Proserpine
Mackay International Film Festival will kick off its 10th year with a screening of Belfast at Pinnacle Playhouse
