As the western sun sets on the 2019 Capricorn Film Festival, it's time to celebrate the films and documentaries screened to the Central Queensland community and importantly its winners.
CAPS Jury includes the six feature films and documentaries screened over the four day event, with the winner named,
Bellbird. Kiwi hit Bellbird screened as part of the Opening night celebrations lead by Australian actor and Festival Patron
Michael Caton and star
Cohen Holloway who was in attendance and part of the post screening meet and greet.
New Zealander
Cohen Holloway has also starred in The Breaker Upperers, 'Boy' the Movie and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
“Awesome news! Brilliant to hear and congrats to the other films screening at the festival”, Producer of Bellbird, Orlando Stewart.
“Well deserved to Hamish and the team behind the film”, Festival Director Luke Graham
CAPS Short Film Festival concluded the fifth year destination film arts event, held on the Yeppoon beachfront amphitheatre where an enthusiastic crowd watched short films from Australian and international filmmakers compete to be CAPS World Winner.
This year saw filmmakers tell stories about gender, physical, political, family and social norm issues but it was a West Australian filmmaker whos short film which tells the story of a astronaut pondering on the quietude of space who won the top prize.
The Quiet by
Radheya Jegatheva is loosely based on a 2016 short story by the director titled 'Silence' which was the overall winner of the Mundaring National Youth Section for the KSP Speculative Fiction Awards and a High Commendation for the 2016 Rees Prize for Young Writers under the auspices of The Fellowship of Australian Writers WA.
“OMG!, wow thats so amazing. there were so many brilliant films playing, I was just happy to have the opportunity to screen my film alongside theirs”, filmmaker Radheya Jegatheva.
“Congratulations to our festival winners, finalists, judges and attendees who made our fifth year one to remember” Festival Director, Luke Graham.
