2023 Mud & Saltwater Film Fest Tickets Open
The 2023 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest ‘Premiere’ on Friday June 2nd will be beamed onto a large screen at the Mangrove Hotel for an exceptional ‘under the stars’ viewing experience.
Director Kandy Curran says the short film entries are extraordinary, with filmmakers from across the Kimberley region telling unique stories and showcasing the region’s iconic landscapes through animation, music, drama-narrative, documentary and of course, comedy.
FILM FREEWAY IS OPEN UNTIL MAY 7 2023 FOR SHORT FILM ENTRIES IN THE MUD & SALTWATER SHORT FILM FEST
The short films are judged prior to the Premiere by professional filmmakers, and the winners of each category announced at the Premiere by emcee Bart Pigram. Speaking of Broome’s talented Pigram family, this year, accomplished actor and filmmaker Ngaire Pigram, will join the judging panel along with professional filmmakers Paul Bell, Neil Turner and Mark Jones.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2023 MUD AND SALTWATER SHORT FILM FEST GO TO WWW.MUDANDSALTWATER.ORG.AU
Thanks to Major Sponsors: Mangrove Hotel, Rangelands NRM, National Landcare Program, Sobrane Gallery, Cygnet Bay Pearls, Damian Kelly Photography. Prize Sponsors: Broome Bird Observatory, Broome Whale Watching, Camera Electronic, Good Cartel, Harvey Norman Technology, Reef Chief and Willie Pearl Lugger Cruises. In Kind Sponsors: Broome Fringe Festival, Broome Historical Walking Tours, Feral Films (Paul Bell Film Fest judge), Goolarri Media, Kimberley Kolors, Mark Jones Films (Film Fest judge), Ngaire Pigram (Film Fest judge), Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (Neil Turner Film Fest judge).
The Killing of the Bilikin Brothers is a Bardi language oral history animation at Cygnet Bay 1885. © PAKAM
Great cinematography by © Matthew Adams in his drama-narrative ‘The Scar’
Overlooking internationally acclaimed Roebuck Bay, the Mangrove Hotel is the ultimate location to screen the 2023 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest © Kevin Smith