[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EltsV1VHI3k[/youtube]From the name you might think there is not much to choose from, but the annual In the Bin short film festival screens the best short films in Australia – without the trash.
Since 2000, In the Bin Short Film Festival has been offering an avenue for aspiring Australian short filmmakers to have their work shown around the country. From over 600 entries, 16 are chosen to comprise the night’s screening schedule which premieres in the beautiful parkland opposite Currumbin’s Wildlife Sanctuary to keen crowds. Since its inception, Festival Director Jed Cahill has extended this original vision so that the festival now comprises 4 different mini-festivals (including Board Shorts, Cart-orts and School Shorts), lasts almost a week and actually tours the country – screening in up to 50 regional and semi-rural areas and some capital cities along the way!
This is almost a belated post, as In the Bin 2007 was supposed to kick off on Saturday night. However, it was postponed due to inclement weather so we all still have a chance to get to Currumbin for tomorrow night’s Launch part 1, gates opening at 4pm. If you need a bit more notice, perhaps a trip down the coast for Friday’s Retro Night, which screens the best of the last few years’ festivals as well as the picks of this year, might be a welcome diary addition.
Tickets for Tuesday night’s In the Bin festival are $5, or $15 for admission to the three other festival nights. The short film line up includes Car Pool, starring the gorgeous Kerry Armstrong and directed by emerging director Martha Goddard, which tells the hilariously embarrassing story of a mother who picks up his teenage son’s crush and inappropriately divulges his embarrassing pubescent secrets while driving them both to school.
