Screenwave International Film Festival 2021 enjoys record presales | The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun

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The sixth Screenwave International Film Festival may have been put back a few months in response to COVID-19, but it’s shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. Dave Horsley and Kate Howat, the Coffs Coast locals who have been staging the festival since 2016, decided back in July to aim for April instead of the usual slot in late January. But unlike mainstream cinemas, which have been crippled by the delayed release of the blockbusters that supply most of their revenue, Dave said there’s been no shortage of high-quality product for their festival. “The type of…