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Michael Caton and his wife Helen arrive at the Nanango Cultural Centre on Friday night\u00a0 INSET: Michael in “The Last Cab To Darwin” which will be shown on Saturday followed by a Q&A with the star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 28, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

A crowd of about 200 packed the Nanango Cultural Centre on Friday night for the opening of the 10th annual Heritage Bank Nanango Film Festival.<\/p>\n

The Festival, formerly known as the Big Screen Film Festival, is always a highlight on Nanango’s social calendar.<\/p>\n

There’s always a star to to dazzle the crowd, and this year it was Michael Caton, star of TV and cinema who is well-known for his roles in everything from “The Sullivans” and “Packed To The Rafters” to his latest big-screen hit “The Last Cab To Darwin”.<\/p>\n

The annual event is jointly sponsored by Heritage Bank Nanango and the South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n

It provides the opportunity for South Burnett residents to see quality films at a nominal price as well as rub shoulders with a celebrity on opening night.<\/p>\n

On Friday night, guests mingled in the Cultural Centre’s annexe, sipping complimentary wines and beers and chatting while catering staff moved amongst them serving finger food.<\/p>\n

Michael Caton was welcomed on arrival – slightly later than expected due to airport delays – by photographers and fans.<\/p>\n

Guests moved into the main auditorium for a screening of the evening’s movie, “Eddie The Eagle”, a comedy starring Hugh Jackman about the first British skier to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping.<\/p>\n

Michael will be back at the Cultural Centre on Saturday at 11:00am for a screening of “The Last Cab To Darwin” (M) in which he plays the lead role of a Broken Hill cab driver who is told he doesn’t have long to live, and sets out on a journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the screening, Michael will be answering questions about the movie and providing some “behind the scenes” stories about how it was all put together.<\/p>\n

At 2:00pm on Saturday, the Film Festival will screen Broke (MA15+) about a disgraced athlete with a gambling addiction who tries to reform.<\/p>\n

And then at 6:30pm, there will be a Gala Charity Night, complete with a chocolate fountain and a screening of Looking For Grace (M), an intimate, funny and moving story about chance, fate and the complexities of family life.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Festival will conclude with three more new Australian film screenings: Oddball (G), a comedy about a wayward dog that saves a penguin colony; A Month Of Sundays (PG), a comedy-drama about a recently-divorced real estate agent whose life is falling to pieces; and The Daughter (M), a suspenseful drama about a man who returns to his home town for a reunion and discovers a secret that could shatter lives.<\/p>\n

Tickets to all movie screenings are $5, except for Saturday’s Gala Charity Night ($20).<\/p>\n

If not already sold out, tickets will be available at the door before each screening.<\/p>\n