My Cinema My Film Festival, Brisbane

In a normal year, the Sydney Film Festival doesn’t just host the huge city-wide event that it’s best known for, but also takes a touring program around the country via its Travelling Film Festival. We all know that there’s little that’s normal about 2020, of course, so the fest has been adapting accordingly — firstly, by going virtual for its big attraction; and now, by launching a new film event designed to encourage movie buffs to head back to the nation’s independent cinemas.

Running across November and December, My Cinema My Film Festival is a collaboration between…