Launceston’s Kingsway was filled with crowds celebrating the end of the Breath of Fresh Air film festival on Sunday.
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A Day on the Kingsway was a one-day festival featuring Tasmanian food, beer, wine, and live music hosted by BOFA and the Kingsway Association.
A “salute to high country living” also took place, with demonstrations of hut making and camp cooking taking place to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tasmanian film The Tale of Ruby Rose.
The event ran from 11am to 8pm.
Festival director Owen Tilbury said BOFA was on hiatus last year.
“BOFA has been around since 2010, and we had a pause last year to ensure we had the best calibre of projection,” he said.
“What we wanted to do was not just relaunch in exactly the same way as previous years, but to refresh and revitalise and come out of the box.”
This revamp saw the festival moved out of the Inveresk Precinct and into Launceston’s Village Cinemas and surrounds.
“After seven successful years at Inveresk, we feel that the festival has come of age and the move to the city’s major cinema complex will ensure its future viability,” Mr Tilbury said.
Also taking place on Sunday were action sessions on Firestick Cultivation, Chris Haywood, and From Concept to Screen.
The closing night film was MAMIL, screening from 5.30pm.
A BOFA closing event took place after the film at the Kingsway Bar to farewell the festival.
The festival ran from May 17 to 20.