Filming in and around Bathurst has been underway over the past two days, and the six short films will be screened during next month’s Bathurst 1000.

Bathurst mayor Gary Rush said he approached V8 organisers at last year’s Bathurst 1000 to organise some publicity for the city’s upcoming bicentenary celebration.

“This came about as a [result of a] conversation with CEO of V8 Supercars James Warburton last year,” he said.

“I sat down and told him that we would be a couple of months off celebrating our bicentenary.

“He said to me ‘what can I do for you?’; he offered the documentary.

“It’ll be broadcast throughout the telecast of the V8s and presented by V8s as a gift to us. They’re supportive of our promotion of our bicentenary.”

Race fans across the country will see eateries including The Hub, Cobblestone Lane and Webb & Co, the city’s three museums, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, the Macquarie River and Sofala.

Cr Rush said while the race weekend is a hugely important event for Bathurst, the film will show people that the city and region has more to offer.

“There’s enough room in our calendar to host other things than the V8s, and that’s not to detract from the race,” he said.

“It’s about the uniqueness of Bathurst, our museums, Mount Panorama and our region.

"We’re a food and wine destination, there’s the cultural aspects and our adaptive re-use of buildings to food and wine venues.”

A V8 Supercars spokesperson said the six films are two to three minutes long and will be televised from Friday to Sunday on race weekend.

The total audience across the three days is 4.9 million people.

V8 Supercars driver Michael Caruso was in Bathurst for the filming and will also be featured in the short films.