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2026 Programme

View the Flickerfest 2026 Official Programme!

2026 Ticket Info

All Ticket Info & event details here.

2026 Trailer

Check out our 2026 trailer, a tribute to 'Pricilla, Queen of the Desert'.

News and Updates

1st February 2026

Flickerfest 2026 Awards announced – And the Winners Are!

After a highly successful 10 day festival at Bondi the 34th annual FLiCKERFEST International and Australian awards were announced this evening at a star-studded ceremony at Bondi Beach.

Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian film industry, filmmakers and jury, the Closing Night ceremony honoured the esteemed entrants in this year’s competition and FLiCKERFEST’s Academy® Qualifying Awards, including the Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, Panasonic LUMIX Award for Best Australian Short Film & Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary.

The Flickerfest Short Film Awards continue to cement the festival’s global position as a leading International Short film festival on the world stage.

FLiCKERFEST’s Festival Director BRONWYN KIDD has said: “We are thrilled that the 34th Flickerfest 2025 has been such a success, with many filmmakers present to introduce their films, passionate crowds and great enthusiasm expressed for the programmes screened. It’s been great to see short films so warmly embraced by audiences across our ten-day event. I would like to congratulate all of the films selected for Flickerfest in competition this year, our jury for their dedication and all of tonight’s award winners.” Flickerfest will now hit the road on a 40+ venue national tour to all states and territories across Australia.

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19th December 2025

Flickerfest 2026 Official Programme Announced

The Flickerfest 2026 programme is now live and will showcase around 185 exceptional shorts, across 24 dedicated festival programmes, handpicked from a record-breaking 3,700+ entries, from over 100 countries, with many enjoying their world and Australian premieres. Flickerfest’s prestigious Academy® Qualifying Competitions of 111 short films, including 39 World Premieres, 41 Australian premieres and 19 NSW premieres, will give audiences a first look at the most outstanding short films on offer today.

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