2021 Awards

Flickerfest presents a huge range of cash & industry-supported prizes to our competing filmmakers for all competition programmes.

Flickerfest is an Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised Short Film Festival.

Please click here for Academy® information, & here for BAFTA information.

View last years: Flickerfest 2020 Awards Announcement here (pdf).

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Flickerfest Award
Best International Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $2,500 AUD

Yoram Gross Award
Best International Animated Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $1,000 AUD

SAE Creative Media Institute Award
Best Use of Digital Technology In A Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD

Flickerfest Award
Best Documentary Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $500 AUD

Azure Productions Award
Best Rainbow Short
Prize: $500 AUD

AUSTRALIAN AWARDS

Panasonic Lumix Award
Best Australian Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: – DC-S1 RMKIT – S Series Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Kit
and S1R+24-105mm lens – RRP $6,899

Yoram Gross Award
Best Australian Animation Short Film
Prize: $1,000 AUD

Spectrum Films Award
Best Direction in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 1 x post-production support valued at $5,000

Avid Award
Best Editing in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 2-year subscription Avid Media Composer software valued at over $1,300 AUD

Avid Award
Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 1-year subscription of Avid Pro Tools Ultimate software, plus 1-year subscription of Avid Sibelius software valued at over $1,200 AUD

John Barry Award
Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film
Prize: Tripod valued at over $1000 AUD

Rebel8 Award
Outstanding Emerging Female Director
In honour of Samantha Rebillet
Prize: $1000 AUD

SAE FLiCKERUP AWARDS

SAE Creative Media Institute FlickerUp Award
Best High School Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD

Yoram Gross FlickerUp Award
Best High School Animated Short Film
Prize: $250 AUD

Avid FlickerUp Award
Best Editing in a High School Short Film
Prize: 2-year subscription Avid Media Composer software valued at over $1,300 AUD

Parker’s Organic Juices FlickerUp Award
Best Primary School Short Film
Prize: $250 AUD