2026 Awards

AUSTRALIAN AWARDS

Lumix Award
Best Australian Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: LUMIX S5IIX Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera kit – valued at $3,999 RR
‘Boy On Fire’
Writer/Director: Alies Sluiter | Producer: William Littleton
.

Spectrum Films Award
Best Direction in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 1 x post-production support valued at $5,000
Director: Juliette Strangio for ‘Learning to Eat Cake’
.

Yoram Gross Award
Best Australian Animated Short Film
Prize: $1,000 AUD
‘Trading Cards’
Writer/Director/Producer: Radheya Jang | Producer: Jay Jay Jegathesan
.

AFTRS Award
Best Screenplay in an Australian Short Film
Prize: $1,000 AUD
Writer: Stephen Packer for ‘Alpha Test’
.

John Barry Award
Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film
Prize: Tripod or Shape Product valued at $1000 AUD
Cinematographer: Dylan Rizzo for ‘Daddy’s Little Meatball’
.

Avid Award
Best Editing in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 2-year subscription Avid Media Composer software valued at over $1,300 AUD
Editor: Christine Cheung for ‘Writers in Love’
.

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
Composer: Louis Frere-Harvey for ‘Flame’
.

Rebel8 Award
Outstanding Emerging Female Director in an Australian Short Film 
In honour of Samantha Rebillet
Prize: $1000 AUD
Director: Lianne Mackessy for ‘Tuesday Tuesday’
.

Specsavers Award
Best Australian Comedy Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Laterz’
Writer/Director: Chelsea Ingram | Writer/Producer: Nora Alalou
.

Waverley Council Award
Best Local Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Daddy’s Little Meatball’
Writer/Director: Yael Grunseit

.

SPECSAVERS / FLiCKERFEST TVC AWARD WINNER

Should’ve Gone To Specsavers Audience Choice Award
‘The Garbologist’
Writer/Animator: Sammy Lewis

.

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Flickerfest Award
Best International Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $2,500 AUD
‘My Plastic Mother’ (Indonesia)
Writer/Director: Amar Haikal | Producer: Michael Rainheart
.

Yoram Gross Award
Best International Animated Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $1,000 AUD
‘Radix’ (Germany)
Writer/Director/Producer: Anne Breymann
.

Flickerfest Special Jury Award
International Short Film
‘Sundown’ (Belgium)
Writer/Director: Lucien Lepoutre | Producer: Annabella Nezri

Honourable Mention of the Jury for International Short Film
‘Smells Like Kids Spirit’ (France)
Writer/Director: Aude Pépin | Writers: Louise Groult, Julien Guetta | Producer: Clément Bancel

Honourable Mention of the Jury for International Short Film
‘Vultures’ (France, South Africa)
Writer/Director: Dian Weys | Producers: Émilie Dubois, Anais Bertrand, Le Roux Fourie

.

DOCUMENTARY AWARDS

Flickerfest Award
Best Documentary Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Winter in March’ (Armenia, Estonia)
Writer/Director: Natalia Mirzoyan| Producers: Armine Harutyunyan, Kadriann Kibus

.

.

RAINBOW LGBTQi AWARDS

Azure Productions Award
Best Rainbow Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Bleat!’ (Malaysia, Phillipines)
Writer/Director: Ananth Subramaniam | Producer: Choo Mun Bel, Bradley Liew, Dominique Welinski

.

Flickerfest Special Jury Award
Rainbow Short Film
‘Sleazy Tiger’ (United Kingdom)
Writer/Director: James Ley | Producer: Jack Cowhig, Laura McBride

.

FLiCKERUP AWARDS

AFTRS FlickerUp Award
Best Youth Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Light In Dark Places’
Writer/Director/Producer: Sam Clarke
.

Yoram Gross FlickerUp Award
Best Youth Animated Short Film
Prize: $250 AUD
‘Turn Off The Lights’
Writer/Director/Producer: Peta Margaret Coleman
.

Avid FlickerUp Award
Best Editing in a Youth Short Film
Prize: 2-year subscription Avid Media Composer software valued at over $1,300 AUD
‘Red String (紅線)’
Writer/Director/Producer: Leo Jiaming Pan | Writer: Winny He
.

Karma Drinks FlickerUp Award
Special Mention for Youth Short Film
Prize: $250 AUD
‘Colo(u)rful 3D Square’
Writer/Director/Producer: Dylan Quick