2nd August 2025
This July we will be celebrating NAIDOC in Byron Bay and Kalgoorlie and Flickerfest will be hitting the big screen in Merimbula, Darwin and Katherine.
As we continue to celebrate the films of our 2025 festival far and wide we are also thrilled to announce that entries are now open for Flickerfest 2026 and we can’t wait to see this years crop of amazing short film gems.
Enter now: take advantage of our discounted Early Bird deadline 15th Aug | Regular deadline15th Sept | Late deadline 15th Oct.
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3rd July 2025
This July we will be celebrating NAIDOC in Byron Bay and Kalgoorlie and Flickerfest will be hitting the big screen in Merimbula, Darwin and Katherine.
As we continue to celebrate the films of our 2025 festival far and wide we are also thrilled to announce that entries are now open for Flickerfest 2026 and we can’t wait to see this years crop of amazing short film gems.
Enter now: take advantage of our discounted Early Bird deadline 15th Aug | Regular deadline15th Sept | Late deadline 15th Oct.
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5th June 2025
As we head into June and July, we’re gearing up for a stellar lineup of screenings in some truly spectacular spots, including Kununurra, Hobart, Merimbula, Darwin and Katherine. From the tropics to the coast and beyond, we can’t wait to bring the Flickerfest magic to more amazing audiences – read on for all the details!
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6th May 2025
May is already looking busy as we get ready to head to Adelaide, Canberra, Parramatta and Toowoomba, with lots of local highlights on offer!
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2nd April 2025
April is shaping up to be just as spectacular as we bring the festival to Brisbane, Wollondilly, Melbourne, Newcastle, Alice Springs, Noosa, Lightning Ridge and Canowindra! Read on to find out where you can catch a screening near you and experience the magic of Flickerfest on tour!
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13th March 2025
Now we’re onto our next stops, Coffs Harbour, Goulburn, Nambour, the Gold Coast & many more this March. Get ready to flicker with us! Check out all of our tour dates and details below.
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17th February 2025
The Flickerfest 2025 Tour is now on the road, first stop Perth. Join us for 3 Spectacular Nights at LUNA Leederville, Fri 20 – 22 Feb. Don’t miss Flickerfest celebrating 30 years in Perth in 2025, returning to the Luna outdoor, presenting a smorgasbord of amazing short films from Australia and the world over 3 big nights.
Next stop Mullumbimby! Flickerfest and iQ inc are back for 2025, kicking off our 3-day festival of short films at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall, Thursday 27th February – Saturday 1st March.
This year’s smorgasbord of over 40 incredible short films are handpicked from a record 3,500 entries received for Flickerfest’s Academy® and BAFTA Qualifying short film festival screened recently in Bondi.
Highlights enjoying their Northern Rivers premieres include much loved festival award winners, screening alongside exciting, fresh local Northern Rivers talent.
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26th January 2025
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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24th January 2025
Today is the last day to catch incredible showcases from at home and around the world, as we share our final weekend of screenings in Bondi before heading off on our national tour!
At 1.30PM, don’t miss out on FlickerKids Shorts, a delightfully entertaining family programme that will appeal to the kid in everyone. Follow the forgetful squirrel in Master Painter Ernst as he almost goes nuts looking for his acorns, Snow Bear, the beautifully illustrated animation about a lonely polar bear on a quest to find a friend and Mog’s Christmas, a much-loved children’s book that has been brought to life in a hand-drawn special by the same name.
At 4PM, Celebrate the amazing talent of young filmmakers 18 and under at our FlickerUp Youth Shorts competition! Be introduced to the creative Bubble Boy in a short-short that’s just one minute long, Mama Grub featuring an old woman collecting gumnuts for her stew and Tomber: To Fall about a ballerina’s descent into madness following a career-threatening injury.
At 6.30PM, be the first to watch shorts from brilliant Indigenous filmmakers and their teams in our Indigenous Spotlight programme. See Echoes of Dissent about the late Anthony Martin Fernando, an Aboriginal man who protested Indigenous rights over a century ago in Europe and the intimate Ornmol about a remote community in the North-West of Australia and their preparations for a culture festival and this is your last chance to see the much spoken about, Fix-It-Man And Fix-It-Wooman, a brilliantly crafted animation about two soft sculptures trying to impress each other with their moves.
At 9PM, join us for a fun after-dark screening session at our beautiful outdoor cinema. The 2nd programme of Short Laughs Comedy will take you on a laugh out loud journey. Check out the outstandingly hilarious The Head On Him from Ireland about a boy who cuts off his fro to fit in, only to have it grow back and cause some problems, then watch 7 Minutes To Rice about the bizarre bunch of roommates who start a witch hunt because there’s not enough rice in the house! Last but not least catch acclaimed actor Damon Herriman in the much-loved, Candy Bar, directed by Nash Edgerton.
Don’t miss your last chance to catch Flickerfest Bondi on the big screen. Grab your tickets below!
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24th January 2025
It’s Friday and only 2 more days until our Closing Night and what an amazing festival its been! It’s a huge day for filmmaker career development, as our sold out FlickerLab presented by AFTRS returns for an all day journey from Shorts to features. From 10 am to 5pm we give a warm welcome to our AFTRS FlickerLab film industry expert panelists who come to meet and share their wisdom with our emerging filmmakers. Dive into a day of the creativity and business of content creation with Australian writers, directors, producers, actors, and industry experts! A huge thank you to our sponsors who have helped to make FlickerLab happen – Screen NSW, AFTRS and Screen Australia.
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