16th January 2018
…em apart! In Kayayo, The Living Shopping Baskets we get a glimpse into the world of Bamanu, an 8 year old girl sent away from her family to work as a Kayayo (girl-carrier) in order to support her family. A must see in Best of Documentary 2, this captivating story joins Edith & Eddie on the shortlist for a Best Documentary Short Academy Award! Our final programme Best of Australian 6 of the evening stars some of the darlings of the Australian Film…
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18th January 2018
…rmer Le Scenariste (The Screenwriter) centred around writer Jonas who is struggling to finish a script and is ordered by his producer to employ the talents of a Parisian scriptwriter to help him. The scriptwriter arrives at Jonas’s house and brings with him mayhem, but perhaps also a touch of inspiration! Following on with some more great stories from the European Continent is the first of our European shorts programmes with the Best of EU Shorts…
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An intimate journey into the world and mind of a young transgender woman, locked away from the outside world for the past decade, trapped between her personal desire for freedom and traditional expectations of her parents that threaten their unity.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Rati Tsiteladze
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- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Georgia
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Jack is an elderly widower grieving the recent loss of his wife. While cleaning out their house he discovers an old Super 8mm film projector that transports him into the world of the films it plays.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Marcus McKenzie
- Writer: Marcus McKenzie
- Producer: Marcus McKenzie, Kirsty Stark, Daniel Principe
- Runtime: 18min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Australia
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Tommy is the emotionally charged story of a young boy and his imaginary friend caught in the middle of a nasty custody battle. He escapes his trauma by entering his dream-like world set inside a submarine, but as the feud between his parents reaches boiling point, both worlds collide.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Scott Dale
- Writer: Scott Dale, Phillip Cristian Claassen
- Producer: Deb Morgan
- Runtime: 19min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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A man with a brain condition that prevents him from ever knowing more than 37 things must fight to retain his most precious memory in our information-dense world.
WORLD PREMIERE
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- Director: Zane Roach
- Writer: Zane Roach
- Producer: Adam Lemmey, Debra Liang
- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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Rob is a world renowned chicken breeder from Tasmania who has traveled all over the world to exhibit his chickens, as well as his own body…
NSW PREMIERE
- Director: Thomas José Field
- Writer: Thomas José Field
- Producer: Thomas José Field
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
14th January 2020
Terrific Tuesday – Whats on today + highlights of Wonderful Wednesday! HIGHLIGHTS OF TERRIFIC TUESDAY Today at Flickerfest, let the inner kid out with our FlickerKids programme at 2PM a delightful and entertaining programme of shorts for families that will appeal to the kid in everyone. Then catch some amazing international films at Best Of International 4 at 6:30PM, which will feature the Sundance Best Short Film Aziza and Talk starring William…
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15th January 2020
…s the World Premiere of Trapped from writer/director Tony Bosch which will world premiere after 26 years in production starring Mark Lee from Gallipoli and don’t miss Backpedal from writer/director Dani Pearce, the only Australian short selected to screen at Sundance. COMING UP- TREMENDOUS THURSDAY AT FLiCKERFEST!!! Tomorrow we have two fantastic programmes, kicking of at 6:30pm, when we add a bit of colour to the beach with our fantastic Rainbow…
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10th March 2020
…showcasing the very best short films from across Australia and around the world! This weekend we bring an extravaganza of award-winning shorts to Griffith and Murwillumbah including some fab shorts from home-grown locals in the mix! The following weekend we head to red centre across two great nights at the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. We also head to Queensland, stopping off at Dalby and also at the Chinchilla Cinema in Best of Internati…
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