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26th January 2025

Flickerfest 2025 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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17th December 2024

FLiCKERFEST 2025 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

34TH INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMME & HIGHLIGHTS! 
The 2025 programme is now live, with over 200 of the most inspiring short films, enjoying their world and Australian premieres, handpicked from this year’s massive pool of over 3,500 entries, to move, inspire and entertain audiences with the very best short films Australia and the world has to offer, showcased across 24 dedicated festival programmes. 63 Australian films are officially selected for the Best of Australian Competition, 36 International films in the Best of International Competition and 16 Documentaries across the Best of Documentary Competition. A further 100 films will also feature across Flickerfest showcase sessions.

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17th December 2024

Flickerfest 2025 Trailer

‘Strictly Great Short Films!’ at Flickerfest 2025! We are thrilled to share our official #Flickerfest 2025 trailer with you! Hot off the press Scott and Fran are dancing their way to the 34th year of Flickerfest at the Bondi Pavilion! This year, our trailer celebrates another ode to a much loved and iconic Australian film, […]

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28th January 2024

Flickerfest 2024 Awards Announced – And The Winners Are!

The 33rd FLiCKERFEST Award Winners Announced! Download: Flickerfest 2024 Awards Announcement Press Release After a highly successful 10 day festival at Bondi the 33rd annual FLiCKERFEST International and Australian award’s 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 […]

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21st December 2023

FLiCKERFEST 2024 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

33RD INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMME & HIGHLIGHTS! 
The 2024 programme is now live, with over 210 of the most inspiring short films, enjoying their world and Australian premieres, handpicked from this year’s massive pool of over 3,400 entries, to move, inspire and entertain audiences with the very best short films Australia and the world has to offer, showcased across 24 dedicated festival programmes. 62 Australian films are officially selected for the Best of Australian Competition, 42 International films in the Best of International Competition and 16 Documentaries across the Best of Documentary Competition. A further 100 films will also feature across Flickerfest showcase sessions.

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5th December 2023

Flickerfest 2024 Trailer

‘Everyone’s Invited!’ to Flickerfest 2024! We’re thrilled to share our official #Flickerfest 2024 trailer with you! Hot off the press Muriel and Rhonda are on their way to the 33rd year of Flickerfest at the Bondi Pavilion! Get ready for another incredible season of the best short cinema from Australia and around the world, from […]

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29th January 2023

FLiCKERFEST 2023 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

WINNERS OF THE 32nd FLiCKERFESTInternational Short Film Festival WINNERS OF THE 32nd ANNUAL FLiCKERFEST AWARDS ANNOUNCED! After a highly successful 10 day festival at Bondi, the 32nd annual FLiCKERFEST International and Australian awards were announced this evening at a star-studded ceremony at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach. Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian film industry,filmmakers […]

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16th December 2022

Flickerfest 2023 Trailer

We are thrilled to share our official Flickerfest 2023 Festival trailer, celebrating yet another ode to an iconic film, ‘The Castle’. Rob Stitch’s classic celebrates 25 years this year as one of the most beloved Australian feature films of all time. The Castle tells the story of a working class family from Melbourne who fight […]

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30th January 2022

FLiCKERFEST 2022 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

WINNERS OF THE 31st FLiCKERFESTInternational Short Film Festival After a highly successful 10 day festival at Bondi the 31st annual FLiCKERFEST International and Australian awards were announced this evening at a star-studded ceremony under the stars on Bondi Beach. Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian film industry, the Closing Night ceremony honoured the esteemed […]

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