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Best Of Australian Shorts 6 – 2025

The 6th of seven programmes featuring the best of Australian short films in competition.

Our home-grown talent battle it out for the prestigious Academy® qualifying award for Best Australian Short Film.

Screening: Tue 21 Jan, 9pm | Runtime: 104 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult

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  • This Must Be Love

    Two children are caught up in their parents’ immature relationship dramas in this short musing on the nature of love. (made in collaboration with Bus Stop Films participants).
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Andrew Kavanagh
    • Writer: Andrew Kavanagh, Bus Stop Films participants
    • Producer: Dianna La Grassa
    • Runtime: 6min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Australia

  • Made By Us

    An Australian artist living in France clashes with her model while working on her latest portrait.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Hannah Dougherty
    • Writer: Hannah Dougherty
    • Producer: Hannah Dougherty
    • Runtime: 10min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Australia

  • Pending Pick Up

    The ever chirpy Bethany, asks long time but unhelpful friend Miles to assist with some curious Marketplace bargains on a rainy Saturday morning. Miles it seems, may need the adventure more than he thinks.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Andy Gallagher
    • Writer: Andy Gallagher
    • Producer:
    • Runtime: 8min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Australia

  • Light Can’t Escape

    Harriet’s disaster of a life gets a lot weirder when she discovers a black hole in her apartment.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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    • Director: Tim Sharp
    • Writer: Tim Sharp
    • Producer: Cecilia Low
    • Runtime: 10min
    • Year: 2024
    • Country: Australia

  • All Of Us At River’s End

    Lucas and friends reunite on the anniversary of their friend’s passing. As tensions run high through liquor and blame, they all tear at the seams.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Nick Elson
    • Writer: Ruben Russo
    • Producer: Ruben Russo, William Toft
    • Runtime: 18min
    • Year: 2024
    • Country: Australia

  • Asian Male Lead

    On the fringe of the Australian film industry, where actors dream of getting their big break on free-to-air TV – we meet Eli, a hustler who feels entitled to a future as the next ‘Asian male lead’.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Jeremy Teh
    • Writer: Aran Thangaratnam, Brendan Wan, Jeremy Teh, Vivian Nguyen
    • Producer: Brendan Wan
    • Runtime: 13min
    • Year: 2024
    • Country: Australia

  • The Sax

    A prodigious young saxophonist discovers a horrifying truth about his teacher, shattering his ideas of his mentor, his music and himself.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Naomi Fryer
    • Writer: Melissa Jacob
    • Producer: Denis Curnow
    • Runtime: 14min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Australia

  • Accoladia

    A metal detectorist saves the life of his greatest rival. After being recognised for this brave act, his friendship with an award winning mannequin is tested.
    NSW PREMIERE

    • Director: Jesse Vogelaar
    • Writer: Jesse Vogelaar
    • Producer: Grace Quinn, Sophie Booth
    • Runtime: 15min
    • Year: 2024
    • Country: Australia

  • Robbed

    A bickering couple’s marriage is tested while they cower on the floor, as hostages during a bank robbery.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Ben Crisp
    • Writer: Ben Crisp
    • Producer: Ben Crisp, Jonathan Baker, Ty Linegar
    • Runtime: 10min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Australia
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