Best Of International 3 – 2020
The 3rd of five programmes featuring the Best of International short films in competition.
Be uplifted, inspired and moved by the next generation of the world’s most talented filmmakers in competition for two Academy® accredited awards; Best Short Live Action & Best Short Animation.
Screening: Mon 13 Jan, 6.30pm | Runtime: 122 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult
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The Procession
After Catherine’s fatal car accident, she speaks from the beyond to her grieving husband, Philippe, who must endure the inevitable family ritual of the funeral.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 9min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Canada
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Rain, Rain, Run Away
End of August. In the afternoon. Boubou, age seven, is getting bored in the campsite.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2018
- Country: France
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Security
When a middle-aged man lets a young woman have a go at driving his car, a moment of intimacy turns sour.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2019
- Country: United Kingdom
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The Raft
As the art world gathers to watch the latest work of performance artist Victoria Hopkins, an unexpected event takes hold of the evening.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 20min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Germany
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The Tent
Putting up a tent becomes a fateful event for a dysfunctional family of four.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 17min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Norway
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The News
A young bride tasked with the trivial errands for her in-laws whilst her husband is in Greece, stumbles across a dead woman’s body whilst fetching the water from the fountain.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 23min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Albania/Spain
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Jealous Alan
Betwixt 1980’s Edinburgh and Glasgow, Alan discovers his best friend Stuart and Angela are secretly dating, jealousy drives him to foil it and wrestle where his passions really lay.
across the street.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2019
- Country: United Kingdom
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Division Series
A Prime Minister goes into KFC to buy a chicken, but the chicken is all sold out. At another table, presidents from other countries start playing cards to win the last chicken basket.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Korea