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Best Of International Shorts 4 – 2026

The 4th 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® qualifying awards; Best Short Live Action & Best Short Animation.

Screening: Wed 28 Jan, 6.30pm | Runtime: 111 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult

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  • They

    As townsfolk rage in their fog of negativity, our hero and his dog aim to encourage a return to better days! The opposite effect leads to an unexpected calamity which galvanizes the masses.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Renée Zellweger
    • Writer: Renée Zellweger, Paul Smith
    • Producer: Tora Young
    • Runtime: 8min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: UK

  • My Plastic Mother

    Eki, living by the landfill, searches for a memento to honor his late mother. Battling the relentless rain, landslides, and looming threats from scavengers and machinery, he fears her memory could be lost beneath the waste forever.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Amar Haikal
    • Writer: Amar Haikal
    • Producer: Michael Rainheart
    • Runtime: 19min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Indonesia

  • I’m Glad You’re Dead Now

    Two brothers return to the island of their childhood, where buried secrets and heavy tensions force them to confront a dark past that connects them.
    NSW PREMIERE

    • Director: Tawfeek Barhom
    • Writer: Tawfeek Barhom
    • Producer: Tawfeek Barhom, Akis Polizos, Stylianos Kotionis, Alexandre Perrier
    • Runtime: 13min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: France, Greece

  • Koko Suzanne

    Based on true events, a young girl’s life is turned upside down when her grandmother’s strange behaviour sparks fears of witchcraft. As her family struggles to reconcile illness with the supernatural, she must navigate the streets of Kinshasa in order to protect the grandmother she knows and loves.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Zach Bandler
    • Writer: Zach Bandler, Emmanuel Epenge
    • Producer: Victor Mazzone, Emmanuel Lupia, Patience Katushabe
    • Runtime: 17min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ireland, US

  • Driving Lesson

    In a Bulgarian village, Angel faces a dilemma: accept his grandfather’s offer to teach him to drive and conform to patriarchal norms, or refuse and risk being called weak, but stay true to his bond with his sister.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Anastassya Angelova
    • Writer: Anastassya Angelova
    • Producer: Albena Nikolova Stoyanova, FAMU
    • Runtime: 14min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Bulgaria

  • The Funeral Rehearsal

    When Herman’s granddaughter forces him to rehearse his funeral, the man who’s been dodging death has no choice but to confront it — in front of the whole family.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Ronald Zuidinga
    • Writer: Salome van Grunsven, Jop Leuven
    • Producer: Robbin van Mechelen
    • Runtime: 20min
    • Year: 2024
    • Country: Netherlands

  • Talk Me

    In a world where words replace intimacy, a local outsider in a Spanish village must choose between a loveless marriage and the promise of true connection with a kindred stranger.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Joecar Hanna
    • Writer: Joecar Hanna
    • Producer: Joecar Hanna, María Belén Poncio, Patricia Picazo, Mai Batalla
    • Runtime: 20min
    • Year: 2025
    • Country: Spain, US
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