Best Of International Shorts 5 – 2025
The 5th 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 22 Jan, 6.30pm | Runtime: 112 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult
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Hello Summer
Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays.But what if the hotel isn’t as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels elsewhere?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Slovakia
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Inside
Mahtab unexpectedly has to face her inner reality..
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Iran
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Turnaround
Following a sudden, tragic bereavement, a West Cork cleaner must decide if she will uphold a tightly hidden secret whilst navigating the fast paced pressures of a tourist property turnaround
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 17min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Ireland
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Butterfly (Papillon)
In the sea, a man swims. As he does, memories come to the surface. From his early childhood to his life as a man, all his memories are linked to water. Some are happy, some glorious, some traumatic. This story will be that of his last swim. It will take us from the source to the river – from the waters of childhood pools to those of swimming pools – from a North African country to the shores of the Mediterranean – from Olympic stadiums to water retention basins – from concentration camp to the dream beaches of Reunion.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2024
- Country: France
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Punter
Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2024
- Country: South Africa
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Crust
In this family, you only truly belong when you’ve gotten your first wound. But Fabi is 12 and still without scars. On Grandpa’s farm, he has to finally prove that he fits in. Fabi’s father knows the boy must face this now – after all, they all had to. And Fabi really wants to belong. But how much of him (and his skin) will be left in the end?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 26min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Germany
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Rochelle
A presumptuous teenage boy signs up for a local demolition derby with a car named Rochelle – the car his best friend took his life in.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 19min
- Year: 2024
- Country: New Zealand