LoveBites Shorts – 2026
A quirky short journey through the joys and pitfalls of modern relationships.
Screening: Fri 30 Jan, 9pm | Runtime: 117 mins | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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Hugs
Join us on the luggage rack of my bike for a sensory roller-coaster through a land full of cuddles..
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 7min
- Year: 2025
- Country: France
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Boyish
Josh & Cam – two life long friends – test the boundaries of their friendship with a kiss.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Buttercream
Rose, a young Maltese-Australian woman, inherits her Nanna Marija’s cupcake business when Marija passes away. In order to cope with the loss, Rose takes on far more than the recipes her Nanna left behind. Assuming Marija’s identity, Rose avoids grief by escaping into a magical 1960s dreamscape.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 17min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Eros
Having never experienced romantic love, autistic university student Max decides she’s going to get it. Somehow. She’ll figure out the how later..
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Grey
A woman’s flirtatious encounter at a bar explores the grey area between connection and danger.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Billie And Jesse
Billie and Jesse, the untouchable lesbian power couple, hit a major snag when Jesse starts transitioning and realizes he’s into men. Desperate for clarity, they plan a secret threesome with a sex worker, far from home to avoid awkward run-ins with exes or anyone finding out. But when the door opens to Brad, a country boy who ticks all of Jesse’s boxes, deeper truths about their relationship come to light. To save it, Billie and Jesse must confront their fears and feelings but when they’re left stranded, they’re forced to seek help from the very person who just rocked their world…
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Half Past Midnight
A chance encounter outside a movie theatre forces two strangers to confront their romantic pasts.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Woman In The Dark
When a couple having a romantic evening is rudely interrupted by an uninvited guest, uncomfortable truths unfold.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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The Fling
“The Fling” is a short, stop-motion horror rom-com about two women at a fancy restaurant on the prowl for love. They must hide their monstrous appetites to ensure their dates’ go well, leading to hilariously grotesque consequences. An homage to John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (1982), this queer love story reveals that the only way to find true love is to be yourself; tentacles and all.
- Runtime: 4min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Never Never Never
In a quaint Welsh fishing village, aspiring drag queen Henrick secretly longs for Arwyn, a fisherman whose quietness masks a storm of emotions. As Henrick dazzles the local stage alongside his mother, Frida, their glittering acts ignite tension with his tradition-bound father, Clive. Arwyn, caught between love and obligation, wrestles with his heart. When Henrick contemplates leaving the only home he has ever known in search of acceptance, the fate of their forbidden love hangs in the balance.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 18min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia, UK