28th January 2021
…onal programmes with Best Of International 5, your chance to see the final films vying for that highly coveted Academy® Qualifying Best International Short Film Award. At 9 pm Flickerfest will take you on a gentle stroll with some heartwarming romantic films that explore the highs and lows of modern relationships with Love Bites 1. Have you checked out the photos from our sold out Opening Night celebration? View them in our Photo Gallery here! Vis…
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20th January 2019
…presents a huge range of cash & industry-supported prizes to our competing filmmakers for all competition programmes. *Flickerfest is an Academy® Accredited and BAFTA Recognised Short Film Festival. Please click here for Academy® information, & here for BAFTA information. Download the: Flickerfest 2019 Awards Announcement here (pdf). INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Flickerfest Award Best International Short Film (Academy® Accredited) Prize: $2,500 AUD cash P…
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1st July 2019
…eligibility please email: [email protected] HOW TO ENTER YOUR FILM: SUBMIT YOUR FILM VIA OUR ONLINE PORTAL All entries to Flickerfest must be submitted through Film Freeway. Individuals, Film institutes & schools with multiple entries may contact the festival office on [email protected] for your entry fee waiver code & instructions. FILM FREEWAY ‘Flickerfest International Short Film Festival proudly accepts entries via Fi…
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12th December 2019
…mos (The Favourite, The Lobster). Flickerfest is Australia’s largest short film competition dedicated to showcasing the very best short films from Australia and around the world from live action to documentaries and animation. In addition to being BAFTA recognised, there are three Academy-qualifying competitions plus a number of showcases and regional competitions including a new ASEAN region competition for 2020 in partnership with DFAT and Austr…
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16th December 2013
…n made up of some of the most breathtakingly innovative and exciting short films and film makers the world has to offer and proud that Flickerfest continues to maintain its vision to present Australian audiences with one of the most highly competitive and respected short film festivals in our region of the world.” Tickets are onsale now via moshtix.com.au Check out the fabulously funny OFFiCIAL FLiCKEFEST TRAiLER here: This year, the much anticipa…
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25th June 2021
…ndi Competition programmes including Best Direction in an Australian Short Film Award winning film, the moving This River from Naomi Fryer, the Best Editing winner This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us and our Best Australian Animation award winner Roborovski directed by Dev Patel (‘Lion’) and Tilda Cobham-Hervey (‘I Am Woman’). We follow it up the following Thursday 8th July with our Best of Indigenous Shorts programme, curated by Alice S…
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18th December 2015

…on find out how these new models can enhance the viewing potential of your film and build your filmmaking reputation, as well as market your film successfully. NETWORKING DRINKS 5.15pm – 6.30pm Please join the panelists and participating filmmakers for drinks, mingling and collaborative opportunities after the final session. Why not follow that up by attending one of the evening Flickerfest sessions at 6.30pm or 8.45pm. and more. Download full…
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28th January 2022
…ncredible shorts from the next generation in our SAE FlickerUp Youth Short film competition for filmmakers from across Australia eighteen years & under. Then at 6.30 pm catch our best of EU shorts showcasing creative and entertaining shorts handpicked from our International competition and finish off the night at 9pm with a laugh and enjoy our second programme of clever off-kilter selections of comedy shorts from across the world. FLiCKERKIDS SHOR…
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23rd February 2022
…h broadcast success on ABC TV and screenings at domestic and international film festivals. Amelia’s film Crack Up was commissioned by ABC2 with WildBear Entertainment and won the 2015 United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award for Promotion of Disability Rights and Issues. Jaina Kalifa is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Brisbane, Australia. His documentaries have been screened in film festivals around Australia and o…
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28th March 2024
…Am Not A Robot, awarded Best EU Short 2024. After several unsuccessful attempts to complete a Captcha, feminist Lara sets out to answer the disturbing question of whether she’s a robot, in the thought provoking Danish/German film, A Study Of Empathy a fascinating reflection on the hypocrisy of the human heart, winner of our Oscar Qualifying Best International Short Film. . Welcome drinks thanks to our generous partners Gage Roads brewing, Rosnay O…
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