19th January 2025
…to the Best Of Australian Shorts 5, featuring the best of Australian short films in competition. In the deeply reflective world premiere of Why We Fight, director Danielle Cormack lands us in an aspiring teen boxer’s life who has overcome a lot, but in a moment, he realises his biggest fight. Then we move onto yet another world premiere of Mr. Wonderful where a young man races through early adulthood as he tries to find his childhood dog and final…
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7th November 2013
Earlier this month we had a fun day on Bondi Beach filming our 2014 trailer. The theme this year is The Blues Brothers and the team behind the trailer are director, Alex Weinress and producer Catherine Weinress, who were awarded highly commended by the Jury for their film A FIRST DATE at Flickerfest 2013 and cinematographer Judd Overton. Watch out for our very special trailer cameo by Elwood himself (Dan Aykroyd), shot when Dan was in Australia e…
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19th December 2014
…Flickerfest 2015 programme archive Browse the 2015 programme of short films screened in competition and non-competitive showcases. Australia’s leading Academy® Accredited & BAFTA Recognised Short Film Festival. Flickerfest 2015 Programme Schedule…
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Legoland is an experimental short film; an exploration of what it’s like to live on a Housing Commission estate. Using infrared black-and-white imagery and a whispered narration, Legoland invites the viewer to find the beauty in a place they would probably prefer not to go.
- Director: Shaniece Igano
- Writer: Shaniece Igano
- Producer: Gemma Parsons
- Running Time: 4 min
- Year: 2012
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Can a man embrace his mother’s killer? A film about the ultimate act of forgiveness.
- Director: Lisa Camillo
- Writer: Lisa Camillo
- Producer: Lisa Camillo
- Running Time: 8 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: Australia
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The story of the Syrian struggle for freedom as experienced by a 32 year old rebel commander Mowya and a 24 year old female journalist Nour in Aleppo Syria. The film clearly and concisely shows why the Syrian people are fighting for their freedom told through the emotional words of to powerful characters whose lives have been turned upside down and torn apart by war.
- Director: Matthew VanDyke
- Writer: Matthew VanDyke
- Producer: Matthew VanDyke & Nour Kelze
- Running Time: 15 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: USA
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Hugo Weaving and David Wenham try to muscle in as two cineastes debate the best way to take on the world of low budget film making.
- Director: Christopher Stollery
- Writer: Christopher Stollery
- Producer: Christopher Stollery
- Running Time: 5 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: Australia
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Every night at 3:33 all clocks stop and time is frozen for a moment. During what is a fraction of second to mortal eyes there is a second night, a magical one where the spirits of the cit come out to play. That is the story of the eternal battle for the soul of Sao Paulo, the clash between bohemia and authoritarianism, between comedy and horror.
The Master’s Voice: Caveirao will also be considered for the Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film (Academy® Accredited) selected by our prestigious International Jury.
- Director: Guilherme Marcondes
- Writer: Guilherme Marcondes
- Producer: Autour de Minuit & Hornet Films
- Running Time: 11 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: France/USA/Brazil
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A group of whale women become washed ashore a fictional island. Alien outsiders, two women of the Office of Development, SS and KK, must work out what to do with them and help them to integrate into society. The film satirises issues of bureaucracy, women, feminism, immigration and prejudice.
- Director: Ewa Einhorn & Jeuno Kim
- Writer: Ewa Einhorn & Jeuno Kim
- Producer: Ewa Einhorn & Jeuno Kim
- Running Time: 8 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: Sweden
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A story about the eternal human search for home, Hollow Land begins, as all such searches must, with the dream of utopia. Solomon and Berta are two seekers who arrive—their treasured bathtub improbably in tow—in a land that promises respite from their many journeys. From the first optimistic moments after their arrival, to the final haunting scene at sea, Hollow Land captures the state of being displaced—whether by circumstance or by choice.
- Director: Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot
- Writer: Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot
- Producer: Marie Bro (Dansk Tegnefilm), Dora Benouisilio (Les Films de l'Arlequin), Marc Bertrand (National Film Board of Canada)
- Running Time: 13 min 57 sec
- Yaer: 2013
- Country: Canada
