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Set in the heart of rural England, Cherry Cake explores a brief moment in the life of angelic 86 year-old Ingrid. Whatever your reaction to this surprising and quirky film, you will never look at your grandmother in the same light again.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Jaine Green
- Writer: Jaine Green
- Producer: Colin Gerrard & Ramsay McBean
- Runtime: 15 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom
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Dujuan Hoosan, an 8 year old Arrernte boy’s debut film. A sweet, documentary of an Arrernte family’s culture trip back to their traditional country and their activities while making lunch down the creek.
- Director: Dujuan Hoosan
- Writer: Dujuan Hoosan
- Producer: Dan Murphy
- Runtime: 2 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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A short animated film discussing the many different we can change the world through working together, joining hands and helping each other out.
- Director: Cabramatta Public School Class 5E (and Nicky, John, Lekima, Josh, Vai, Jessie, Sebastian, Raeleen)
- Writer: Cabramatta Public School Class 5E (and Nicky, John, Lekima, Josh, Vai, Jessie, Sebastian, Raeleen)
- Producer: Mr. Lawrence Sollorz
- Runtime: 3 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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‘Little People’ is a short film about a boy who keeps seeing three little people everywhere he goes. Unfortunately, no one believes him when he tells them what he saw.
- Director: Cabramatta Public School, Class 3-4W (and Gary, Anna, Sandy, Jennie, Cathy, Jennibelle, Kelly, Emma), Mr. L. Sollorz
- Writer: Cabramatta Public School, Class 3-4W (and Gary, Anna, Sandy, Jennie, Cathy, Jennibelle, Kelly, Emma), Mr. L. Sollorz
- Producer: Lawrence Sollorz
- Runtime: 3 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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An eagle enlists the help of a group of primary school students to return a lost baby echidna home. This film was a collaboration between Delkaia Aboriginal Best Start and thirteen Koorie students from Dimboola Primary School from Prep to Grade 6.
- Director: Tracey Rigney and Desiree Cross
- Writer: Tracey Rigney
- Producer: Delkaia Aboriginal Best Start and Dimboola Primary School
- Runtime: 6 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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“Bullets to Buttons” tells the story of Sheelagh Gilles’s Great Uncle, JB Holmes who as a teenager was a member of the North Irish Horse Calvary Unit. As a 14 year old who lied about his age, JB participated in the Christmas Day Truce on 1914 in Belgium. After losing the buttons on his clothing during an artillery bombardment he was gifted some new ones from a German soldier, which had been fashioned from lead bullets.
- Director: Lithgow High School Film Makers
- Writer:
- Producer: Sean O’Keeffe
- Runtime: 14 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
18th December 2015

…The 2nd of two programmes featuring the best of International & Australian Documentary short films in competition. International & Australian filmmakers battle it out for the prestigious Academy® accredited award for Best Documentary Short Film….
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It’s 1982 and 6 year old Elizabeth dreams of dancing with legendary film star Gene Kelly.
- Director: Katharine Rogers
- Writer: Katharine Rogers
- Producer: Amanda Asquith
- Runtime: 5 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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Jean-Michel the Woodland Caribou and superhero watches over Vlalbonvent. One day he meets Gisele, a beautiful camel. It is love at first sight.
- Director: Mathieu Auvray
- Writer: Sébastien Ors & Mathieu Auvray
- Producer: Autour de Minuit / Panique ! / Nadasdy Film
- Runtime: 10 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: France
18th December 2015

…The 1st of six programmes featuring the best of Australian short films in competition. Our home-grown talent battle it out for the prestigious Academy® accredited award for Best Australian Short Film….
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