27th February 2018
…n Miro starring WAAPA graduate Mark Coles Smith. On Friday the 2nd of March, the Best of EU shorts programme will also include the charming documentary Deighties (dating in your eighties!) by Perth director Mason Fleming. In our Best of International Shorts programme on Saturday the 3rd we will be featuring the stunning short Blight from director Perun Bonser and produced by Ryan Hodgson and Melissa Kelly (Hounds Of Love). The charming Mrs McCutch…
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29th June 2019
…also recognised by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), making films from the UK that won at Flickerfest, eligible for a BAFTA nomination. In 2013 our Australian competition also received Academy® accreditation, & in 2014 our Documentary competition also received Academy® accreditation. The honour of Academy® Award accreditation will guarantee Flickerfest’s international profile for many years to come, whilst also ensuring gre…
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18th January 2023
…latest filmmaking trends at FlickerLab, presented by AFTRS, Listen, share, network and engage as our panellists guide you through the joys and challenges of content creation. Absorb essential tips and knowledge and be inspired on your own creative journey. Our panellists on the day will include George Miller (Mad Max, Happy Feet, Three Thousand Years of Longing), Del Kathryn Barton (Blaze) Hannah Barlow (Sissy), Kane Senes (Sissy), Tsu Shan Cham…
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27th July 2023
…me up with a script for a 1-minute commercial that delivers an entertaining, light-hearted eyesight gag, with the line “Should’ve gone to Specsavers” as the punchline. Our friends at Specsaver’s will then help us choose a winner, then they’ll fund production to bring your script to life. The winning ad will then premier on the big screen at FlickerFest 2024 in Bondi, before appearing in 45 other venues around the country as part of our national t…
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5th October 2023
…Premiere Short Films and meeting filmmakers at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach, from 19-28 January 2024. Everyone is welcome to submit their films! Films institutions, films schools, cultural organisations and distributors, please feel free to email us for your discount code for multiple entries and any further entry questions you may have. Late deadline: Monday 9th October. You still have more time to enter our FlickerUp competition for filmmakers…
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25th January 2024
…of EU Shorts Showcase, featuring films from Sweden, France, Ireland, Greece, The Netherlands and the Czech Republic! Don’t miss out on the unforgettable award-winning animation A Kind Of Testament from the talented Wri/Dir Stephen Vuillemin, delightful Irish Short Clodagh and the captivating Spanish thriller, The Masterpiece. Just a few of the highlights in this stunning programme of 9 EU shorts, all handpicked from Flickerfest’s international com…
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3rd May 2024
…alian Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2024. Flickerfest, celebrating 33 years bringing you the Best of Australian Shorts. ‘Everyone’s Invited!’ *This programme contains mature themes & is not recommended for children under 15. Classification: Children under 15yrs must be accompanied by an adult. *Times & Prices may change, please check with the venue. Download: Best of Australian Shorts Tour programme Broome pdf View: Best of A…
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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
15th January 2016
…(Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) live from the USA and our own Kieran Darcy-Smith, (Wish You Were Here, By Way of Helena) in conversation with film writer Garry Maddox in The Director’s Journey. Later Michael Petroni (Backtrack, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader) will discuss writing process in From Idea to Page. It’s an unmissable day, and tickets will be available at the door.In the early evening we have Best of International…
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16th February 2016
…to television stations [broadcast, cable, pay per view and satellite] internet sites, airlines and theatres throughout the world. Since 1998 Flickerfest has also distributed international short film content to these mediums in the territory of Australasia. Flickerfest was founded as Australia’s only international short film bureau to bring the world of Australian short film to our global audience. We are experts in Australian short film programmin…
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