22nd December 2020
Guest curator Dylan River – Celebrating 30 years of Indigenous shorts. In celebration of screening an incredible collection of some of our country’s most talented and creative Indigenous filmmakers over the past 30 years, Flickerfest is thrilled to invite Flickerfest past Juror and alumni Dylan River (Black Chook, Nulla Nulla, Coat Of Arms, Finding Maawirrangga) to curate this incredible programme of award winning Indigenous shorts that have infl…
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22nd December 2020
…Chortle your way through the 2nd of two hilarious off-kilter selections of comedy shorts from across the world….
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22nd December 2020
…Flickerfest is celebrating LGBTQI+ stories from around the world in our 4th year of Rainbow Shorts, curated by award winning queer filmmaker Craig Boreham….
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11th February 2021
…elicious food and drinks from Four Pillars Gin, Gage Roads Brew Co, Rosnay Organic Wines, Parker’s Organic Juices, Perrier and Fever-Tree. FREE FILM MASTERCLASS: HOW TO BREAK INTO THE SHORT FILM INDUSTRY Are you an emerging filmmaker looking to break into the short film industry? SAE Creative Media Institute are partnering with Flickerfest to host a series of masterclasses across their campuses in Australia: Brisbane, Byron, Sydney, Melbourne and…
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23rd April 2021
…ian Animation winner Roborovski, co-directed by Adelaide actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey and her Hotel Mumbai co-star Dev Patel, the stunning Waiyirri, set in a 1860’s South Australia, directed by emerging indigenous Adelaide filmmaker Kiara Millera and starring Adelaide actresses Kate Bonney and Natasha Wanganeen (Rabbit Proof Fence). Melanie Easton’s wonderfully quirky Aquaphobe, centred around a girl that used to be a cat, screens alongside the movin…
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29th April 2021
…of Australian Shorts programme featuring the hilarious Glen, the tale of 50-year-old Glen, who deep into his first lockdown, is given a second chance at love… but only if he can summon the courage to come face to face with the perils of online seduction. There’s still plenty more in store for audiences across Australia so head to our website for more information on these and all Flickerfest venues in the coming months. See you soon on the short fi…
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7th July 2021
…he world stage in programmes that applaud bold, inspiring, creative and unforgettable short films from far and wide. Please feel free to email us with any questions about our 2022 entry regulations and any other questions you may have including discount codes for multiple entries. Flickerfest looks forward to sharing your short films with our our film-loving audience at our bespoke Festival Garden in Bondi in January! Entries Now Open Early Bird s…
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23rd September 2021
…me. This specially curated programme features a fabulous selection of award-winning shorts hand-picked from our Bondi programmes including the delightful Smashed. Shot in Brisbane by brother and sister team and QLD filmmakers Kristie Yates (Producer) and Tyson Yates (writer/director) the film revolves around two twenty-something’s who ‘when faced with the potential of losing their long-term Queensland share house, scheme a haunted plan to keep the…
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29th December 2021
…, a longitudinal observational study of an inner-city youth refuge, the ten-years-later sequel Life After the Oasis, Playing in the Shadows, about an after dark basketball tournament for kids from a notorious housing estate in Woolloomooloo, and Destination Arnold, following two female Aboriginal bodybuilders, have continued the same theme. Sascha’s documentary The Pink House, about the last original brothel in Kalgoorlie won Best Documentary at t…
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20th December 2021
…the joy of Flickerfest to the rest of the country! Flickerfest has been a major launching pad for some of Australia’s and the world’s most celebrated filmmakers, for further information and to secure tickets to the 2022 festival on sale 20th December visit: www.flickerfest.com.au Download the full Press Release here for more details: FLiCKERFEST 2022 PROGRAMME & HIGHLIGHTS ANNOUNCEMENT PRESS RELEASE (20 DEC 2021)…
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