Flickerfest

About

Flickerfest began as a small local festival at the Balmain High School in 1991. Over the last years it has grown to be the most significant, dedicated, short film event in the Australian landscape. Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited and BAFTA recognised Short Film festival, Flickerfest is considered in international circles as the leading Australian competitive short film festival and increasingly filmmakers view it as one of the main festivals on the world circuit. Flickerfest screens for 10 days at the Bondi Beach with selected highlights heading off after the festival on tour to capital cities and regional centres around Australia.

Flickerfest remains a platform for celebrating the most entertaining and innovative short film making from around the world, judged by a panel of leading industry experts. Each year the most innovative, creative and inspiring short films the world has to offer are screened, all united by their excellence in the short film genre.

Program

• International competition — open to films from anywhere in the world;
• Australian competition — open to films made in Australia or by Australian residents. Australian films will also be considered for the International Competition;
• Documentary competition — open to short documentaries from anywhere in the world;
• Environmental Shorts competition — open to films (including films from school students) that focus on or have environmental themes;
• FlickerUp Australian School Students Competition — open to films from students enrolled in primary or secondary schools in Australia, or individuals under 18.

Awards

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:

• Award for Best Short Film - (Academy® Accredited)
• Special Jury Award 
• Yoram Gross Award for Best Short Animation - (Academy® Accredited)
• Award for Best Short Documentary - (Academy® Accredited)
• SAE Award for Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film

AUSTRALIAN AWARDS:

• Award for Best Australian Short Film (Academy® accredited),
• Award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film,
• Award for Best Script In An Australian Short Film,
• Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film,
• Award for Best Editing in an Australian Short Film,
• Award for Best Achievement in Sound.

Industry and cash prizes will be awarded in the above categories of over $40,000 AUD in value.

Rules

• All competitions are open to any short film under 35 minutes completed within 2 years of the entry closing dates.
• International shorts that are an Australian premiere and have not been made available on the Internet are preferred.

Documents and Other Requisite Items:

You can submit to Flickerfest through Film Festival Life and Film Freeway.

Selection Media Type: online
Screening Media Type: H.264 or Apple Pro Res

Audio language: any
Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement