Flickerfest, Australia’s premiere international short film festival, is held at Bondi Pavilion on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. Screening short fiction films, animation and documentaries, all which are under 35 minutes in length, the festival consists of a main competitive program, a short documentary competition, Australian competition and a number of additional programs and forums out of competition. Following the Festival in Sydney, the films in the main competitive programs go on tour around selected cities and regional centres of Australia. Started in 1995, Flickerfest's national tour has become a very important part of the festival. The tour takes the main competitive programs and some Special sessions to many regional and metropolitan areas which rarely have an opportunity to view a collection of the best of the world's short films.
As Australia’s only AMPAS accredited short film festival, films in competition at Flickerfest compete for a number of prestigious prizes including:
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Coopers Award for Best Film - $5000 (Academy ® accredited)
Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation - $1500 (Academy ® accredited)
Movie EXTRA Special Jury Prize
National Geographic Award for Best Documentary
SAE Award for Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film
AUSTRALIAN AWARDS
Flickerfest Award for Best Australian Short Film
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar Award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film
Miller Australia Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film
Avid Award for Best Editing in an Australian Short Film
Audioloc Award for Best Achievement in Sound
Chaotic Pictures Award for Most Resourceful Production
SBS Television Award
IF Media Award for Most Popular Film at Flickerfest
There is also a distribution company associated with the festival called “FlickFest Works Dist.”
| Email: | info(at)flickerfest.com.au |
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Flickerfest PO Box 7416 Bondi Beach NSW 2026 Australia |
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Coopers Award for Best Film – "BLOOD SISTERS"(BLODSOSTRE) – Denmark
Produced by Lottie Terp Jakobsen & Jesper Morthorst
Directed by Louise N. D Friedberg
Prize: $5,000
Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation– "MADAME TUTLI PUTLI" - Canada
Produced by Marcy Page
Direction & Animation by Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
Prize: $1,250
MINI Special Jury Prize – "SOFT" – UK
Produced by Jane Hooks
Directed by Simon Ellis
Prize: $500
SAE Prize for Best Use of Digital Technology In A Short Film– "TYGER" - Brazil
Directed by Guilherme Marcondes
Produced by Guilherme Marcondes & Trattoria
Prize: $1,000
National Geographic Award for Best Documentary – "DANCE LIKE YOUR OLD MAN" – Australia
Directed by Gideon Obarzanek & Edwina Throsby
Produced by Chunky Move
Prize: $1,000
Highly commended – "NIGGER LOVERS" - Australia
Directed by Rhonda Hagan
Produced by Daryl Sparkes
Special Mention – "THE WRONG TRAINERS" - UK
Produced & Directed by Kez Margrie
AUSTRALIAN AWARDS
JVC Short Film Award for Best Australian Film HDV– "NANA"
Produced by Kath Shelper
Directed by Warwick Thornton
Prize: camcorder GY HD111E
Seed Award for Best Achievement in an Original Australian Screenplay – "DUGONG"
Written by Erin White
Prize: $1,000
Icebergs Dining Room & Bar Award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film– "CROSSBOW"
Directed by David Michod
Prize: $1,000
Special mention for Direction in an Australian short film – "MEDITATIONS ON A NAME"
Directed by Bonnie Elliott
Produced by Genevieve Derwent & Suzy Spoon
SBS Television Award – "YOLK"
Directed by Stephen Lance
Produced by Damon Escott
Written by Stephen Lance & Cory Taylor
Prize: Receipent to be awarded with the program purchase of their short film for broadcast
FujiFilm Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film – "PLAY"
Cinematographer – Nicola Daley
Prize: 35mm filmstock to the value of $2000 AUD
Avid Australia Award for Best Editing in an Australian Short Film: "SPIDER"
Editing by Luke Doolan & Nash Edgerton
Prize: Avid Media Composer Editing Software for MAC & PC rrp $7400 AUD
Film Support Award for most resourceful production – "WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW"
Produced by Caelin Smith
Directed by Samuel Bennetts
Prize: $500
AudioLoc Sound Design Award for Best Achievement in Sound – "CROSSBOW"
Sound designed by Sam Petty
Prize: One days sound mix at Crystal Palace
Sound Designed by - Andrew Plain and Megan Wedge
Avid Australia Award for Best Editing in an Australian Short Film:
“Booth Story”
Editing by Edwin McGill and Kassimir Burgess
Prize: Avid Software rrp $2850 AUD
Highly commended: “Small Boxes:
Editor: Adrian Rostirolla
Seed Productions Award for Best Australian Original Screenplay: “Small Boxes”
Written by: Rene Hernandez
Prize: $1,000 cash prize from Seed productions
Fujifilm Australia Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short: “Sexy Thing”
Cinematographer - Ben Allen
Prize: 35mm film stock to the value of $2000
Film Support Award for Most Resourceful Production: “Cleverman”
Produced by Dan Brumm
Directed by Joe Brumm
Prize: $500 AUD cash prize
The Flickerfest IF Media Award for Most Popular Film- “Soul Mates”
Produced by Rachel Clements and Paul Howard and Directed by Naomi Rossdeutscher
ICEBERGS DINING ROOM & BAR Award for Best Direction in an Australian Film: “Look Sharp”
Directed by Amy Gebhardt
Prize: $1000 AUD cash prize
Miller Tripods Australia Award for Best International Cinematography- “Medianeras”
Cinematographer - Leonardo Martinez
Prize: Miller DS-10 Solo System rrp $1590 AUD
MINI Special Jury Prize- “La Guerra”
Directed by Luiso Berdedjo and Jorge C Dorado
Produced by Koldo Zuazua
Prize: $500 cash prize
The National Geographic Channel Award for Best Documentary- “My Brother Vinnie”
Written by: Aaron Pederson
Produced by Sarah Bond
Directed by Stephen McGregor
Prize: $1000 AUD Cash
SBS Television Award- “William”
Directed by Eron Sheehan
Produced by Peter George
Written by John Brumpton
Prize: Short to be purchased for SBS broadcast, Presented by - Lien Aguilar, SOS programmer, SBS
JVC Short Film Award for Best Australian Short Film: “Small Boxes”
Producer: Kristina Ceyton
Director: Rene Hernandez
Prize: Pro HD Camcorder GYHD111E
Highly Commended: “Three Months at Sea”
Produced by Vanessa Burt
Directed by Kylie Eddy
Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation: “Rabbit”
Produced and Directed by Ron Wrake
Prize: $1,250 cash prize
Highly commended: “Printed Rainbow”
Director/Producer: Gitanjali Rao
“Who I am and what I Want”
Director/Writers: Chris Shepherd, David Shrigley
Producer: Maria Manton
The Coopers Award for Best Film: “The Last Dog in Rwanda”
Producer Anna Carlsten
Director Jen Assur
Prize: $5000 cash prize, Presented by Gillian Armstrong
Highly Commended: “Medianeras”
Directed by: Gustavo Taretto