Flickerfest 2014 – 23rd International Short Film Festival - 10th - 19th January 2014 Bondi Beach Sydney Australia
Call for Entries Now Open Online at www.flickerfest.com.au
We can't wait to see your short films for Flickerfest 2014 !
OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS
The 2014 Festival will include the following competitions:
International - Australian - Documentary - GreenFlicks (Environmental)
FlickerUp (Australian School Students Competition)
AWARDS
Award for Best International Short Film - (Academy® accredited)
Award for Best Animation - (Academy® accredited)
Award for Best Australian Short Film - (Academy® accredited)
*plus a host of industry & cash prizes across all competitions
recognising excellence in the short film form valued at over $40,000 AUD
Entries close 11th October 2013
Flickerfest began as a small local festival at the Balmain High School in 1991. Over the last 22 years it has grown to become Australia's only Academy® accredited & BAFTA recognised competitive International Short Film Festival with entries coming from filmmakers across the globe.
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. To maintain this high standard each year the festival director visits festivals around the world seeking new films most of which have not been seen in Australia.
In 2003 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science elected to recognise Flickererfest as a qualifying festival for the Best Short Film and Best Animation categories of the Academy® Awards. In 2010, Flickerfest was 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.
Great news, from 2013 our Australian competition has also received Academy® accreditation.
The honour of Academy® Award accreditation will guarantee Flickerfest's international profile for many years to come, whilst also ensuring greater opportunities for our Australian short film makers internationally.
Flickerfest national tour has become a very important part of the festival and started in 1995. The tour takes the main competitive programmes and some special sessions to many regional and metropolitan areas, which rarely have an opportunity to view this collection of the best of the world's short films in 2013 Flickerfest will present films at 48 venues Australia wide. Flickerfest is acknowledged as a quality arts event. We are proud that each year we screen the most innovative creative and inspiring short films the world has to offer, all united by their excellence in the short film genre.