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Flickerfest International Short Film Festival

Australia’s only Academy®Award accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival, and Australia's largest short film competition, screens for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach, with a selection of films heading off after the festival around Australia on a 40 venue national tour.

Competitions:
* International
* Australian
* Documentary
* GreenFlicks (environmental films from across the world)
* Flickerup (Australian high school & primary school competition)

Out of competition programmes include:
* Flickerkids (films for children)
* Comedy showcase

An international jury awards the following prestigious awards and prizes:
* The Flickerfest Award for Best Short Film (Academy®Accredited)
* Yoram Gross Award For Best Animation Short Film (Academy®Accredited)

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19^th edition

2010 | 8 - 17 January

We also select a number of short films for special showcases outside of competition. After the main Sydney festival we tour a number of short film programmes across Australia. Flickerfest seeks exciting and creative shorts that celebrate independent story telling from the worlds most inspiring new film makers. All films screened at Flickerfest compete for a number of prestigious prizes.

Awards

Selected short films

Edition details

Special Jury Prize

Miracle Fish

Australia | Jan 2009 | 17:53

Director: Luke Doolan

Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film

Miracle Fish

Australia | Jan 2009 | 17:53

Director: Luke Doolan

Boundless

Australia | Jan 2009 | 17:24

Director: Stephen Kanaris

A quest for personal independence by Craig, a 35 year-old man with Down syndrome, leads him to confront his dreams head-on.

The Clearing

Australia | Jan 2010 | 17:39

Director: Seth Larney

Adam awakes in a clearing in the jungle, injured and with no memory of how he arrived there. He searches for clues but soon realizes he is running in ...

Drowning

Australia | Sep 2009 | 19:55

Director: Craig Boreham

Things are changing for Mik (Miles Szanto). His world has been turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother forcing him to redefine his...

Las Pelotas

Switzerland | Jun 2009 | 14:45

Director: Chris Niemeyer

There's nothing like a son with football talent. If you don't have one, it takes a good mix of science, sex and a grandma to get there.

Le Petit Dragon

The Little Dragon

France | Apr 2009 | 8:15

Director: M Bruno Collet

Thirty-five years after Bruce Lee’s death, his soul réincarnates in a little doll. With self-confidence, the rubber-made toy leaves to discover the gr...

Logorama

France | 2009 | 16:05

Directors: Ludovic Houplain, Hervé de Crecy, François Alaux

Spectacular car chases, an intense hostage crisis, wild animals rampaging through the city... and even more.

Miracle Fish

Australia | Jan 2009 | 17:53

Director: Luke Doolan

8 year old Joe has a Birthday he will never forget. After friends tease him, he sneaks off to the sick bay, wishing everyone in the world would go awa...

Robutanje Koruze

Stealing the Corn

Slovenia | Feb 2009 | 11:00

Director: Martin Turk

What happens if you are caught by the owner while stealing the corn?

Vacsora

The Dinner

Hungary | 2008 | 26:18

Director: Karchi Perlmann

When Gaspar slips and falls in the pigpen during the morning feeding, the quiet Hungarian farm transforms into a stage of “Le Théâtre de l'Absurde....