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Sydney Film Festival

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

Entries are now open for the 2022 Sydney Film Festival, for the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, Documentary Australian Foundation Award for Australian Documentary competition, and both Australian and international categories for the general program. We encourage submissions (features, documentaries and shorts) to the festival from First Nation filmmakers from around the world. We also welcome entries of any length to the festival’s Screenability program from filmmakers with disability. Closing date for all entries: 25 February 2022.Head to https://filmfreeway.com/SydneyFilmFestival for full eligibility criteria and submission details.

St Kilda Film Festival

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

Entries are open for Australia’s Top 100 Short Films Competition in the 2022 St Kilda Film Festival. Don’t miss the opportunity to share in a massive prize pool of cash and in-kind craft awards—including a $10,000 prize for Best Short Film—and be a featured in an internationally recognised, Academy Awards® accredited Festival. Entries close 31 January 2022. Enter Now: https://filmfreeway.com/StKildaFilmFestival

Take 48 Sydney Underground Film Festival

Sydney Underground Film Festival Take 48 Challenge

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

TAKE48 is a filmmaking challenge that presents a fun way to test your filmmaking abilities whilst working alongside your friends to battle against the clock over an intense and exciting 48 hours! The challenge sees participants script, shoot and edit their films all within a 48-hour window. Prior to the start of the challenge, a theme is announced. All films must include the theme in order to qualify for screening and prizes. With only 48 hours to write, shoot and edit, participants are challenged to change the way they think about filmmaking! The best films are then chosen and curated by the TAKE48 and SUFF teams for screening at the TAKE48 screening session during the Sydney Underground Film Festival! You can register at https://suff.com.au/take48.html, Tickets are $20 for students / $25 for regular

Queer Screen Pitch Off

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

Calling all aspiring LGBTIQ+ filmmakers! Do you have what it takes to publicly pitch your short-film project with passion and conviction? Queer Screen’s Pitch Off offers Australian LGBTIQ+ filmmakers up to $10,000 of funding towards the production of a short film (narrative, documentary or a stand-alone web series pilot) dealing with the experiences of people of diverse genders and sexualities. To qualify, all film projects submitted must meet the eligibility requirements. After an initial assessment of all eligible film projects, up to six filmmakers will be chosen to spruik their film proposal to a panel of expert assessors at an online Pitch Off Event on Sunday, September 26 2021 as part of the 9th Queer Screen Film Fest. Finalists will have no longer than five minutes to pitch their proposal and impress the panel and public, so make your time count! Review detailed information, including terms and conditions and how to submit. Applications close:Queer Screen Members: Sunday 5th September 2021Non-Members: Sunday 29th August 2021

Flickerfest

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

Australia’s premier international short film festival will again be held under the summer stars on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach in January 2022. ln 2022 Flickerfest will celebrate 31 years of screening the best short films from Australia and around the world in competitions and special showcases.  The 2022 Festival will include the following competitions: ●  International competition – Academy® Award and BAFTA qualifying for Live Action and Animated Shorts. ●  Australian competition – Academy® Qualifying. ●  Documentary competition – Academy® Award and BAFTA Qualifying. ●  Rainbow Shorts LGBTQI competition for international and Australian Shorts. ●  SAE FlickerUp – Australian School Students Competition. ●  Flickerfest will also screen special showcases out of competition including Comedy, Love Bites Relationship shorts and Flickerkids for shorties and their families. Entries close: 8th Oct 2021 for general competitions SUBMIT NOW – More info: flickerfest.com.au/entries

Brisbane International Film Festival 2021

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

Entries are now open for the Brisbane International Film Festival 2021, with the 27th festival to be held in cinemas across the River City from 21 – 31 October 2021. Submissions are open in two categories – feature films and shorts films – and the festival welcomes submissions across all genres and from all corners of the world. Festival Director Emily Avila said with international borders currently closed, the power of cinema to transport audiences was more potent than ever. “Our programming team is seeking films that are bold, diverse, immersive and unforgettable – work that is both thought-provoking and creatively ambitious,” Avila said. “More so than any other time in recent history, films programmed at BIFF will also be portals for us to visit regions of the world that are currently beyond our reach, and we look forward to considering works that connect Brisbane to our wider world through the shared cinema experience.” BIFF strongly encourages submissions from filmmakers who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, female, LGBTQIA+, living with disability, regionally-based and …

SF3 Smartphone Film Festival

Published by Film Festival Guide

 Australia’s international smartphone film festival, the SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3) returns for its 7th big year – with entries now open:      * the SF3 Gala Awards – short films up to 20 mins in length;       * SF3 Kids and SF3 Teens – short films made by filmmakers 16 years and younger       * SF3 Feature Film Award – feature films 40 mins and longer;      * SF360 – Virtual Reality (VR) and 3D/360 degree films up to 20 mins in length;       * SF3 Mini: ‘RISE’ – shorts with a maximum three minute time limit SF3 Mini is a reimagining of the popular and timely ‘ISO’ Award last year – where filmmakers were challenged by their home lockdown circumstances. Now with an annual theme (this year ‘Rise’) SF3 has partnered with the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) and filmmakers are inspired by the word RISE and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs of the UN.  Another exciting innovation is the SF3 First Nations Award – sponsored …

Antenna Documentary Film Festival

Published by Kyle Goldfinch

2021 marks the Antenna Documentary Film Festival’s 10th anniversary! and we couldn’t be more excited to announce that submissions are now open. The festival will take place 14–24 October 2021 in cinemas across Sydney, Australia. Antenna accepts documentaries of all subject matter and styles in two different categories: BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION – $10,000 CASH PRIZE BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION – $5,000 CASH PRIZE SUBMISSION DATES Opens: 12 April, 2021 Early Bird Deadline: 23 April, 2021 Regular Deadline: 18 June, 2021 Late Deadline: 16 July, 2021 To submit your film, or for more information about submission guidelines, head to Antenna Documentary Film Festival FilmFreeway page.

Sony Film Festival

Published by Film Festival Guide

Commencing in 2021, the Sony Film Festival celebrates the best short-form filmmaking shot on Sony cameras across Australia and New Zealand. The Festival aims to encourage filmmakers at all levels, from passionate amateurs to industry veterans, showcasing the exceptional talent and abilities of cinematographers and filmmakers who are using the Sony system to capture their stories. More info: https://scene.sonyanz.com/competitions/sony-film-festival ENTRIES CLOSE 18 June 2021