Press release from Flickerfest
Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited Short Film festival, and its largest short film competition, is accepting entries from Australia and around the world, from JULY 1st, for the 2011 Festival, celebrating 20 years of the best short films from around the world. Flickerfest will screen for 10 days at Bondi Beach in January 2011 before heading off on a national tour..
For 2011, the Festival will have five competitive programmes
International
Australian
Documentary
GreenFlicks – for films with an environmental focus or theme – open to films from anywhere
FlickerUp – for films from primary and secondary school students in Australia
as well as a number of special showcases and forums out of competition.
The FLICKERFEST International Competition is open to any short film available for screening on 35mm. The Australian, Documentary and GreenFlicks Competitions are open to any short film available for screening on 35mm or Betacam video. The FlickerUp school students competition is open to films screening on any format.
An international jury will award the following prestigious awards and prizes:
The Coopers Award for Best Short Film (Academy® Accredited)
Yoram Gross Award For Best Animation Short Film (Academy® Accredited)
Flickerfest Award for Best Australian Short Film
National Geographic Award for Best Short Documentary Film
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar Award for Best Direction in an Australian short film
plus a host of other Awards and Industry prizes
Films must be under 35 minutes & have been completed within 2 years of the closing dates.
Films must be in English or have English subtitles. Due to the competitive nature of the Festival, Flickerfest prefers Sydney premieres and films that have not been broadcast or made available for download in Australia.
ENTRY DEADLINES:
Australian entries must be received by 5pm, FRIDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2010
International entries must be received by 5pm, FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2010
Entry is ONLY available online at our website http://www.flickerfest.com.au
For more information:
Email: info@flickerfest.com.au or
Phone: 61 2 9365 6888 or visit the Website at http://www.flickerfest.com.au to submit your short film.