Press release from Flickerfest
Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited and BAFTA recognised Short Film festival, and its largest short film competition, is accepting entries from Australia and around the world, from JULY 1st, for our 2012 Festival. Flickerfest will screen for 10 days at Bondi Beach in January 2012 before heading off on a 30 venue national tour.
Competitions
* International
* Australian
* Documentary
* GreenFlicks – films with an environmental focus or theme from across the world
* Flickerup- films from Primary and High School age students from across Australia
All competitions are open to any short film under 35 minutes completed within 2 years of the entry closing dates.
An international jury will award 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)
Plus a host of other Awards and Industry prizes valued at over $50,000 AUD will be awarded recognising excellence across all areas of the film making craft.
Films must be in English or have English subtitles. Due to the competitive nature of the Festival, Flickerfest prefers NSW 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 16th SEPTEMBER 2011
International entries must be received by 5pm, FRIDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 2011
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