Press release from Flickerfest
We are delighted to announce a record number of entries this year for FLICKERFEST!
With final entries for FLICKERFEST closing last week, the festival’s reputation as Australia’s largest and most respected short film competition has been confirmed by a record number of entries across all categories.
Exactly 2173 short films were received at FLICKERFEST HQ in Bondi- an overwhelming and amazing response that is almost 500 more than last year !
The job of handpicking approximately 100 films from all these entries will be colossal this year – however there is no doubt that come January, the most innovative, provocative and entertaining shorts will take to the screen wowing fans like only FLICKERFEST can.
Festival Director BRONWYN KIDD has commented: “I’m thrilled that the festival has received such a large and positive response from film makers at home and across the world this year and that our global reputation continues to grow. We look forward to handpicking the cream of the crop of this year’s global short film production and discovering the hottest talents in the short film world today, once again presenting a world class short film competition here on Australian shores for our 2012 festival event.”
FLICKERFEST is Australia’s only Academy®™ accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival and kicks off the summer cinema season under the stars at Bondi Beach, screening the best short films from Australia and the world in the chilled and iconic location of the Bondi Pavilion from Friday 6th January to Sunday 15th January. In 2012 it celebrates its 21st birthday.
The hotly contested competition categories include International and Australian short films, short documentaries and Greenflicks, a program of environmentally themed films. This year will also include Flickerup, a competition open to student filmmakers from primary to high school age, or filmmakers under eighteen years of age from across Australia. A number of special showcases and forums will also screen out of the competition
Prizes are a rich offering across categories including the FLICKERFEST Award for Best Film and the Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation, both of which are Academy® Award Accredited, plus a host of other industry prizes recognising excellence within the short film form.
After wrapping up its ten day Sydney event the very best flicks from the festival will then hit the road for its annual tour between January and March, starting in Byron Bay on Saturday 21st January and covering 34 regional hotspots hungry for great films.
FLICKERFEST is fresh bite-sized global cinema at its very best – the must-attend summer event not to be missed!