Roll out the red carpet: Australia’s leading short film festival Flickerfest is on tour, taking the world’s best short films across the country – and it’s coming to Melbourne this March for one night only. If you haven’t heard of Flickerfest, essentially it’s Australia's annual distillation of the best short filmmaking in the world and Australia's only Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA recognised short film festival.
The festival kicked off back in January, when 3,400 submissions from Australia and around the world were whittled down to about 200 short films. Those flicks were then screened at Bondi Pavilion under the stars across an epic ten days.
Now, Flickerfest is heading to Kino Palace Cinemas in Melbourne on Wednesday, April 10, to showcase the homegrown cream of the crop from Bondi. Get the popcorn ready: moviegoers can expect a spectacular night of film as the Best of Melbourne Shorts are screened.
Local highlights include some of the festival's top winners: Catch What’s in a Name, the festival’s winner for Best Director, Cold Water, which took out the prize for Best Original Screenplay, and Flickerfest’s Best Comedy short Lean In.
Enjoy all the top short films with a complimentary drink in hand, and meet the Melbourne filmmakers, casts and crews, as they introduce their creations and talk about their filmmaking journeys.
Tickets are on sale now for $27.50 (or $24.50 for concession holders), so grab yours now.