After a highly successful 10 day festival at Bondi, the 32nd annual FLiCKERFEST International and Australian awards were announced this evening at a star-studded ceremony at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach.
Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian film industry, filmmakers and jury, the Closing Night ceremony honoured the esteemed entrants in this year’s competition and FLiCKERFEST’s Academy® Qualifying Awards, including Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, Panasonic LUMIX Award for Best Australian Short Film & Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary.
The Flickerfest Short Film Awards continue to cement the festival’s global position as a leading International Short film festival on the world stage. Following the ceremony, a selection of award-winning films screened before the Closing Night Party took place.
Flickerfest will now hit the road on a 48 venue national tour to all states and territories across Australia.
FLiCKERFEST’s Festival Director BRONWYN KIDD has said: We are thrilled that the 32nd Flickerfest 2023 has been such a success, with many filmmakers present to introduce their films, passionate crowds and great enthusiasm expressed for the programmes screened. It’s been great to see short films so warmly embraced by audiences across our ten-day event. I would like to congratulate all of the films selected for Flickerfest in competition this year, our jury for their dedication and all of tonight’s award winners.
And the winners are:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS
Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film (Academy® Qualifying) ‘Born to Cry’ (France)
Writer/Director: Léo Grandperret | Producer: Eloi Nourry
Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animated Short Film (Academy® Qualifying) ‘Pina’ (Belgium/ France)
Director: Jérémy Depuydt, Gieseppe Accardo | Producer: Lucas Tothe, Maxime Feyers, François-Xavier Willems
EU In Australia Award for Best EU Short Film
‘Sami’s Fugue’ (France)
Writer/Director: Vincent Tricon | Producer: Said Hamich, Sophie Penson
Special Jury Prize
‘48 Hours’ (Iran)
Writer/Director/Producer: Azadeh Moussavi
RAINBOW LGBTQI COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS
Azure Productions Award for Best Rainbow Short
‘Starf#ckers’ (USA)
Writer/Director: Antonio Marziale | Producer: Eli Raskin
EU In Australia Award for Best EU Rainbow Short Film
‘Warsha’ (France/ Lebanon)
Writer/Director: Dania Bdeir | Producer: Coralie Dias
Special Mention: for Rainbow Short
‘Heartbeat’ (Switzerland)
Writer/Director/Producer: Michèle Fury
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS
Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary Short Film (Academy® Qualifying) ‘Long Line of Ladies’ (USA)
Directors: Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome | Producers: Sam A. Davis, Dana Kurth, Garret K Schiff, Pimm Tripp-Allen, Rayka Zehtabchi
Special Mention: for Documentary Short
‘Away’ (Hungary/ Portugal/ Belgium)
Writer/Director/Producer: Ruslan Fedotow
AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS
Panasonic LUMIX Award for Best Australian Short Film (Academy® Qualifying) ‘Katele (Mudskipper)’
Writer: Walter Waia | Writer/Director: John Harvey | Producer: Gillian Moody
Spectrum Films Award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film Director: Vee Shi for ‘Jia’
Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Animated Short Film
‘Teacups’
Writer/Director: Alec Green, Finbar Watson | Producer: Alec Green, Finbar Watson, Alan Holly
AFTRS Award for Best Screenplay in an Australian Short Film
‘Sushi Noh’
Writer/ Director/ Producer: Jayden Rathsam Hua | Producer: Philippa Silva
Rebel8 Award for Outstanding Emerging Female Director In honour of Samantha Rebillet Director: Alies Sluiter for ‘MYTH’
John Barry Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film Cinematographer: Victor Ng for ‘BLVCK GOLD’
Avid Award for Best Editing in an Australian Short Film
Editor: James A. Thomas for ‘Lucky Peach’
Avid Award for Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film
Composer: James Mountain for ‘Mud Crab’
Special Mentions: for Australian Short Film
‘boy/beast’
Writer/ Director: Andrew Shaw | Producer: Anna Davis
‘Bangay Lore’
Writer: Jahvis Loveday | Director/Producer: Jahvis Loveday, Kiahma O’Donocan
SAE FLICKERUP YOUTH COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS
SAE Creative Media Institute FlickerUp Award for Best Youth Short Film: ‘The Trials and Tribulations Of Being Jordan’
Director/ Writer / Producer: Will Calleja
Special Mention for SAE Creative Media Institute FlickerUp Award for Best Youth Short Film: ‘Xenos’
Director/ Writer / Producer. Koko Crozier & Lily Lunder
Yoram Gross FlickerUp Award for Best Youth Animated Film:
‘Garden Thief’
Director Year 7 Doveton High
Avid FlickerUp Award for Best Editing in A Youth Short Film:
‘Thief Vs Thief’
Director/ Writer / Producer: Elodie Kliendienst
PS Organic FlickerUp Jury Award for Youth Short Film:
‘Medusa’
Director: Karina Cheung
FLiCKERFEST’s Festival Director BRONWYN KIDD has said: We are thrilled that the 32nd Flickerfest 2023 has been such a success, with many filmmakers present to introduce their films, passionate crowds and great enthusiasm expressed for the programmes screened. It’s been great to see short films so warmly embraced by audiences across our ten-day event. I would like to congratulate all of the films selected for Flickerfest in competition this year, our jury for their dedication and all of tonight’s award winners.
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Featured image : Grace Tam, James Thomas and Andrew McMartin at the closing night of Flickerfest
