Bondi Short Film Festival | |
---|---|
Genre | Competitive short film festival |
Date(s) | 27 November |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia |
Years active | 23 |
Inaugurated | 2001 |
Participants | 200 |
Website | http://www.bondishortfilmfestival.com/ |
The Bondi Short Film Festival is an annual one-day competitive short film festival open to amateur filmmakers held in the Australian city of Sydney, at Bondi Beach. The Festival's founding and current artistic director is Francis Coady. [1]
Established by Coady in 2001, the Festival began by giving young filmmakers a festival to screen their films, [2] reportedly as a favour to Coady's friends who had missed out on entering films in other Sydney film festivals. [3] The first festival screening was held at the North Bondi RSL Club. Due to its success, by 2002 it has moved to its current home at the Bondi Pavilion. [4]
The Festival accepts entries in any genre, with the only restrictions being it must be Australian, under 15 minutes in length, and made in the previous 18 months. [4] Prizes are currently awarded in four categories: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Music. [4] Whilst the competition is predominantly an amateur’s festival, films are judged by leading industry professionals. Over the years, festival judges have included Margaret Pomeranz, Sam Worthington, Bruce Beresford, [4] Rachel Ward, Damon Gameau, David Caeser and Gracie Otto.
Bondi Short Film Festival | |
---|---|
Genre | Competitive short film festival |
Date(s) | 27 November |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia |
Years active | 23 |
Inaugurated | 2001 |
Participants | 200 |
Website | http://www.bondishortfilmfestival.com/ |
The Bondi Short Film Festival is an annual one-day competitive short film festival open to amateur filmmakers held in the Australian city of Sydney, at Bondi Beach. The Festival's founding and current artistic director is Francis Coady. [1]
Established by Coady in 2001, the Festival began by giving young filmmakers a festival to screen their films, [2] reportedly as a favour to Coady's friends who had missed out on entering films in other Sydney film festivals. [3] The first festival screening was held at the North Bondi RSL Club. Due to its success, by 2002 it has moved to its current home at the Bondi Pavilion. [4]
The Festival accepts entries in any genre, with the only restrictions being it must be Australian, under 15 minutes in length, and made in the previous 18 months. [4] Prizes are currently awarded in four categories: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Music. [4] Whilst the competition is predominantly an amateur’s festival, films are judged by leading industry professionals. Over the years, festival judges have included Margaret Pomeranz, Sam Worthington, Bruce Beresford, [4] Rachel Ward, Damon Gameau, David Caeser and Gracie Otto.