St Kilda Film Festival 2023
The standout short film festival is back for the year, bringing 10 days of top-notch cinema to the oceanside locale.
Fantastically, the St Kilda Film Festival is nearly upon us for 2023. From Thursday, June 1 till Monday, June 12, short flicks of all genres will be hitting screens in the oceanside locale — kicking off with a spectacular opening night at the Palais Theatre.

Jim Lee
As always, the backbone of the festival is Australia's top short films, featuring filmmakers from every corner of the country competing for prizes. Also on the bill at ticketed screenings: programs dedicated to queer, documentary, student, horror-themed, family-friendly animation, Aussie animation, homegrown in general, Australian drama, female-directed, First Peoples' and Victorian-made shorts.
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