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If you'd like to pull up a seat and spend an hour, a day or even a whole week watching the best short films the world has to offer, you'll love Flickerfest Short Film Festival.
Australia's most respected (and oldest) short film festival is celebrating 26 years and appearing at Bondi Beach from January 6-15. This year, the hardworking peeps behind the festival have watched over 2,400 entries from around the globe and whittled the options down to 100 for you to feast your eyes on. Amid the selection you'll be treated to no less than 22 world premieres, 9 Aussie premieres and 19 NSW premieres.
Head along to watch the films battle it out for awards like Academy-accredited Best Short Film, Best Animation, Best Documentary and Best Australian Short Film, as well as other categories like Best Use of Digital Technology and Best Editing. As Australia's only Academy-accredited and BAFTA-recognised short film festival, this is the best spot to see the freshest and most innovative film talent from around the world.
Watch the Swiss short OS Love (woman dives into the absurd realm of screensavers and desktop backgrounds until she merges with the operating system) or perhaps line up to see the Algerian short Battalion to My Beat, about a 13-year-old tomboy escapee who runs away from her West Saharan refugee camp to join the military. Among the full programme are six films that have been shortlisted for an Academy Award — including Timecode, Nocturne in Black, Silent Nights and Bon Voyage.
After a ten-day stay in Bondi, the festival is off on a 50-date national tour to spread the Flickerfest love Australia-wide. A pop-up bar will serve Young Henrys and organic wine along with Vietnamese food by Nahji Chu. Make sure you head along to the opening and closing nights under the stars on Bondi Beach — tickets to all screenings are available here.
