Image: still from Della Mortika: Carousel of Shame, set in a parallel world of steampunk Melbourne.
If you have an interesting and moving film on the short film festival circuit you are likely to wait out the finalists’ tension lots of times.
Of the four Best Film finalists, camel tragedy Judas Collar is very familiar, as a nominee no less than four times in an Australian festival. Is it time to break through? Knitted animation Lost and Found has won most awards here. We explored its history as it made the Oscar shortlist.