21st FLICKERFEST International Short Film Festival
presented by ING DIRECT
“Bite Size Chunks Of Great Cinema”
THE BEST OF MELBOURNE 1 & 2 Shorts Programmes
Thursday 16th February @ Kino Cinemas city
Flickerfest, Australia’s premier international short film festival, opens at the Kino Cinemas with two world-class programmes of award-winning Victorian shorts specially curated for Melbourne on Thursday 16th February.
Best of Melbourne 1 commences at 6.30pm, followed by Best of Melbourne 2 at 9.15pm. Intermission pizza and drinks will take place in between the two programmes.
‘This year the festival has received a record 2200 entries, a large number of which come from the pool of talented, creative and innovative short film makers in Melbourne and Victoria. To showcase the amazing quality of local films I’ve curated two full programmes of all-Victorian shorts, including many Melbourne premieres, that promise to inspire audiences with the depth of talent in the Victorian short film community today,’ said Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd.
The Best of Melbourne Shorts Programme 1 features six films, four of which will have their Australian premiere at Flickerfest. Several of these shorts have screened at national and international festivals to great acclaim. Premieres at Flickerfest include Paris Lakes by Robert Stephenson recently officially selected for the prestigious Clermont Ferrand Festival France, Chris Tomkins’ ADAM’S TALLIT which was a nominee for the AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction and received the Platinum Reel Award at the Nevada Film Festival. Sarah Burrell-Davis’ CHAMPIONS, also premiering at Flickerfest, won the AWGIE for Best Short Film Script. Miranda Nation’s ELI THE INVINCIBLE won the prestigious Flickerfest SBS Award, the broadcast award which sees SBS purchase the film to screen on SBS.
In addition to our programme and as a special highlight Flickerfest will also include one international film in the evenings screenings The ING DIRECT Award Winner for Best Short Film 2012 ‘Ebony Society’ directed by Tammy Davies from New Zealand.
The Best of Melbourne Shorts Programme 2 features seven films, four premiering in Australia at Flickerfest. The multi award-winning films include Alister Lockhart & Patrick Sarell’s NULLARBOR, which received the AACTA 2012 Best Short Animation Award, the Holmesglen Award for Best Animation Short at MIFF 2011 and the Special Jury Award at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2011. Marcus Dineen’s THE WINKING BOY, winner of the Amsterdam Film Festival 2011 Best Comedy Award and the Las Vegas Film Festival 2011 Best Screenplay award, will also screen as part of Programme 2.
Full program details are available at www.flickerfest.com.au.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see these outstanding shorts on the big screen.
And to meet festival director Bronwyn Kidd and the film makers Tickets on sale now.
Thursday 16 February – One Night Only
6.30pm—Best of Melbourne Shorts Programme 1 (includes Opening Night Drinks)
9.15pm—Best of Melbourne Shorts Programme 2 (includes Opening Night Drinks)
Ticket prices
Adult/Conc per session
$18.00 / $15.00 (available to purchase online or at the Box Office) ticket price includes drinks and Pizza
A $30 two session and party pass is also available.
Venue: Kino Cinemas
Tickets available at the Box Office – on sale now!
Credit Card Bookings: 03 9650 2100 extension 3 ($1.00 per ticket booking charge)
