Nick Waterman’s The Flame has lit up the 30th annual Flickerfest in Sydney, awarded Best Australian Short Film at the festival’s awards ceremony on Sunday.
Other winners included Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Dev Patel’s Roborovski, which was crowned Best Australian Short Animation, and Naomi Fryer, who won Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for her work on River.
The Flame, which was directed in collaboration with Dayannah Baker Barlow, Tyrese Fernando and Lance Whitton Jr, is about a young boy and girl in a remote town who remember a time before a cold wind first swept across the land; when fire meant something different.
The film was written by Nick Waterman, Megan Washington, Dayannah Baker Barlow, Tyrese Fernando, Paul Spearim, Connie Taylor, and Lance Whitton Jr, and produced by Beyond Empathy.
It was one of four Australian films to be selected for last year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
Other winners included Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Dev Patel’s Roborovski, which was crowned Best Australian Short Animation, and Naomi Fryer, who won Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for her work on River.
The Flame, which was directed in collaboration with Dayannah Baker Barlow, Tyrese Fernando and Lance Whitton Jr, is about a young boy and girl in a remote town who remember a time before a cold wind first swept across the land; when fire meant something different.
The film was written by Nick Waterman, Megan Washington, Dayannah Baker Barlow, Tyrese Fernando, Paul Spearim, Connie Taylor, and Lance Whitton Jr, and produced by Beyond Empathy.
It was one of four Australian films to be selected for last year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
- 1/31/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Michael Shanks.
Michael Leonard and Jamie Helmer’s The Diver was awarded Best Australian Short Film at the closing of Flickerfest in Sydney yesterday evening, while Michael Shanks’ Rebooted took home the Best Australian Short Animation prize.
Other winners included Alana Hicks, who took home Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for Chicken and Lydia Rui, who was named Outstanding Female Director for This Perfect Day.
The Diver, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last year, follows Callan, played by Nicholas Denton, whose rage, chaos and confusion that can only be tamed by the soothing solitude of the world underwater. It was produced with Justin Pechberty and Damien Megherbi.
Jane Cho’s The Egg, produced by Ilana Lazar, also earned a special mention in the Best Australian Short category.
Shanks’ Aacta-nominated Rebooted, produced by Nicholas Colla and Chris Hocking, follows an ageing movie star – a stop motion...
Michael Leonard and Jamie Helmer’s The Diver was awarded Best Australian Short Film at the closing of Flickerfest in Sydney yesterday evening, while Michael Shanks’ Rebooted took home the Best Australian Short Animation prize.
Other winners included Alana Hicks, who took home Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for Chicken and Lydia Rui, who was named Outstanding Female Director for This Perfect Day.
The Diver, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last year, follows Callan, played by Nicholas Denton, whose rage, chaos and confusion that can only be tamed by the soothing solitude of the world underwater. It was produced with Justin Pechberty and Damien Megherbi.
Jane Cho’s The Egg, produced by Ilana Lazar, also earned a special mention in the Best Australian Short category.
Shanks’ Aacta-nominated Rebooted, produced by Nicholas Colla and Chris Hocking, follows an ageing movie star – a stop motion...
- 1/20/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-) Marisa Martin, Bronwyn Kidd and Geraldine Martin.
Nathan Mewett and Curtis Taylor’s Yulubidyi – Until the End was named best Australian short and Marisa Martin’s Della Mortika: Carousel of Shame best Australian animated short at the 28th annual Flickerfest International Short Film Festival.
Among the other honorees announced on Sunday night at the Bondi Pavilion, Renée Marie Petropoulos took the prize for best direction in an Australian short for Tangles and Knots and Calling writer-director Miley Tunnecliffe was feted as outstanding emerging female director in honour of Samantha Rebillet.
Produced by Glen Stasiuk, Yulubidyi – Until The End follows Jarman, a young Aboriginal who is tasked with protecting his younger disabled brother in a harsh remote community. His father Thunder wants him to become the leader of the tribe and mocks any weakness in him.
Martin’s short, which was written by her mother Geraldine Martin, delves into the fantastical world of Della Mortika,...
Nathan Mewett and Curtis Taylor’s Yulubidyi – Until the End was named best Australian short and Marisa Martin’s Della Mortika: Carousel of Shame best Australian animated short at the 28th annual Flickerfest International Short Film Festival.
Among the other honorees announced on Sunday night at the Bondi Pavilion, Renée Marie Petropoulos took the prize for best direction in an Australian short for Tangles and Knots and Calling writer-director Miley Tunnecliffe was feted as outstanding emerging female director in honour of Samantha Rebillet.
Produced by Glen Stasiuk, Yulubidyi – Until The End follows Jarman, a young Aboriginal who is tasked with protecting his younger disabled brother in a harsh remote community. His father Thunder wants him to become the leader of the tribe and mocks any weakness in him.
Martin’s short, which was written by her mother Geraldine Martin, delves into the fantastical world of Della Mortika,...
- 1/20/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Lucy Gaffy with her.Canon Award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for 'Dream Baby'.
The 26th annual Flickerfest closed last night with an awards ceremony at Bondi Pavilion, celebrating both international and Australian films..
The award for Best Australian Short Film went to Christopher Sferrazza.s Beast, which had its world premiere at the festival.
Lucy Gaffy took out the award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for Dream Baby, following on from the short.s recent Aacta Award.
The award for Best International Short Film went to the Icelandic film.Ungar (Cubs), from writer-director Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir..
Flickerfest.s Academy-accredited awards include the Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, the Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, the Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Short Film and the Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary Short Film..
.We are thrilled that the 2017 festival...
The 26th annual Flickerfest closed last night with an awards ceremony at Bondi Pavilion, celebrating both international and Australian films..
The award for Best Australian Short Film went to Christopher Sferrazza.s Beast, which had its world premiere at the festival.
Lucy Gaffy took out the award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film for Dream Baby, following on from the short.s recent Aacta Award.
The award for Best International Short Film went to the Icelandic film.Ungar (Cubs), from writer-director Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir..
Flickerfest.s Academy-accredited awards include the Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, the Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, the Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Short Film and the Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary Short Film..
.We are thrilled that the 2017 festival...
- 1/15/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
David Hansen's Slingshot is one of the shorts to be featured in the Flickerfest iview collection.
Flickerfest has partnered with ABC iview to launch a collection of some of the best shorts from the festival.s 26 year history. .
.We're excited to be giving audiences around Australia the opportunity to view amazing short films from across the Festival, and Australian film makers a great new platform outside of the festival to share their work with Australian audiences,. said Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd.
Included in 25 films in the Flickerfest iview collection are: Vote Yes.directed by Nick Waterman starring Miranda Tapsell,. Damian Walshe-Howling's Suspended.starring Damon Gameau; and Florence Has Left The Building from director Mirrah Foulkes, starring Jacki Weaver.
The 26th Flickerfest will be held January 6 - 15th..
http://iview.abc.net.au/collection/flickerfest-best-of...
Flickerfest has partnered with ABC iview to launch a collection of some of the best shorts from the festival.s 26 year history. .
.We're excited to be giving audiences around Australia the opportunity to view amazing short films from across the Festival, and Australian film makers a great new platform outside of the festival to share their work with Australian audiences,. said Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd.
Included in 25 films in the Flickerfest iview collection are: Vote Yes.directed by Nick Waterman starring Miranda Tapsell,. Damian Walshe-Howling's Suspended.starring Damon Gameau; and Florence Has Left The Building from director Mirrah Foulkes, starring Jacki Weaver.
The 26th Flickerfest will be held January 6 - 15th..
http://iview.abc.net.au/collection/flickerfest-best-of...
- 11/2/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
David Hansen's Slingshot is one of the shorts to be featured in the Flickerfest iview collection.
Flickerfest has partnered with ABC iview to launch a collection of some of the best shorts from the festival.s 26 year history. .
.We're excited to be giving audiences around Australia the opportunity to view amazing short films from across the Festival, and Australian film makers a great new platform outside of the festival to share their work with Australian audiences,. said Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd.
Included in 25 films in the Flickerfest iview collection are: Vote Yes.directed by Nick Waterman starring Miranda Tapsell,. Damian Walshe-Howling's Suspended.starring Damon Gameau; and Florence Has Left The Building from director Mirrah Foulkes, starring Jacki Weaver.
The 26th Flickerfest will be held January 6 - 15th..
http://iview.abc.net.au/collection/flickerfest-best-of...
Flickerfest has partnered with ABC iview to launch a collection of some of the best shorts from the festival.s 26 year history. .
.We're excited to be giving audiences around Australia the opportunity to view amazing short films from across the Festival, and Australian film makers a great new platform outside of the festival to share their work with Australian audiences,. said Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd.
Included in 25 films in the Flickerfest iview collection are: Vote Yes.directed by Nick Waterman starring Miranda Tapsell,. Damian Walshe-Howling's Suspended.starring Damon Gameau; and Florence Has Left The Building from director Mirrah Foulkes, starring Jacki Weaver.
The 26th Flickerfest will be held January 6 - 15th..
http://iview.abc.net.au/collection/flickerfest-best-of...
- 11/2/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Flickerfest Director Bronwyn Kidd
The 25th Flickerfest kicks off tomorrow night at a precarious time for the short-form filmmaker.
Sydney's Metro Screen has closed, and just a couple of days ago Australia's screen guilds roundly condemned the latest cuts to Screen Australia.
Long-time Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd agrees: "[the cuts] should be condemned"..
Echoing Malcolm Turnbull's worthy but now rather disingenous-looking line that "culture is at the very essence of who we are", Kidd told If that the "screen industry is a an incredibly valuable part of our national storytelling.
"It's very difficult for a country like Australia to continue to produce quality cinema when there's such enormous pressure from Hollywood. When I look at the incredible talent that comes out of the short film industry, I'm astounded every year."
"I've been doing Flickerfest for nineteen years now. If the films got worse every year I wouldn't be continuing to do what I do!
The 25th Flickerfest kicks off tomorrow night at a precarious time for the short-form filmmaker.
Sydney's Metro Screen has closed, and just a couple of days ago Australia's screen guilds roundly condemned the latest cuts to Screen Australia.
Long-time Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd agrees: "[the cuts] should be condemned"..
Echoing Malcolm Turnbull's worthy but now rather disingenous-looking line that "culture is at the very essence of who we are", Kidd told If that the "screen industry is a an incredibly valuable part of our national storytelling.
"It's very difficult for a country like Australia to continue to produce quality cinema when there's such enormous pressure from Hollywood. When I look at the incredible talent that comes out of the short film industry, I'm astounded every year."
"I've been doing Flickerfest for nineteen years now. If the films got worse every year I wouldn't be continuing to do what I do!
- 1/6/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Flickerfest festival director Bronwyn Kidd has supported a Screen Australia push for more female Australian film talent with the announcment of 21 female directors in this year's competitive program..
Kidd, who will steer her 19th festival in January, told If that Flickerfest aimed to find a good balance between male and female directors despite only about 35 per cent of entries .coming from females.
"For us, it's important to show support for as many female directors and writers as possible and the program reflects that," she said..
"There's some fantastic emerging directors and writers out there.
"We had 800 entries from Australians this year and we are conscious of programming..
"We are always looking out for talented young female directors coming through.
."It's great because we are at this nurturing stage, providing a platform for these filmmakers to have ongoing careers in the industry.
The program release follows Screen Australia's $5 million investment to...
Kidd, who will steer her 19th festival in January, told If that Flickerfest aimed to find a good balance between male and female directors despite only about 35 per cent of entries .coming from females.
"For us, it's important to show support for as many female directors and writers as possible and the program reflects that," she said..
"There's some fantastic emerging directors and writers out there.
"We had 800 entries from Australians this year and we are conscious of programming..
"We are always looking out for talented young female directors coming through.
."It's great because we are at this nurturing stage, providing a platform for these filmmakers to have ongoing careers in the industry.
The program release follows Screen Australia's $5 million investment to...
- 12/15/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Flickerfest has revealed the 53 films selected to screen as part of the festival's competitive program in its 25th anniversary year.
The films were chosen from more than 2300 entries.
This year.s official Australian Competition features 18 world premieres, six Australian premieres and 10 Nsw premieres..
Twenty-one female directors are represented across the official Australian competition.
The best of the australian films will be shown over seven sessions.
They will be competing for prizes across all areas of the filmmaking craft including the Academy Accredited Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Film, the Canon Award for Best Direction and the Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Animation.
Flickerfest is Australia.s only Academy accredited and BAFTA recognised festvial and runs from Friday January 8-17. .
Festival director Bronwyn Kidd, steering her 19th festival, said she was thrilled that Flickerfest was once again a platform for the Australia's most exciting, creative and talented short filmmakers.
The films were chosen from more than 2300 entries.
This year.s official Australian Competition features 18 world premieres, six Australian premieres and 10 Nsw premieres..
Twenty-one female directors are represented across the official Australian competition.
The best of the australian films will be shown over seven sessions.
They will be competing for prizes across all areas of the filmmaking craft including the Academy Accredited Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Film, the Canon Award for Best Direction and the Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Animation.
Flickerfest is Australia.s only Academy accredited and BAFTA recognised festvial and runs from Friday January 8-17. .
Festival director Bronwyn Kidd, steering her 19th festival, said she was thrilled that Flickerfest was once again a platform for the Australia's most exciting, creative and talented short filmmakers.
- 12/14/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Flickerfest films will be screened on Virgin Australia flights under a continued partnership for the festival's 25th anniversary.
Flickerfest kicks off the summer cinema season under the stars at Sydney.s Bondi Beach and will screen the best short films from Australia and abroad.
It is also Australia.s only short film festival that is both Academy Accredited and BAFTA recognised.
In 2015, Flickerfest commenced a partnership with Virgin Australia, taking Australian short films from the big screen to multiple screens across the skies.
Under this year's partnership, the Flickerfest program has extended to four months across Virgin Australia In-flight Entertainment from December 2015 through to March 2016.
The program will be also be available through Virgin Australia lounges across summer, enabling all Velocity Frequent Flyer members to watch the .films.
For the 2016 festival, Flickerfest received over 2000 entries with more than 650 of those from Australian filmmakers.
Virgin Australia general manager marketing, Michael Scott,...
Flickerfest kicks off the summer cinema season under the stars at Sydney.s Bondi Beach and will screen the best short films from Australia and abroad.
It is also Australia.s only short film festival that is both Academy Accredited and BAFTA recognised.
In 2015, Flickerfest commenced a partnership with Virgin Australia, taking Australian short films from the big screen to multiple screens across the skies.
Under this year's partnership, the Flickerfest program has extended to four months across Virgin Australia In-flight Entertainment from December 2015 through to March 2016.
The program will be also be available through Virgin Australia lounges across summer, enabling all Velocity Frequent Flyer members to watch the .films.
For the 2016 festival, Flickerfest received over 2000 entries with more than 650 of those from Australian filmmakers.
Virgin Australia general manager marketing, Michael Scott,...
- 12/4/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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