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Entries now Closed for 2006

Fiction | Documentary | Animation
Flickerfest 2006, Australia’s premiere international short film festival, will be held at Bondi Pavilion on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach.

The Festival consists of a main competitive program, a short documentary competition & an Australian competition in addition to our special programs and forums out of competition.

Following the Sydney Festival, the films in the main competitive programs will go on tour around selected cities and regional centres of Australia.

Eligibility
The International competition is open to any production available for screening on 35mm or 16mm. Betacam SP is only acceptable for the Australian and documentary competitions.

All films must be under 30 minutes. (In rare and exceptional cir-cumstances the festival committee reserves the right to accept films of longer duration). Films must be in English or have English subtitles.

Note: In order to be eligible for the International competition, your production must be on film and must participate in the National Tour with prints required until April 2006.

Fees
Australian Entries: $30.00AUD (GST inclusive), International entries: $35.00 AUD (Australian dollars) per production. Schools and institutions may send compilation tapes for a single fee of $100.00 AUD.

Touring
Films in the main competitive programs tour around Australia, details here. If your film is selected for competition we will need your print until early April 2006. THESE TERMS MUST BE AGREED TO PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION.

Major Awards

The following material must be included:

Important - Please mark the entry: "No Commercial Value - Festival Use Only"

Successful entrants will be notified no later than November. Prints must arrive no later than 8th December 2005.

Shipping and Insurance
The forward freight is the responsibility of the film makers. Flickerfest accepts no responsibility for technical damage to films, loss or theft for the period of time that the prints are in possession of the Festival. Flickerfest will pay the return freight of participating film prints only to the country of origin.

Rights granted by the Producer
The producer grants Flickerfest the rights to reproduce the film, or part of film; to include it as part of a compilation or collection; and to exhibit the film by any means of communicating to the public: Including theatrical screening, internet, cable, satellite, or by any medium for purposes of promoting the festival. The Producer warrants that they have obtained all the necessary permissions to enter this film and that the film does not infringe the moral & ethcal rights including copyright of any third party.

Filmmakers and Guests
Whilst we welcome the attendance of all filmmakers in competition, Unfortunately our festival budget does not extend to cover filmmaker’s travel & accommodation expenses and visiting film-makers must assume their costs. However, Flickerfest will do all possible to find budget accommodation or billeting opportunities.