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Flickerfest Launch

December 8, 2004

Attendees also included Birthday Boy Director Sejong Park (Birthday Boy has been short listed for an Oscar nomination), Paul McDermott whose short film The Scree will feature at Flickerfest 2005, Peter Cornwell, Director, Ward 13 (Ward 13 has also been short listed for an Oscar nomination), Glenys Rowe, General Manager, SBS Independent and Matt Campbell, Director of Network Programming at SBS, Actor Nash Edgerton and Production Designer Ingrid Weir (daughter of Gallipoli, The Dead Poets Society, Truman Show and Master and Commander Director Peter Weir).

Screening for the very first time was the 2005 Flickerfest trailer titled 'Out of this World', directed by Damon Herriman who was also present at the Launch. Damon was the winner of the 2004 Flickerfest for Best Screenplay and Most Popular Film for his 20-minute short 'Soar' and as part of the Flickerfest tradition the winner from the previous year directs the trailer the following year.

Flickerfest has fast become Sydney's favourite short film extravaganza through its dedication to showcasing the very best of independent shorts from Australia and around the world. Flickerfest boasts Australia's only Academy Accredited international short film festival, as well as national and documentary competitions. The successful filmmakers will share a host of cash and other prestigious industry prizes, including the Jameson Short Film Award valued at 6,000 euros, which Flickerfest has recently been chosen to present by the European Coordination of Film Festivals and Jameson Irish Whiskey.

A feature of the extended festival, Bronwyn has also programmed a special Flickerfest retrospective, showcasing award winners from the past 9 years. Short on length but never on entertainment value, audiences can look forward to viewing the world's most imaginative and inspirational shorts under the Bondi summer sky before the festival heads off around Australia to 15 venues nationally, including Byron Bay, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

Helen Maidens

Contact Email Address: manager@flickerfest.com.au