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Media Call - Flickerfest Set To Sizzle With Extended Summer Programme

December 6, 2004

Also present at the Launch Event will be Damon Herriman, winner of the 2004 Flickerfest for Best Screenplay and Most Popular Film for his 20-minute short 'Soar'. The film is currently doing the festival circuit and is being screened at highly acclaimed international festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Aspen, Interfilm Berlin and the London Film Festival.

As part of Flickerfest tradition the winner from the previous year, Damon, has directed the trailer for Flickerfest 2005. The 'out of this world' trailer will screen at the Launch Event and stars Rupert Reid (MATRIX II & III, BLUE HEELERS, WHITE COLLAR BLUE) and Rhianna Griffith (HOME AND AWAY, ALL SAINTS, WHITE COLLAR BLUE)., both who will be at the Launch Event next Monday.

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.

Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd also announced the 2005 special sessions, featuring a cultural spotlight on Mexico, a Horror/Thriller programme, a selection of Music clip shorts from legendary UK Electronic label Warp Records and a programme dedicated to showcasing the very best of animation shorts from Annecy, an international film festival dedicated entirely to animation.

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