Australian Shorts

• Australian 1
• Australian 1 - Repeat
• Australian 2
• Australian 2 - Repeat
• Australian 3
• Australian 3 - Repeat
• Australian 4
• Australian 4 -Repeat

Documentary Workshop

• George Gittoes for Documentary Masterclass

International Programme

• International 1 - Opening Night Screening
• International 1 - Repeat
• International 2
• International 2 - Repeat
• International 3
• International 3 - Repeat
• International 4
• International 4 - Repeat
• International 5
• International 5 - Repeat

Short Documentary

• Documentary 1
• Documentary 2

Special Programs

• Celebrity Shorts
• Celebrity Shorts (Repeat screening)
• Endless Summer (Repeat Screening)
• Endless Summer Shorts
• Hiroshima Animation Special - 1
• Hiroshima Animation Special - 2
• Wonderful World of Dogs
• Wonderful World of Dogs (Repeat Screening)

Flickerfest 2007 Programme Calendar

International Programme - International 1 - Opening Night Screening

Five sessions of the best International and Australian short films in competition. This program tours nationally to all major cities and regional centres after the Sydney season.

Total Running Time: 100
Session rating: 15+
Show date: Friday, January 05, 2007
Show time: 9:15 pm

TRAGIC STORY WITH A HAPPY ENDING (HISTORIA TRAGICA COM FINAL FELIZ)

Synopsis:
Some people are different against their will. Their only wish is to be equal to others, deliciously mixing with the crowds. There are people spending their lives fighting to achieve this, denying or hiding their differences. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Grand Prize, Annecy 06, Special International Jury Prize, Hiroshima 06, Grand Prize Short Film, SICAF Seoul 06

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand 06, Dresden 06, Animamundi, Brazil 06.
Director: Regina Pessoa
Producer: Abi Feijo, Patrick Eveno, Jacques-Remy Girerd, Marcel Jean

SNIFFER

Synopsis:
In a society where everyone has the ability to fly, the citizens anchor themselves to the ground via "gravitation boots". Devoid of sunlight and the open sky, the members of society go about their routine without any hope of personal gratification. One day, however, a man decides he has had enough attempt to challenge the status quo. He quits his job, loosens his bindings, and literally takes off.

Palme d'Or - Short Film, Cannes 06, Prix UIP Grimstad 06, Golden Pram - Best Short Film, Zagreb 06

Festivals: Melbourne 06, Pusan 06, London 06, Sao Paulo 06, Taipei 06.
Producer: Maria Ekerhovd, Glenn Gardner
Director/Writer: Bobbie Peers

LUCKY

Synopsis:
Lucky is an Aids orphan desperate to leave his rural Zulu village for the bright lights of Durban. He is full of excitement and hope but Lucky has to learn about life the hard way, not through school or education.but through an unlikely bond with a racist Indian neighbour.

Winner Best Short Film Bradford International FFest 06 Winner Special Mention Clermont Ferrand 06 Nominated: BAFTA Best Short Film 06

Festivals: Edinburgh International Film Festival 05, London Film Festival 05, Brief Encounters 2005, Berlin International Film Festival 2006, Aspen shorts fest 2006, San Francisco International 2006
Producer: Bex Hopkins
Director/Writer: Avie Luthra

PENPUSHER (GRATTE-PAPIER)

Synopsis:
An unexpected spark of hope in the ordinary grey Paris metro.

Silver Bear, Berlin 06, Onda Curta Award, Cutas Vila do Conde International 06

Festivals: Melbourne 06, Brisbane 06, Sao Paulo 06, Edinburgh 06, Grimstad 06
Director/Producer/Writer: Guillaume Martinez

THE SUBSTITUTE (HAYELET BODEDA)

Synopsis:
Zohara is an Isreali soldier on an isolated military base who is about to get a much-anticipated transfer. Her hopes are shattered when her substitute appears to be suicidal.

Audience Award, Berlin 06, Best Film Base Film Festival, Barcelona 06, Honorable Mention Norwegian Film Festival 06, Best Short Film, Melbourne 06, Special Jury Prize, Fresh Film Festival, Czech Republic 06

Director: Talya Lavie
Producer: Gil Asher

BOOTH STORY

Synopsis:
A story of loneliness in an underground car park and one small miracle.

Film of the Festival, Raindance Film Festival 06

Festivals: Melbourne Intl Film Festival 06, Palm Springs Intl Film Festival 06, Tirana Film Festival 06
Producer: Jason Byrne
Director/Writer: Kassimir Burgess, Edwin McGill

DREAMS & DESIRES - FAMILY TIES

Synopsis:
Beryl acquires a digi video camera and becomes obsessed with filmmaking, using it to keep a video diary of her friend Mandy's wedding with disastrous and hilarious consequences. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Audience Prize, Special Jury Award and FIPRESCI Award, Annecy 06, Grand Prix and Intl Critics Prize, Zagreb 06, Best Animation, Anima Mundi Brazil 06, Second Place Jury Award, Palm Springs 06

Festivals: Edinburgh 06, Telluride 06
Director: Joanna Quinn
Producer: Les Mills

HEAVY METAL DRUMMER

Synopsis:
A Moroccan teenage heavy metal fan feels that his talents as a drummer are under-appreciated.

BAFTA Nomination

Festivals: London Film Festival 06, Clermont Ferrand 06, Berlin 06, Tampere 06
Director/Producer/Writer: Luke Morris & Toby MacDonald

IT'S IN THE AIR

Synopsis:
An unusual run between a messenger and a song. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Premier Film, Message to Man IFF, St Petersburg 06, Audience Award, Toulouse 06, First Prize European Film, Drama Greece 06.

Producer: Arnaud Rouvillois
Director/Writer: Yohann Glorguen