2026 Official Film Selection
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Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 24mins
Synopsis:
Discover the joy of wild swimming and why it has become a worldwide phenomenon.
The story covers important topics relevant to our society today. Well-being, safety, mental health, image, autism, all delivered in a light-hearted, warm, inclusive fashion..
Creatives:
- Lorrell Linda – Producer, Director
- Janelle McWaldron – Director of Photography, Music
- Flynn Moore – Editor
- Howard Eynon – Music
- Bruny Wild Swimmers
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Genres: Drama, Family, Comedy
Runtime: 8mins
Synopsis:
Two brothers, Steve and Toby, must confront buried emotions whilst grieving the recent loss of their Mum. To do so, they must first get over the stench of microwaved fish and avoided silences; to reconnect, not as boys, but adult men. And remember the true meaning of family.
Creatives:
- A Bus Stop Films Production
- Dianna La Grassa & Tracey Morton – Producers
- Tashi Higgins – Director
- Brad Harris – Director of Photography, Editor
- Music by Fake Sound Sanctuary
- CAST: Wayne Basset, Jags Goldsmith
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Genres: Drama
Runtime: 3mins
Synopsis:
A short film about the Cassidy family – Brandon, Jen and their two children – who live in a bus and travel selling Nepalese clothing and musical instruments made by Brandon. Jen tells us about her notion of consciousness and love .
Creatives:
- Jessica Montrose – Producer, Director
- Lewa Pertl – Director of Photography
- Matthew Farrell – Editor
- Music by The Link
- CAST: Jen Cassidy
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Genres: Comedy
Runtime: 4mins
Synopsis:
Will he ever catch up with Claire?
Creatives:
- Fenella Edwards – Producer, Editor, Music
- Brendan Kays – Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- CAST: Fenella Edwards, Brendan Kays
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Genres: Experimental, Film Noir, Arthouse
Runtime: 20mins
Synopsis:
An experimental, black and white, 16mm homage to Dadaist cinema, where a man cheats Death and is swept into life’s absurd, unstoppable spectacle.
Creatives:
- A Second Echo Ensemble Production
- Kelly Drummond Cawthon – Director
- Ursula Woods – Director of Photography
- Jack Thomas Cawthon – Editor
- Music by Erik Satie
- CAST: Michael Fortescue, William Webster, Second Echo Ensemble
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Genres: Suspense, Drama
Runtime: 8mins
Synopsis:
When a camping trip turns into a nightmare, friendships are tested as fear and suspicion tear a group of girls apart.
Creatives:
- Chloe Atkinson – Producer, Director, Music
- Mabel Handbury – Director of Photography
- Ayla Kean & Arthur Atkinson – Editors
- CAST: Chloe Atkinson, Mabel Handbury, Liv Routley, Annabel Hooper
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Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 4mins
Synopsis:
The mysterious case of the habitual cigarette butt dumper leaves a community perplexed; while bureaucratic red tape also leaves them bemused and ecosystems under threat.
Creatives:
- Fiona Perrin – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor
- Music – Le Calme by Keys of Motion
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Genres: Drama
Runtime: 9mins
Synopsis:
A woman loses her husband suddenly and begins to see him during moments of dissociation from her grief. He begins trying to help her through her grief.
Creatives:
- Isabela Hart – Producer, Director, Editor
- Sam Scott – Director of Photography
- Music by Freesound.org, Pixabay & George Goerss
- CAST – Nicole Farrow, Jared Goldsmith, Meli Swan, Pip Tyrrell
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Genres: Comedy
Runtime: 15mins
Contains Adult Themes, Strong Language
Synopsis:
Sunday Island is home to around 700 people, all unique characters in their own right. In this mocumentary, we find out what life on the Island is like and what the residents think about a controversial new project proposed by the council.
Creatives:
- Charvel McMillan – Producer, Director
- CAST – Alison Stanton-Cook, Hamish Chilcott, Shaun Collis, Kathy Spencer, Alan Hennessy, Wayne Bassett
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Genres: Drama, Suspense
Runtime: 13mins
TRIGGERS – Suicidal Themes
Synopsis:
When overcome with doubt a person has to make a choice. Allow themselves to succumb to the darkness and believe themselves, or to listen the voice that nags for a better perspective.
Creatives:
- Daniel Brooks – Producer, Director, Editor
- Edward Williams – Director of Photography
- Music by Simon Kelly
- CAST – Mitchell Denman
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Genres: Comedy
Runtime: 6mins
Contains Drug References
Synopsis:
Damien goes back in time to get himself to run for mayor and get his friend to come out as gay.
Creatives:
- Luke Cruddas – Producer, Director of Photography
- Hera Fox – Director
- Aiden Cleak – Editor, Music
- CAST – Ben Harvey, Noah Elba
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Genres: Thriller, Horror, Suspense
Runtime: 11mins
Contains Adult Themes, Violence
Synopsis:
She arrived home after a regular day, seemingly alone but in reality not. Now home won’t ever look the same.
Creatives:
- Sam Scott – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor, Music
- CAST – Lily Liciardi, Richard Scott, Lucas Davey, Joshua Davies, Sam Walton
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Genres: Musical, Comedy
Runtime: 15mins
Contains Adult Themes, Language
Synopsis:
When an overzealous solar panel salesman causes the disappearance of the sun, he must develop a new sales pitch to convince stubborn customers to give up their energy and restore the sun.
Creatives:
- Molly Deakin & Adam Massey – Producers
- Connor Shephard – Director, Editor
- Bradley Schroeder – Director of Photograophy
- Ben Faulkner – Editor
- Music by Ed ‘Paperback Fort’ Drake
- CAST – Connor Shephard, Julia Burrell, Marina McDonald-Moon, Vernon McCalmont III, Julia Fallon, Harrison Drynan
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Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 18mins
Synopsis:
Could Australia’s past help secure its future? 65,000 years in the making, Burnt Country is about fighting fire, with fire.
Creatives:
- Kirsten Slemint – Producer, Director, DOP
- Piotr Zuchniewicz – Editor
- Music by Umberto Gaudino
- CAST – James Shaw
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Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
Bea and her sweetheart, Rod, attempt to escape from the quiet confines of their nursing home. It will take careful planning and sneaky distractions to reach freedom without being caught.
Creatives:
- Vienna Hill – Producer, Editor
- Tara Carroll – Director
- Elise Stansfield – Director, Editor
- Richard Williams – Director of Photography
- Daniel Brooks – Editor
- Music by Willam Park
- CAST – Anne Cordiner, James Casey, Jack Fox, Karin Mathison, Denise Shukri
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Genre: Drama
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
Unless we talk is a voice-over driven short film discussing the vulnerabilities and self-acknowledgment of two young adults finding their way.
Creatives:
- Flynn Moore – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor
- Music by Riley Morrison
- CAST – Olivia Moore, Mitchell Harper
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Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 3mins
Synopsis:
Three gangsters gather for Monopoly, but their intense personalities quickly turn the night into a chaotic power struggle. As the game progresses, egos clash, and every move is treated like a life-or-death decision. An absurd and over-the-top battle for dominance, blurring the line between game and reality.
Creatives:
- Heath de Haan – Producer, Editor
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Genre: Parody / Fan Fiction
Runtime: 10mins
Synopsis:
An exclusive interview becomes a showdown of wit, power, and unspoken jealousy.
Creatives:
- Racheal Leigh – Producer, Director, Editor
- Luca Schild – Director of Photography, Editor
- Music by Sam Winchester
- CAST – Racheal Leigh, Louise Mizzi, Helen Arnold
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Genre: Zombie Comedy
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
At a small birthday party during the early days of a zombie outbreak, a blindsided partner is rocked by an unexpected breakup – and a suspicion their partner is in love with someone else.
Creatives:
- Caroline Badcock – Producer, Director
- Hamed Zare Moghaddam – Director of Photography, Editor, Music
- CAST – Arja Shrestha, Layla Chappell, Sammy Coulson, Caroline Badcock, Kalli Reid, Amanda Leigh, Kryz Woodhouse
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Genre: Drama
Runtime: 16mins
Synopsis:
A father and son ditch responsibilities for a day of freedom, fun and connection, before reality closes in.
Creatives:
- Tom Robers – Producer, DOP, Editor
- Jacob Franklin – Producer, Director
- Nina Daos Kadati – Producer
- Music by Callum Hensens
- CAST – Andrew Holmes, Jack Fox
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
Two house sitters are in for an evil surprise when they are surprised by a cat with evil intentions.
Creatives:
- Natasha Foster – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor
- Music by Greg Pinkard
- CAST – Greg Pinkard, Tracey Bligh
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Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 3mins
Synopsis:
A man of perfectionism that craves rigid routine begins his nightly bath time routine when he realises a crucial element of his relaxing bath is missing and so he must search the house until he finds it and returns to the bathroom only for bath time to be completely and utterly ruined.
Creatives:
- Layla Chappell – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor
- Cooper Goodall – Editor
- CAST – Cooper Goodall
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Genre: Drama
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
A story about love and loss as Cole, Rose and Alex battle with grief. They struggle to get life back on track as they grapple in coming to terms with the loss of a loved one close to them.
Creatives:
- Elise Stansfield – Producer, Editor
- Tara Carroll – Director
- Jacob Watt – Director of Photography
- Daniel Brooks – Editor
- Music by Mats Raynard, Kylie Cole, Mikhail Gurbo
- CAST – Gerard Webb, Louise Stubs, Aiden Cruise, Tara Carroll
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Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Runtime: 16mins
Synopsis:
An unusual group of characters are brought together when one of their own disappears in the mystifying Blue Huon Woods.
Creatives:
- Marcus Holtznagel – Producer, Director, Editor
- Yael Green – Director of Photography
- Music by James Trotter
- CAST – Cate Watchorn, Poppy Lennon, Wayne Bassett, Talesha Fellowes, Stephen Nelson
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Genre: Drama, Family
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
A mother only wants what’s best for her daughter – but what if that’s letting her go?
Creatives:
- Joelen Burr – Producer
- Jase Kovacs – Director, Editor
- Malik Ard – Director of Photography
- Zara Sullivan – Editor
- Music by Ian Chia
- CAST – Shanneen Bagala, Ashley Eyles
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Genre: Animation, Music Video
Runtime: 3mins
Synopsis:
To the casual viewer, Ken Oath is just a good Aussie bloke on the campaign trail to win hearts and minds amongst the working class. But in reality, he’s a toxic waste dumping, baby kicking bastard! Will Ken get his comeuppance?
An animated music video for Hobart band 208L Containers.
Creatives:
- Alex Machin – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor
- Finn Horsmann – Producer, Director, DOP
- Music by 208L Containers
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Genre: Comedy, Sci Fi
Runtime: 10mins
Synopsis:
Two losers find a teleporting couch.
Creatives:
- Joee Kelk – Producer, Director
- Fakington Wilde – Writer, Director, Editor
- Rene Van Seventer – Director of Photography
- Music by The Jason Whatley Quintet
- CAST – Fakington Wilde, Andy Collings, D’arcy Leverett, Sea Fury, Sri Naicker
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Genre: Comedy, Sci Fi
Runtime: 13mins
Synopsis:
Ever woken up and thought that everything in life is fucked and that you would like to try again? Well imagine if you did that and you were still a loser.
Creatives:
- Joee Kelk – Producer
- Fakington Wilde – Writer, Director, Editor
- Andy Collings – Writer
- Jala-loka Jai Lewandowski – Director of Photography, Editor
- Music by Tori Rattray, Helltrippers, Funk Knuckle
- CAST – Fakington Wilde, Mitchell Houghton, Lucy Pullen, Katie Spencer, Joee Kelk, D’arcy Leverett, Lyla Collings, Andy Collings, Sri Naicker, Elaina Collings, Lyla Collings
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Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 18mins
Synopsis:
Could Australia’s past help secure its future? 65,000 years in the making, Burnt Country is about fighting fire, with fire.
Creatives:
- Kirsten Slemint – Producer, Director, DOP
- Piotr Zuchniewicz – Editor
- Music by Umberto Gaudino
- CAST – James Shaw
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Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
Bea and her sweetheart, Rod, attempt to escape from the quiet confines of their nursing home. It will take careful planning and sneaky distractions to reach freedom without being caught.
Creatives:
- Vienna Hill – Producer, Editor
- Tara Carroll – Director
- Elise Stansfield – Director, Editor
- Richard Williams – Director of Photography
- Daniel Brooks – Editor
- Music by Willam Park
- CAST – Anne Cordiner, James Casey, Jack Fox, Karin Mathison, Denise Shukri
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Genre: Drama
Runtime: 7mins
Synopsis:
Unless we talk is a voice-over driven short film discussing the vulnerabilities and self-acknowledgment of two young adults finding their way.
Creatives:
- Flynn Moore – Producer, Director, DOP, Editor
- Music by Riley Morrison
- CAST – Olivia Moore, Mitchell Harper
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