Australia’s international short film festival, Flickerfest, returns for its 26th edition to Bondi Beach in January ahead of a national tour.
The Australian competition component of the program has now landed, with 60 shorts competing for the prestigious Best Australian Short Film title, accredited by the Academy Awards.
Here are five highlights on the Bondi Pavilion lineup:
FACE
Australia / 13min / 2016
WRI/DIR: Luke Tierney and Henry Nixon
PROD: Luke Tierney, Michelle Hardy
James, a successful banker, urgently needs to get to the pharmacy by midnight. Unfortunately it’s 11:30pm and the only person who can drive him is his weird neighbour Steve.
WORLD PREMIERE
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WELCOME TO COUNTRY
Australia / 10min / 2016
DIR: Dean Gibson
PROD: Helen Morrison
When a hotshot public servant is sent to a remote Aboriginal community to prepare for the Prime Minister’s visit, he quickly learns the true meaning of Welcome to Country.
WORLD PREMIERE
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TRESPASS
Australia / 11min / 2016
WRI/DIR: Mirrah Foulkes
PROD: Alex White
A woman walking her dog alone in the bush has a strange encounter.
NSW PREMIERE
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I’M RAYMOND
Australia / 17min / 2016
WRI/DIR: Eddy Bell
PROD: Lib Kelly, Catherine Williams
In the lead-up to the European launch of the Banks Cheese Corporation, eight-year-old Global Warming Alarmist Raymond Banks starts a name and shame campaign against the family company. After an underwhelming response from his parents, he enlists a drug-addicted model with a grudge to bear as his lawyer, and lodges a case in the civil court.
WORLD PREMIERE
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FISH WITH LEGS
Australia / 10min / 2016
WRI: Nikos Andronicos
DIR: Dave Carter
PROD: Nikos Andronicos, Tania Frampton
A school of fish wakes to discover that everyone has grown legs. Is it evolution or a curse from God? (Voiced by Frank Woodley and Barry Otto)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Flickerfest 2017 runs from Friday January 6 – Sunday January 15 at Bondi Beach.
