The inaugural Get Reel Short Film Festival is all set to select its winning film at a gala event in Randwick this month.
Get Reel, a charity competition supporting Suicide Prevention Australia, attracted more than 1,650 entries around its theme of starting a positive conversation about mental health.
Those entries have been whittled down to an outstanding top ten finalists, each shot on a mobile device and less than ten minutes in duration.
The red carpet screening at The Ritz Cinema will feature all ten films and the prize announcement, with winners receiving a share in $4,500 worth of prizes.
The judges include actors Andrew Morley, Danielle Cormack,Jessica Grace Smith and Erin James, and filmmakersGreg van Borssum,Shae-Lee Shackleford,Ursula Dabrowsky andPaul Sullivan.
Get Reel’s top ten finalists are:
CaregiverStress by Greg Duncan
Connection to Countryby WAYS Youth Service
CYBERby Georgia Cramp
Drowning Memoriesby Oliver Marsden
Gebrochenby Alice Royster
Happy Thoughtsby Michael Hall
Obsessedby Katie Hilditch
Red Ageby Roderick Gadaev
Silenceby Centennial Park School
When We Were Young–A Dance Filmby Robbie Wright
The Get Reel Short Film Festival final will take place at The Ritz on Sunday July 24. Tickets are on sale now.
