Since 2001 Flickerfest has been honoured to be an Academy Awards® accredited festival. The 2026 winners of Flickerfest's Best International Short Film, Best Australian Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film and Best International Animation Short Film awards are eligible to submit their films for the 99th Academy Awards® in 2027.
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🎬 Flickerfest returns to Lightning Ridge on Saturday 30th May, 6:30pm at the AOC Black Opal Heritage Shed, bringing an unforgettable night of Australian short films under the stars ✨
🌟Celebrate 35 years of Flickerfest with a special retrospective programme featuring incredible early works from some of Australia’s biggest filmmaking talents, including ‘Crossbow’ starring Joel Edgerton, Oscar-nominated comedy ‘The Eleven O’Clock’,starring Josh Lawson, Warwick Thornton’s ‘Mimi’, starring David Gulpulil and Aaron Pederson, comedian Paul Mcdermott's ‘Girl Who Swallowed Bees’, with Pia Miranda, Rachel Griffiths’ ‘Tulip’ and ‘The Meek; from Bluey creator Joe Brumm and more!.
🌃Rug up, get cosy, bring your snacks and settle in for a very special night celebrating iconic Australian storytelling and screen talent in Lightning Ridge 💫
🎟Tix and info in bio
@flickerfest is lighting up the big screen at @huskissonpictures with a line up of the Best International Shorts and the Best Australian Shorts, packed with award winners and festival favourites from around the world.
✨ Friday 15th May - travel the globe with the Best of International Shorts. Don’t miss the recent Oscar-winner 'The Singers', a beautiful and intimate tribute to friendship, joining fellow Oscar nominee 'A Friend of Dorothy', starring Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry. Also on the program, Indonesian standout 'My Plastic Mother', Flickerfest 2026 International winner 'Radix', and acclaimed actress Renée Zellweger’s directorial debut 'They'.
🎬 Saturday 16th May - it’s all about Aussie stories with the Best of Australian Shorts. Catch the relatable family dramedy ‘Alfredo’ directed by local filmmaker and Screen Illawarra member @mchrisoulakis , award winning 'Tuesday Tuesday' starring Peter Phelps, the heartfelt 'Packed Away' from Michala Banas, the dark comedy 'Baby Shower' by Matt Day starring Hugo Weaving.
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Adelaide, what a night! ✨🎬
Huge thanks to our brilliant SA filmmakers and wonderful audiences for bringing such incredible energy to our Adelaide tour stop. A beautiful celebration of short films, storytelling and community.
Thanks for such a warm Adelaide welcome, we can't wait to see you again next year 💛
🎬 Saturday 16 May at @empire_theatre , Armitage Centre, Toowoomba — Flickerfest is back for one huge night of award-winning short films from Australia and around the globe.
🌟At 5:30pm, catch the Best of International Shorts programme, packed with exceptional, award winning films fresh from their Australian premiers in Bondi, including recent Oscar winner ‘The Singers’
🏁 Then at 8:00pm, don’t miss the Best of Australian Shorts, featuring the powerful and deeply personal docudrama ‘Return of the Champ’ by Toowoomba born and raised comedian Damien Power. Shot around Toowoomba , the film follows Damien and his world champion racing driver brother Will Power as they confront a long-buried sibling rivalry in the aftermath of a traumatic crash.
Also screening are standout Australian shorts starring the likes of Hugo Weaving, Kat Stewart, Colin Lane and Peter Phelps and more, all part of a stellar line up celebrating bold local storytelling.
Two incredible programmes. One unforgettable night. 🎥✨
🎟 Tix and info in bio
🎬 Huskisson film friends, we’re excited to share that Illawarra filmmaker Michael Chrisoulakis will be joining us for a Q&A after the screening of best Australian Shorts handpicked from our recent competition on Saturday 16 May @huskissonpictures .
Michael’s short ‘Alfredo’ is a beautifully relatable family dramedy starring Fiona Press (Packed to the Rafters) and Francis Greenslade (Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell), and we can’t wait for audiences to hear more about the making of the film and the stories behind it.
✨Always one of the best parts of touring Flickerfest, getting to connect filmmakers and audiences in the room. See you there!
Tickets at the venue on the day
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🎬Flickerfest is rolling back into Narrogin for two big nights of incredible short films, join us on Friday 15 & Saturday 16 May at the @artsnarrogin Reception Centre 🎬✨
💎On Friday, jump on a cinematic passport with the Best of International Shorts. It’s your chance to take a trip around the world without leaving Narrogin, a vibrant mix of stories, styles and voices that’ll transport you far and wide in just one night. including an Oscar winning film, an Oscar nominated heartfelt short, and standout Flickerfest award winners and festival gems.
🌟Then on Saturday, it’s all about homegrown talent with the Best of Australian Shorts. Don’t miss Trading Cards, which took home Best Australian Animation at Flickerfest 2026, a standout film made by a father son duo that’s been winning hearts along the way. Stick around after the screening, there’ll be a special Q&A with producer & narrator Jay Jay Jegathesan, giving you a behind the scenes peek into the film.
Expect inspiring, funny, moving and unforgettable stories across both nights, straight from Flickerfest Bondi to Narrogin.
👭Grab your tickets, bring your friends, and settle in for two nights of world class short films.
🎟 Tix and Info in bio
📷 Radheya Jang, Guy Gross, Jay Jay Jegathesan @jayjayaustralia
Get ready, Huskisson! Flickerfest is lighting up the big screen at Huskisson Pictures on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May with a brilliant line up of the Best of International Shorts and the Best of Australian Shorts, fresh from Bondi and packed with award winners, festival favourites and audience hits from around the world.
✨ Friday 15th May, 7pm, travel the globe with the Best of International Shorts. Don’t miss the recent Oscar-winner 'The Singers', a beautiful and intimate tribute to friendship, joining fellow Oscar nominee 'A Friend of Dorothy', starring Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry. Also on the program, Indonesian standout 'My Plastic Mother', Flickerfest 2026 International winner 'Radix', and acclaimed actress Renée Zellweger’s directorial debut 'They'.
🎬 Saturday 16th May, 7pm, it’s all about Aussie stories with the Best of Australian Shorts. Catch the relatable family dramedy ‘Alfredo’ directed by Illawarra filmmaker Michael Chrisoulakis, award winning 'Tuesday Tuesday' starring Peter Phelps, the heartfelt 'Packed Away' from Michala Banas, the dark comedy 'Baby Shower' by Matt Day starring Hugo Weaving. There’ll be a Q&A with filmmaker Michael Chrisoulakis after the screening, giving audiences a chance to hear more about the film and the story behind it.
Two fabulous nights. Big screen energy. The best short films from Australia and the world 👌🏽
🎬Adelaide film friends, next Saturday 9 May Flickerfest is back at The Mercury Cinema, settle in for one night, two incredible programmes of short film magic.
✨We’re bringing a powerhouse line up of award winners, festival favourites, a stellar international programme and standout local stories, including five brilliant South Australian short films lighting up the screen in a celebration of world class short cinema.
If you love bold storytelling, fresh voices and discovering films you won’t see anywhere else, this is a night not to miss.
Read more about the program via our friends @glamadelaide link in bio
Can’t wait to see you under the big screen magic at The Mercury 🍿
🎬 Save the Date, Canberra!
We’re bringing the Best of Australian Shorts to Palace Electric Cinema on Thursday 14 May for one exciting night of standout Australian storytelling.
🌟 A highlight this year is our local talent on screen, with two Canberra-connected films in the mix. Don’t miss the moving 'Nothing And The Sun', starring Canberra’s own up and coming young talent Reuben Reynolds in his first lead role, and 'Songbird', written and directed by Canberra born and raised filmmaker Kevin Lim.
The programme also features a selection of award winners and festival favourites, showcasing some of the most loved and celebrated Australian short films of the year, including the fun ‘Baby Shower’ starring Hugo Weaving.
✨ A big night for Australian shorts, local talent, and unforgettable storytelling on the big screen.
🎟BOOK NOW link in bio
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~ ‘Nothing and the Sun' Film still
~ Dir/Wri Layla Philippou and Ruby Reardon for 'Nothing and the Sun'
~ 'Songbird' Film still
~ Dir/Wri Kevin Lim for 'Songbird'
Big love to Judah Kelly and the team behind 'The Singers' , from a first acting gig all the way to the Oscars ✨
If you haven’t read it yet, there’s a great piece on his journey (link in bio).
'The Singers' had its Australian premiere at Flickerfest earlier this year, and now you can catch this Oscar-winning short as it heads around the country on our National Tour in the Best of International Shorts and Short Laughs Comedy Programmes 🎬
A beautiful, human story that’s been winning hearts all over the world, and it’s one not to miss on the big screen ❤️
🎬 Save the Date, Adelaide!
Flickerfest is back for one night only ✨ Join us at @themercury.adl on Saturday 9 May as we celebrate 35 years of Australia’s leading short film festival with two incredible screenings. 🌟At 6PM, the Best of Australian Shorts shines a spotlight on Adelaide talent, with five standout local films lighting up the screen including our Oscar Qualified @lumix Best Australian Short Film winner, 'Boy on Fire' from Adelaide Hills filmmaker Alies Sluiter, to Stephen Packer’s gripping 'Alpha Test',winner of the @aftrs award for Best Original Screenplay and powerful new voices including Lilla Berry’s moving 'The Secret', the stunning 'The Way of the Wind' by Nicholas Burt and the tender 'Boyish' from Scarlett Scherer. Don't miss this true celebration of homegrown storytelling.
Joining them are other Aussie festival favourites including ‘Baby Shower’, directed by actor Matt day, starring Hugo Weaving and more…
✈️At 9PM, take a trip around the world with the Best of International Shorts, featuring recent Oscar winner ‘The Singers’, and fellow Oscar nominee ‘A Friend Of Dorothy’, plus a selection of Flickerfest award winners and festival favourites from Indonesia, the UK, India and Germany and more. This programme includes standout performances from icons Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry, plus a directorial debut from Renée Zellweger.
✨ One night. Two fabulous screenings. A world of storytelling, not to be missed.
🎟Book Now link in bio
🙌🏼 @screenaustralia@aftrs@lumix
