Flickerfest up and running!
January 8th 2008 06:58
Flickerfest is now in full swing after kicking off on Friday night with their international programme commencing proceedings with films from the best short filmmakers from around the globe including Australia’s own Paul McDermott with his latest film ‘The Girl Who Swallowed Bees’.
With an audience of over 400 audience members busting the seams of the Bondi Pavillion including Chris Haywood, Flickerfest Patron Gillian Armstrong, Joel and Nash Edgerton, Matt Newton and Gracie Barry and Sue Otto, Paul McDermott and Pia Miranda this years festival is set to match if not surpass the excitement of previous years with many fine films already shown in the international and Australian competitions.
All these films will be competing for an array of excellent prizes including the Academy Accredited® prizes, The Coopers Award for Best Film and The Yoram Gross award for Best Animation. In addition the inaugural SAE award for Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film and the JVC award for Best Australian Film are also up for grabs.
Don’t forget to get along to two special programs yet to screen. Bad Girls, a collection of films which feature misbehaving chicks will screen on Wednesday the 9th Jan at 9pm and again on Friday 11th Jan at 6:45pm. And on Sat 12th Jan at 9pm and Sunday 13th at 6:45 pm FLICKERFEST will be screening Cinema 16 , a wonderful collection of rare short films by famous filmmakers such as Gus Van Sant and Tim Burton made in the early days of their careers. This programme has been put together by Luke Morris from Warp Films UK and is must for true film lovers. Luke is in Australia as part of the festival jury to present these screenings.
The festival will conclude on Sunday January the 13th. So if you’re keen to check out the winners and attend the closing night party, be sure to get in early to book your tickets.
For further information on the programme and bookings please go to www.flickerfest.com.au
or call MCA-TIX on 1300 306 776. SYDNEY ONLY UNLESS YOU ARE COMING TO SYDNEY N THE NEXT FEW DAYS!
With an audience of over 400 audience members busting the seams of the Bondi Pavillion including Chris Haywood, Flickerfest Patron Gillian Armstrong, Joel and Nash Edgerton, Matt Newton and Gracie Barry and Sue Otto, Paul McDermott and Pia Miranda this years festival is set to match if not surpass the excitement of previous years with many fine films already shown in the international and Australian competitions.
All these films will be competing for an array of excellent prizes including the Academy Accredited® prizes, The Coopers Award for Best Film and The Yoram Gross award for Best Animation. In addition the inaugural SAE award for Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film and the JVC award for Best Australian Film are also up for grabs.
Don’t forget to get along to two special programs yet to screen. Bad Girls, a collection of films which feature misbehaving chicks will screen on Wednesday the 9th Jan at 9pm and again on Friday 11th Jan at 6:45pm. And on Sat 12th Jan at 9pm and Sunday 13th at 6:45 pm FLICKERFEST will be screening Cinema 16 , a wonderful collection of rare short films by famous filmmakers such as Gus Van Sant and Tim Burton made in the early days of their careers. This programme has been put together by Luke Morris from Warp Films UK and is must for true film lovers. Luke is in Australia as part of the festival jury to present these screenings.
The festival will conclude on Sunday January the 13th. So if you’re keen to check out the winners and attend the closing night party, be sure to get in early to book your tickets.
For further information on the programme and bookings please go to www.flickerfest.com.au
or call MCA-TIX on 1300 306 776. SYDNEY ONLY UNLESS YOU ARE COMING TO SYDNEY N THE NEXT FEW DAYS!
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