Competition
Entries for Shorts 2012 are now closed.
Tickets for the 2012 festival screenings are on sale here.
Entries for Shorts 2013 will open in June 2012 and close early in January 2013.
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Gold Shorts
Trip to an international Film Festival (Cannes/Berlin/Sundance/Annecy) – including return airfare, festival registration and quality accommodation within close proximity.
The Gold Shorts prize provides the recipient with valuable networking opportunities to further their career and offers an insight into the mechanisms of the global marketplace.
Silver Shorts
One day (10 hrs) final mix in ‘Boom Sound’ Dolby 6.1 approved mixing theatre and one week of Pro-tools sound edit suite at Best Fx with access to massive FXs library to the combined value of $6500
Black Shorts – The Shorts Best Indigenous Film
Prize to the value of $10000 and determined in consultation with the winner. This prize may be taken as a trip to an overseas festival, as ongoing education and professional development or as equipment. The intent of the prize is to foster the making of indigenous films.
Best Young Film-maker
Post-production services – including editing and colour grading – to the value of $7000.
Equipment hire and production services – including camera hire and DOPs – to the value of $3000.
Shorts Merit Awards
Best Emerging Screenwriter
One year full membership with the Australian Writers’ Guild.
A copy of Final Draft 8 Scriptwriting software.
Merit
$500 credit for an AFTRS course of the winner’s choosing.
Merit
Digital grading post-production to the value of $1000
People’s Choice Award
This year we are giving you the chance to vote for your favourite film of the festival thanks to InDaily. You can vote by visiting www.indaily.com.au to win some great prizes.
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Get Your Shorts Ready!
Australian filmmakers from around the globe compete for one of the best prize pools for short films in Australia, including the Gold Shorts first prize of a trip to an overseas film festival such as Cannes. Other awards include the $10000 Black Shorts prize for Best Indigenous film, post production assistance for your next film, merit prizes for screenwriters; which include cash and prizes from film industry bodies and we have an award for young filmmakers.
As well as all that, your film might be selected as part of a showcase to be screened at the prestigious Rushes Soho Film Festival in the UK.