February 22, 2022

The best of short films from Australia and around the world will be on the big screen in Gunnedah in March as Flickerfest returns.

Gunnedah Shire Director Corporate and Community Services Colin Formann said Flickerfest was Australia’s only Academy Qualifying and BAFTA Qualifying Short Film Festival.

“Flickerfest is a world-class film festival that includes Gunnedah on its national tour schedule each year, bringing the best of short films to our screen,” Mr Formann said.

“This is more than an event each year, it is an occasion, and with a Great Gatsby-1920s theme for the Bondi opening event of the festival this year, we encourage people to dress up and have a bit of fun.

“The Best of Australian Shorts will screen on Thursday, March 24 at 6.30pm, and the Best of International Short Films will screen the following Thursday, March 31 at 6.30pm.

“Flickerfest includes films hand-picked from more than 3200 entries. You never know what will come up next, and you are watching the absolute cutting edge of film-making in Australia.”

Flickerfest, a kaleidoscopic carnival of short films, has been running for 31 years, bringing entertaining and innovative short films from around Australian and the world to the kick-off event at Bondi Beach and then to more than 50 venues around the country.

Caption: The Flickerfest 2022 opening in Bondi.

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