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Flickerfest at The Regent

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Voice Activated

Celebrating 32 years in 2023 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA recognised short film festival, presenting A-list short film programs recognised amongst the best in the world with films hand-picked from the festival’s record 3,200 entries!

Flickerfest, Australia’s largest short film festival, is excited to be returning on its national tour to the Regent Theatre in Murwillumbah, showcasing the Best of Australian Shorts and Best of International Shorts program highlights across two incredible programs, all handpicked from their recent Bondi festival competitions.

The short films screening are all entertaining, inspiring, award-winning and fresh from their premieres in competition at Flickerfest Bondi, giving Murwillumbah Flickerfest audiences a window into the hottest contemporary shorts from at home and across the world today.

The Best of Australian Shorts program, screening on Sunday at 4pm, shines a spotlight on the incredible short film talent that exists in our emerging Australian industry with a host of Australian stories honouring our unique identity and culture.

Don’t miss the sweet comedy Voice Activated, about a florist who stutters, from producer Liam Heyen, a graduate of Mt Saint Patrick’s College in Murwillumbah, and Bangay Lore written and directed by award winning First Nations filmmaker, Jahvis Loveday, from Crabbes Creek.

Flickerfest 2023 – Best of Australian Shorts & Best of International Shorts, 4pm at The Regent Theatre on Sunday.

Tickets and info: www.flickerfest.com.au/tour/murwillumbah.


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