Flickerfest Australia’s only Academy® accredited and BAFTA-recognised short film festival, is thrilled to celebrate 20 years in 2011 as a platform for the most innovative and creative Australian short films by our very talented homegrown filmmakers. 

The short films contained on this Flickerfest Birthday showcase DVD are a classic collection of laugh-out-loud comedies, moving dramas and highly crafted animations that have screened at Flickerfest over the years and celebrate some of our brightest stars of the short film scene. 

Highlights include award-winning, iconic shorts from some of our hottest Australian directors, including David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah), Cate Shortland (Somersault) Nash Edgerton (The Square),  Andrew Lancaster (Accidents Happen) and Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones).

All of the films included in our 20th Anniversary DVD have received major international recognition at festivals far and wide, including Academy® award nominations and official selection at A-list festivals such as Sundance, Cannes, and Venice. Flickerfest is proud to present this  stellar collection of outstanding Australian shorts! 

LIST OF TITLES

NANA Warwick Thornton  

THE MECHANICALS Leon Ford 

STANDING ROOM ONLY Deborra-Lee Furness 

MIRACLE FISH Luke Doolan  

CAR POOL Martha Goddard 

CHICKEN OF GOD Frank Woodley 

WARD 13 Peter Cornwell 

CELESTIAL AVENUE Colin & Cameron Cairnes 

CROSSBOW David Michôd 

 DANCE LIKE YOUR OLD MAN Gideon Obarzanek &  Edwina Throsby 

FRANSWA SHARL Hannah Hilliard   

MUTT Glen Hunwick 

TOMORROW Simon Portus 

IN SEARCH OF MIKE Andrew Lancaster 

THE GIRL WHO SWALLOWED BEES Paul McDermott 

MY RABIT HOPPY Anthony Lucas 

SPIDER Nash Edgerton 

ZERO Christopher Kezelos 

CRACKER BAG Glendyn Ivin 

JACOB Dena Curtis 

JOY Cate Shortland 

ADVANTAGE Sean Byrne 

THE SAVIOUR Peter Templeman

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