Flickerfest 2024

Flickerfest, Sydney’s Academy® qualifying and BAFTA recognised short film festival, celebrates 33 years in 2024, rolling out the red carpet at Bondi Beach from 19 to 28 January. 

Join Flickerfest this summer for a magical journey through the best short films from at home and guaranteed to inspire and delight. With over 200 shorts screening across 18 competitive programmes and 6 showcase sessions, Flickerfest 2024 features a glittering line-up of cinema stars in an astounding programme, selected from over 3,300 entries.

The Flickerfest programmes of inspiring short films will move, inspire and entertain this year's audiences with the very best short films Australia and the world has to offer.

The shorts in competition at Flickerfest are vying fiercely for a number of prestigious prizes including the Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, the Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, the Panasonic Lumix Award for Best Australian Short Film and the Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary – all of which are Academy® Qualifying.

Audiences will also be delighted with a celebration of amazing LBTQI films in competition from across the globe (Rainbow Shorts) and The Best Of Shorts from the European Union, special showcases of kids and family friendly films (FlickerKids), films about relationships (Love Bites), and hilarious comedy films (Short Laughs) will also star.

Flickerfest hits Bondi Beach from 19 – 28 January before touring nationally to 45+ venues. The full 2024 programme will be announced and tickets will be on sale from early December at: flickerfest.com.au