Bondi Short Film Festival

Bondi Short Film Festival
Bondi Short Film Festival
Genre	Competitive Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Years active	23
Inaugurated	2001
Participants	200
Website	http://www.bondishortfilmfestival.com/

The Bondi Short Film Festival is an annual one-day competitive

Bondi Beach. The Festival's founding and current artistic director is Francis Coady.^[1]

History

Established by Coady in 2001, the Festival began by giving young filmmakers a festival to screen their films,

North Bondi RSL Club. Due to its success, by 2002 it has moved to its current home at the Bondi Pavilion.^[4]

The Festival accepts entries in any genre, with the only restrictions being it must be Australian, under 15 minutes in length, and made in the previous 18 months.[4] Prizes are currently awarded in four categories: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Music.^[4] Whilst the competition is predominantly an amateur’s festival, films are judged by leading industry professionals. Over the years, festival judges have included Margaret Pomeranz, Sam Worthington, Bruce Beresford,^[4] Rachel Ward, Damon Gameau, David Caeser and Gracie Otto.

^ "Francis Coady – Bachelor Profile". Cleo. NineMSN Pty Limited. 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ "Trespassing with Francis Coady". Trespass Magazine. NineMSN Pty Limited. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ "History". Bondi Short Film Festival. 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bondi Short Film Festival (BSFF)". Film Festivals Australia. Julia Avenell. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

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