WESTERN DOWNS
BELL MEMORIAL HALL – FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM 
WANDOAN CULTURAL CENTRE  – SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM 
WARRA MEMORIAL HALL – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 7.30PM 
MEANDARRA SCHOOL OF ARTS – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER, 7.30PM  

‘A KALEIDOSCOPIC CARNIVAL OF SHORT FILMS’

Celebrating 31 years in 2022 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Oscar® and BAFTA Qualifying short film festival, ensuring that we continue to present A-list short film programmes 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 4 venues across the Western Downs showcasing the Best of Australian Shorts programme highlights from our recent Bondi festival competition.

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

Once again the Australian programme shines a spotlight on the incredible short film talent that exists in our emerging Australian industry.

Screenings dates:
Friday 23 September, 7.30pm (doors open 6.30pm) – Bell Memorial Hall
Saturday 24 September, 7.30pm (doors open 6.30pm) – Wandoan Cultural Centre
Saturday 8 October, 7.30pm (doors open 6.30pm) – Warra Memorial Hall
Saturday 15 October, 7.30pm (doors open 6.30pm) – Meandarra School Of Arts

Highlights from the Best of Australian Shorts include the quirky black space comedy ‘The Home Team’ starring comedy legend Paul McDermott and acclaimed actress Tara Morice (‘Strictly Ballroom’) and the fun neighbourly drama ‘Stonefish’ written by and starring accomplished young Queensland actor, George Pullar (‘Barons, A Place To Call Home’) and directed by acclaimed actress and first time director Megan Smart, known for her most recent roles in mini series (‘Wakefield’ 2021) and (‘Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway’ 2021).

The moving and intimate sibling drama ‘You Me Before And After’ starring Yael Stone (‘Orange Is The New Black’) and Emily Barclay (‘Mr In Between’, ‘Glitch’, ‘Baby Teeth’) also shines on the big screen in this exceptional programme alongside the film which took home both the Academy® Qualifying Panasonic LUMIX Award for Best Australian Short film and the AVID award for Best Original Music at #flickerfest2022, the stunning ‘Giants’ from director Eddy Bell.

WHAT: Flickerfest 2022: Best of Australian Shorts
WHERE: Bell Memorial Hall, Wandoan Cultural Centre, Warra Memorial Hall, Meandarra School Of Arts
PRICE: $10
WHEN: Friday 23 September, Saturday 24th September, Saturday 8th October, Saturday 15th October
TIME: Doors Open 6.30pm | Screening: 7.30pm
TICKETS & INFO: www.flickerfest.com.au/tour/