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Flickerfest 2009 :18th International Australian Short Film Festival

Bondi Pavilion 9th – 18th January 2009
Touring Nationally January – March 2009

In 2009 Flickerfest will come of age and celebrate its 18th anniversary as Australia’s premier International Short Film Festival. Flickerfest is Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited Short Film festival and as such, attracts a high calibre of films entering each year.

In January 2009 Flickerfest will showcase for ten days on the shores of Bondi Beach before heading off on a nationwide tour. The Festival boasts three competitive programs - International, Australian and Documentary. This year the Australian shorts competition has increased and an extra programme has been added to reflect the high standard of Australian films.

The competitive programs will be joined by a number of special programs and forums.
Celebrity shorts - showcases celebrities flexing their creativity and taking risks from either behind the camera or on screen as they embrace the short film form.
Love bites - examining life love and the idiosyncracies of all types of relationships
in a saucy line up of sexy shorts with an international twist

This year Flickerfest has received a significant number of entries from Australia and beyond, exceeding 2008.. The increase in entries is yet further testimony to Flickerfest’s renowned profile as the most illustrious short film competition in Australia.

With a record 1350 entries from around the globe this year, “Flickerfest continues to attract the latest in cutting-edge and award-winning shorts from the world’s most exciting new filmmakers” said Festival Director, Bronwyn Kidd. “This guarantees that the festival presents our Australian audiences with a short film competition amongst the best in the world.’

The 10-day short film exhibition kicks off on Friday 9th January at Bondi Beach with a screenings and a glamorous Opening Night party and closes on 18th of January. After concluding, the festival hits the road for a 19-venue national tour from January to March. The tour encompasses capital centres and key regional areas in NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, QLD, NT and TAS.

Each year Flickerfest is pleased to celebrate an array of diverse short films from the many cultural backgrounds that make up the festival programmes and 2009 will be no exception.

Flickerfest is supported by key industry leaders including festival patrons Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong, Claudia Karvan, Deborra-lee Furness, Hugh Jackman and John Palermo from the Australian production company ‘Seed’. Their patronage is testimony to the quality of the event and its significance in nurturing future generations of Australian film making talent.













FLICKERFEST FESTIVAL AND TOUR DATES FOR 2009

SYDNEY - BONDI BEACH
Venue: Bondi Pavilion
Dates: 9th - 18th Jan
Bookings: 02 9365 6877
www.flickerfest.com.au

BYRON BAY
Venue: A&I Hall Bangalow
Dates: Fri 23rd - Sun 25th Jan
Bookings: 02 6685 9999
www.iQ.org.au

DARWIN
Venue: Flix in the Wet - BCC Cinema 5
Dates: Sun 25th Jan
Bookings: 08 8981 0700
www.deckchaircinema.com

KATHERINE
Venue: Katherine Cinemas
Dates: Thur 29th Jan
Bookings: 08 8971 2522
www.katherinecinemas.com.au

ALICE SPRINGS
Venue: Araluen Arts Centre
Dates: Fri 30th Jan - Sun 1st Feb
Bookings: 08 8951 1122
www.araluenartscentre.com.au

ADELAIDE
Venue: Mercury Cinema
Dates: Fri 6th Feb
Bookings: 08 8410 0979
www.mercurycinema.org.au

AVOCA
Venue: Avoca Beach Picture Theatre
Dates: Fri 6th - Sat 7th Feb
Bookings: 02 4382 1777
www.avocabeachpicturetheatre.com.au

NARRABRI
Venue: Crossing Theatre
Dates: Sat 14th Feb
Bookings: 02 6792 4654
www.crossingtheatre.com.au

GUNNEDAH
Venue: Civic Theatre
Dates: Sun 15th Feb
Bookings: 02 6740 2271
www.infogunnedah.com.au

KEMPSEY
Venue: Bandbox Cinema
Dates: Wed 18th – Thur 19th Feb
Bookings: 02 6561 7116
www.events.macleayvalleycoast.com.au
NOOSA
Venue: Noosa Junction - The J
Dates: Fri 20th Feb
Bookings: 07 5455 4455
www.theJ.com.au

SAWTELL
Venue: First Avenue Cinema
Dates: Fri 20th - Sat 21st Feb
Bookings: 02 6653 3119
www.firstavecinemas.com.au

BRISBANE
Venue: Dendy Cinema Portside
Dates: Thur 26th Feb - Sun 1st Mar
Bookings: 07 3137 6000
www.dendy.com.au

PERTH
Venue: Camelot Outdoor Cinema
Dates: Thur 5th - Sun 8th Mar
Bookings: 08 9227 1771
www.lunapalace.com.au

BROOME
Venue: Sun Picture Theatre
Dates: Fri 13th - Sat 14th Mar
Bookings: 08 9192 1077
www.sunpictures.com.au

BATHURST
Venue: Metro Cinema
Dates: Fri 13th - Sat 14th Mar
Bookings: 02 6331 6737
www.metrocinemas.com.au

KATOOMBA
Venue: The Edge Cinema
Dates: Thur 19th - Fri 20th Mar
Bookings: 02 4782 8900
www.edgecinema.com.au

HOBART
Venue: The State Cinema
Dates: Thur 19th - Fri 20th Mar
Bookings: 03 6234 6318
www.statecinema.com.au

CANBERRA
Venue: Dendy Cinema
Dates: Sat 21st - Sun 22nd Mar
Bookings: 02 6221 8900
www.dendy.com.au

MELBOURNE
Venue: Kino Cinemas
Dates: Thur 26th - Fri 27th Mar
Bookings: 03 9650 2100
www.kinocineas.com.au