Flickerfest brings the Best of Australian Shorts to Parramatta! ‘Strictly Great Short Films’

Celebrating 34 years in 2025 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised 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 3,500 entries!

Flickerfest screens for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach in January, with selected highlights of the most entertaining and innovative short films from Australia & around the world touring the country on a 45 venue national tour from Feb – Oct 2025.

Flickerfest, Australia’s largest Short Film Festival is excited to be returning on its National Tour to Riverside Theatres in Parramatta showcasing the Best of Australian Shorts (4pm) and Best of International Shorts (6.30pm) programme highlights, all handpicked favourites from our recent Bondi festival competitions. The short films screening are all entertaining, inspiring, award-winning, and fresh from their premieres in competition at Flickerfest Bondi, giving Parramatta Flickerfest audiences a window into the hottest contemporary shorts from at home and across the world today.

Flickerfest returns with this annual one-off chance to see the Best of Australian Shorts the Best of International Shorts programmes officially selected for Flickerfest National Tour, before these films continue their journey around the world.

List of Best of Australian Shorts

The Fix-It-Man And The Fix-It-Wooman

In the “bright lights, big city of Alice Springs”, two soft sculptures try to impress each other with their dance moves. But it’s an unfortunate accident that finally brings them together as they discover they both have a talent for fixing things. Artwork by the Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, renowned for their beautiful soft sculptures, comes alive in this gentle funny tale of love and connection.

NSW PREMIERE


Famous Last Words

A down-trodden man is given some information from his dying mother which might change the course of his life.

WORLD PREMIERE


Made By Us

An Australian artist living in France clashes with her model while working on her latest portrait.

WORLD PREMIERE


Candy Bar

A young girl thinks a man in the candy bar line looks like her dad.

WORLD PREMIERE


Baggage

Three girlfriends check in their baggage at the airport, but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security, can she hide what’s inside?

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE


And The Ocean Agreed

Vina is fading away, lost to dementia, but on a rare outing to the ocean, she finds herself and a chance for freedom.

NSW PREMIERE


The Dog

A sick dog mysteriously appears in the clinic of a struggling vet (Kate Walsh, GREY’S ANATOMY) and tries to negotiate their own death, leading both on a surreal journey through life and mortality.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE


The Audition

Milan, 21, is a talented Kurdish singer, currently auditioning for a major singing competition. When Milan hears her father has left their family for another woman, she’s expected to plead with him to return home. All Milan wants is to make her own choices in life, and with this audition, for her mother, Emine, not to sabotage her. Distracted, Milan almost messes up the audition, but Emine – for once – comes to her rescue, giving Milan the courage she needs to sing powerfully.

WORLD PREMIERE


Marcia And The Shark

Following a shark attack, Marcia comes back to life with something wild inside her, testing her doting fiancee Frank as they take to the road in his mustang. Based on the true story of Sydney Harbour’s last fatal shark attack in 1963.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE


The Hoist

Based on an outrageously true story, we follow local inventor, Bill, in his efforts to protect the most important thing at the annual bush dance… the supper. But will the chaotic entrance of an uninvited guest ruin everything?

NSW PREMIERE

Book both Flickerfest films and save!

Book to see both Best of International Shorts & Best of Australian Shorts and save $5!

> Buy the Flickerfest package here (Non-concession)

> Buy the Flickerfest package here (Concession/Under 18/Student)

Please note, that your seats will be chosen for you online. If you wish to choose your seats for the package, please call the Box Office on 02 8839 3399.

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