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25.01.2022 In the early hours of a morning, a weary working man returns home from a long night of work. A harrowing voice disturbs his rest. He is determined to stifle the dominating noise as best he can, but on this path, he loses himself.. This beautifully produced, nightmarish short screens as part of the Persian Night screening at Smith's Alternative tomorrow evening - along with a wonderful selection of films by Iranian filmmakers. $15, 7pm start... Tickets available via the event ---> CSFF // World Movie Night // Smith's See more

25.01.2022 Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion.. This stunning animated short flick screens tomorrow night at the AWARDS NIGHT at Dendy Cinemas Canberra - join us from 6PM for Pre-Screening drinks & nibbles and kick on with us and celebrate after the Awards. $20 Tickets - available in the event link below OR at www.csff.com.au/tickets - CSFF // Awards Night // Dendy Cinemas... Two Balloons - directed by Mark C. Smith

24.01.2022 What we see and how we feel are two different things. If I could bridge that gap with pictures, to capture that energy, that’s hitting the mark for me. - Trent Mitchell This cinematically beautiful short doco follows Australian photographer, Trent Mitchell and his experimental pursuits with the mode of photography - Documenting the creative process Trent takes to achieve his latest bodysurf series: Inner Atlas. Black Moon screens tonight as part of our CSFF // Doco Night /.../ Dendy Cinemas and is not to be missed. Head to to event OR csff.com.au to get your tickets now x See more

21.01.2022 In Australia's frontier past, a young Indigenous boy begins work on an isolated sheep property and forms a connection with the owner's daughter. But this is more than a love story. Thompson's beautifully weaves in meataphors that broach colonisation and the relationships between Indigenous and settler Australia. "Stories are a way to process trauma and forge identity." - Victoria Thompson... Swallows, directed by Victoria Thompson, screens tonight as part of the CSFF // Full Moon Party // TAC - tickets available through the link OR at csff.com.au/tickets Kick off from 5:30pm for pre-drinks - Screening from 6:30pm x

17.01.2022 Inspired by the poem 'On Ç' by Hiromi It, a woman looks at the matrilineal inheritance of linguistic tones in her family, mourning the parts of languages that become extinct through semantic evolution. Director Steffie Yee, spent four months experimenting with different mediums and processes including stop motion, coloured pencil, paper, ink, plasticine and strata cut animation to create this colourful short The Lost Sound screens tonight for the CSFF // Music Vid & Animatio...n Night // Smith's Kick off 9:30pm at Smith's Alternative TIX availble through the event link above OR at csff.com.au/tickets

17.01.2022 May we have your attention please !! Part ONE of the 25th CSFF kicks off tomorrow afternoon Thanks to The RiotACT for this sweet little write up x

16.01.2022 Kiss Me Malibu - a short, horror music video that pokes a little comedic fun at the insecurities and overthinking that pop culture and the belief systems of others play on relationships during courtship. Neon Palms - Kiss Me Malibu, directed by Mikel Arraiz features on our line up of MUSIC VIDS and ANIMATION, tonight at Smith's Alternative $15 tix, doors from 9:30PM... CSFF // Music Vid & Animation Night // Smith's - check the posts below for your chance to win a DOUBLE PASS to tonight's screening (entries close at 6:59PM) x See more

15.01.2022 And the Winners are... A HUGE Congratulations to not only the Winners, but to all of the filmmakers who submitted to the festival this year - without you, there is no CSFF! Special thanks to the filmmakers who traveled from near and far (Singapore, baby!) to be here and celebrate with us last night ... Head to our website to check out who took out the prizes and awards this year - www.csff.com.au

13.01.2022 TAG A FRIEND IN THE COMMENTS TO WIN 2 FREE TICKETS TO TONIGHTS SCREENING! Tonight we've got an awesome line up of music videos and animations going off at Smiths Alternative starting at 9:30pm! To Win: - Tag a friend in the comments below - Make sure you like the "Canberra Short Film Festival" Page and hit 'going' on the event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/2326644294255621/)... - The more friends you tag, the more entries to win! Winner will be drawn and announced 7pm tonight!

13.01.2022 TONIGHT GALA NIGHT Join us from 6 pm tonight at Dendy Canberra Centre for a night full of films and fun! Buy your tickets from www.csff.com.au or at the door when you arrive! See you there!

12.01.2022 Peer into the life and mind of an editor, working for the IRIB (Islamic Republic of IRAN Broadcasting) during the global pandemic. "CUTSTEIN" made by Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan. This "Frankenstein" piece was predominately made using a mobile phone (!) and screens this Sunday as part of our line-up of Iranian Films. https://www.facebook.com/events/367168364615889/

11.01.2022 Sexuality and Gender Politics this was a challenging night for some of us!

11.01.2022 After the death of their friend, two students discover a disturbing website that comes for anyone who dares venture too far into its domain "FLESH DREAM" written & directed by Kane Gaundar. This psychological horror/teen gore-fest screens this Fright-day night. Are you game? https://www.facebook.com/events/773910886538045/

11.01.2022 Following the death of their friend, two students discover a disturbing website that murders anyone that ventures too far into its domain Existing somewhere between a slow-burn psychological horror and a teen gorefest, FLESH DREAM is a queer love letter to the tech-horror films of the ‘00s, made by a majority LGBTQIA+ crew of students FLESH DREAM written & directed by Kane Gaundar... This is one for the horror film buffs and screens tonight at our Festival Finale at Smith’s Alternative. Be ready to jump 6.45 doors for 7PM kick off. It’s a marathon session to farewell our 25th season TIX available here - https://www.smithsalternative.com//canberra-short-film-fes

09.01.2022 Environmental Perspectives

09.01.2022 ATTN: Filmmakers!! Has COVID, or just 2020 in general, affected your film schedule? Fear not, we've EXTENDED our SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE to Friday 18th September, 2020 Head to the link for more info or to submit your film https://www.csff.com.au/categories

07.01.2022 * * * TONIGHT * * * 5:30 PM AT THE MARGARET HENDRY SCHOOL * Last chance to catch some of these amazing films! *... Tonight is the last night of the main part of the festival so grab your tickets right now and we'll see you at 5:30! See more

06.01.2022 Are you interested in filmmaking or aspiring to take that leap into film? We're running a Filmmakers Networking Session later this afternoon at Smith's Alternative from 5pm and would like to invite anyone and everyone involved in filmmaking - whether you're a screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, editor, sound designer, set designer or just curious.. All are welcome! We have a few special guest speakers lined up who will share their knowledge and experience in the industr...y and open up the floor to any questions. Stick around afterwards to mingle and chat with other local and interstate filmmakers - who knows, you may make some new connections!

05.01.2022 15-year-old Kyle believes he can save his dying older brother with a plant he’s found at the back of a garden center. Problem is, there’s a shadowy government agency out to destroy it first.. Will he get to it before they do? Earthy Encounters - directed by Sam Johnson, screening tonight for our All Ages Screening at Margaret Hendry School - this is a night for the whole family!... Doors from 5:30pm, Films from 6:00pm Kids - $7.50, Adults - $15 Grab your tickets via Canberra Short Film Festival - Gungahlin - All Ages Screening 1 OR chance it on the door tonight x

04.01.2022 If you've found yourself still deciding what to do tonight, we still have some tickets available for tonight's screening at Tuggeranong Arts Centre - a wonderful selection of short films from our backyard and around the globe - like this short, sweet story.. !!

04.01.2022 This is a story about Audun Kvitland. After vacationing in Indonesia, he writes a love song about a dish called Nasi Padang and posts it to YouTube. Shortly after, the song goes viral and is heard by millions. When Audun is invited back to Indonesia, he arrives and immediately embarks on an unexpected journey where people are united across cultures, languages and tradition, over a common love of food and music. HELP, I’VE GONE VIRAL! directed Audun Amundsen, screens this S...aturday night at the Sneak Peek session at Smith’s. https://www.facebook.com/events/1411376555867693/

03.01.2022 Film about Culture and Identitiy. Please feel free to tag yourself!

03.01.2022 Song Sparrow is about immigration. People of different color and race and culture, old and young, embark on journeys, eager to find some place they can call home, or just some place they can live in. "It is not always weathering storms till and onto shores of calm and prosperity; many a time storms keep them company on and off shores." - Farzaneh Omidvarnia... This touching short, uses dolls to depict a real event which happened in Austria in August 2015, where flesh and bone of human and animal become intermingled. Screening tonight as part of the Iranian Film Screening at Dendy Cinemas Canberra. $15 Tix available via the event page - CSFF // Persian Night // Dendy

02.01.2022 A long-forgotten, old theatre is moments from being demolished.. When a construction worker enters the crumbling building for a final safety check, he wanders into a mystical and somewhat fragile world and finds himself face-to-face with the theatre’s core.. EXIST! directed by Luca Zuberbühler this short has been well received on the festival circuit and screens tonight as part of a wonderful line-up of shorts for the Festival Finale! ... Join us at Smith’s for a marathon session of shorts to close our 25th Season. TIX available here - https://www.smithsalternative.com//canberra-short-film-fes

02.01.2022 A massive thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors and partners for the 2019 Canberra Short Film Festival! Extra special thank you to our Founding Partners & Major Sponsors University of Canberra - Faculty of Arts & Design and SilverSun Pictures and to our Major Sponsor Dendy Cinemas Canberra; without your continuing support we wouldn't be able to do this! A huge thank you to all of our Sponsors and Event Partners for helping us to run another highly successful f...estival! Smith's Alternative, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Belconnen Arts Centre, Northside Community Service, Ronin Films, Capital Brewing Co., Canberra Musicians Club, Digital Content Studios, Exclusive Images Photography and OnScreen Thank you to all the incredible filmmakers who submitted their films to the festival this year! We can't wait to see what wonderful works we will be sharing next year! Cheers to a wonderful 24 years and here's to the big *25* next year! See more