Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival in Gympie, Queensland | Festival

Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival

Locality: Gympie, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5482 4547

Address: Level 2/ 123 Mary St 4570 Gympie, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.heartofgold.com.au

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25.01.2022 Hey folks, been a while! We're having a casual chat about the festival tonight at The Bunker Smokehouse and Bar on Channon St from 7PM. The board and the festival director will be there and are keen to hear your thoughts so come on down and let's talk Heart of Gold 2021! See you there

25.01.2022 It was great catching up with Kairavi Desai, who was attending her screening of her new film ’In Bardo’ at the Australian Independant Film Festival on Saturday night.

24.01.2022 We love this initiative from Creative Alliance! Head along for brekky at Charlie's next Wednesday morning to get inspired.

24.01.2022 THE HORSES is the beautiful doc about the healing relationship between traumatised ex-racehorses and war veterans that won Most Inspiring True Story at last year's festival. Director Nick Barkla is now raising funds to turn that into a full length film - THE HEALING. If you loved the short, you can help Nick out by donating at the link, and keep up with the action on their facebook page in the comments. Here's to the next BACKTRACK BOYS! https://staging.documentaryaustralia.com.au/pr/the-healing/

23.01.2022 Don't miss Screensland Online Film Festival tonight from 7:30 - online! Heart of Gold is presenting our audience favourite 'These Walls' directed by Susanna van Aswegen! Susanna is a Qld local and has been a guest of our Gympie festival twice. She'll be appearing in a live Q&A with HOG Festival Director after the films tonight so stay tuned for that goodness!

23.01.2022 We were lucky enough to have Melbourne director Natalie Erika James' stunning short film DRUM WAVE at our 2018 festival and are so proud to see her new feature RELIC nominated for Best Feature Film at the Gotham Awards! Truly a huge achievement to be in the 5 films honoured in an incredible competition, and alongside fellow Australian Kitty Green too! Congratulations to Natalie and producers Sarah Shaw and Anna Mcleish! Our fingers are crossed. https://www.vulture.com//gotham-awards-nominations-first-c

20.01.2022 "Have you not been taking your glucosamine!?" Remember this gem from the 2016 festival? 'The Driving Seat' written and directed by Phil Lowe is now on Youtube. If you've had a film at the festival which is now online, DM us so we can all relive the memories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAUr64Qn9r0&app=desktop

20.01.2022 Calling filmmakers! Screen Queensland has just announced an incredible opportunity. RIDE Shorts is a short film fund and talent escalator for filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds - that includes those from regional areas! Submit with your short film script by April 12. Selected teams will receive intensive development, $55,000 production funding, and a premiere at the 2021 Brisbane Film Festival! https://www.if.com.au/screen-queensland-partners-with-unle/ Heart of Go...ld festival director Jackson Lapsley Scott and many-time festival guest and speaker Meg O'Connell (founder/producer Unless Pictures) are facilitating the initiative and will Executive Produce all 6 selected short films. Application details here. Be sure to check out the full smartygrants form ahead of time so you know what's required! https://screenqueensland.com.au/initiatives/ride-shorts/ Contact Screen Queensland ([email protected] | 07 3248 0500) for any logistical questions or Unless Pictures for creative support (https://unlesspictures.com). We're crossing fingers some Heart of Gold alumni get to take advantage of this great opportunity!

19.01.2022 It's go time! SIPFest is now LIVE and ready to watch from the comfort of your own home. Watch now at www.gcfilmfestival.com/sipfest-online/ From drama... to comedy (and everything in-between) these 13 short films will have you laughing, crying and most importantly, escaping. Remember to cast your vote online for the highly-coveted People’s Choice Award! The winner will receive $1,000 cash which will be a much needed cash boost for filmmakers at the moment. The SIPFest Program will be available to stream and watch until 12pm Tuesday 14 April. Invite your friends to watch it as well! Share the love on social media and show us how you SIPFest by tagging #SIPFest @gcfilmfestival and @visitsurfersparadise. ENJOY! Visit Surfers Paradise #GCFF2020 #gcfilmfest #SIPFest #creativegold

17.01.2022 From all of us at Heart Of Gold we would love to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and send all of our best for a Happy New Year . We look forward to seeing you all again in 2021!

14.01.2022 Sydney friends! Make sure you head along to the incredible Hyperlinks: A Static Vision Festival tonight and this weekend for some extremely digital filmsand parties. More info at their very cool website: https://hyperlinks.sydney/

14.01.2022 Many of you are no doubt wondering what the status of the Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2020 is, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The best answer that we can give you at this time is that, sadly you will not be seeing a Festival in 2020. While the Festival may be some four months away, the effects of the pandemic are still being felt at this crucial stage where we really start to put the Festival together. The social distancing requirements, the mothballi...ng of industry arts events, and the directive to work and study from home as far as possible have meant that we're heavily restricted in what we would otherwise be undertaking during this time. Notwithstanding any government directive, we also needed to minimise the risk to our team. So in short, we've suspended most of the behind the scenes work for 2020. The office has been closed and will remain so for some time to come but work still goes on and contacts remain the same. What should you expect to see in 2020 from Heart of Gold? At this time we cannot give a definitive answer as it will depend heavily on what is occurring around us as the year progresses. We are really hopeful that we will be permitted to put together some kind of event later in the year or next year to allow us to come together, be social, and to warm our hearts with film as a fundraiser for the 2021 festival, however it's too early to say when any such event will be on. All we can say is to keep an eye on our social media pages for any announcements. We are very excited for the 2021 festival, with everyone’s help this promises to be bigger and better than ever. We have some fantastic ideas already started and we look forward to seeing you soon. From the whole Heart of Gold team, stay safe, Yours Sincerely The Heart of Gold Board

12.01.2022 Great to see some Heart of Gold 2019 alumni doing well on the circuit! Congrats to all these killer filmmakers. Don't sleep on these flicks WA.

08.01.2022 Love the smiling faces of this great bunch #volunteersday #heartofgold

07.01.2022 QUICK RESPONSE ARTS GRANTS If you haven't already spotted, the Sidney Meyer fellowship has created 1400 x $1000 cash grants for artists. Applications close this Sunday so get on it! https://myerfoundation.org.au//national-assistance-progra/

05.01.2022 Hi All! Hope you are all ok out there! This is Tfer from QUT! You might remember me from the back room of HOG every year... well ok perhaps not But you will remember all the QUT films that we submit each year from our students. Last years' "In Bardo", and "Underdog"? They were from our students third year slate of films. ... This year the students had to abandon their usual documentary plans and produce a documentary entirely from home, with nothing but themselves, and the internet. This is the amazing series they produced in isolation! Please share and enjoy "From Home". There are 8 very different episodes here, looking at a huge range of issues, but above all positive and uplifting, with "hearts of gold" (Even if I do say so myself)

04.01.2022 If Netflix is wearing a little thin, here's some great resources for free online viewing. KANOPY has an incredible selection of films available (probably the best in Aus). Free if you have a library or student card. www.kanopy.com SUNDANCE LABS are one of the best training grounds for filmmakers of all levels, and Sundance have just allowed free access to all their recorded masterclasses. Absolutely don't sleep on this. www.collab.sundance.org/learn/master-classes... SXSW is the festival home of American indie cinema. This year's was sadly cancelled, but the shorts program is being hosted for free online here! www.mailchimp.com/presents/sxsw/ STATIC VISION is a Sydney film collective who've embraced lockdown with a regular selection of live cult and experimental film streams & Q&As. Follow their page for the latest: Static Vision.

02.01.2022 In Brisbane this weekend https://facebook.com/events/s/australia-independent-film-fes/863765750728973/?ti=icl

01.01.2022 FREE ANIMATION WORKSHOPS!! Some of our filmmaker and artist friends are hosting a range of free online workshops giving introductions to animation technologies. No experience needed. An incredibly valuable skillset to be familiar with, and taught by some creatives who really know how to have fun with the form! Sign up at the link below now!