Shorts Film Festival celebrates ten years in 2013

The Shorts Film Festival will enjoy a double celebration this year. The Festival will celebrate its tenth anniversary as well as a new home at Published Arthouse in Adelaide’s west end.The Festival, the idea of acclaimed film producer David Lightfoot, has grown into a respected national short film festival and has helped kick start the careers of many Australian filmmakers.

Past Festival winners have included The Palace’s Anthony Maras, The Love Song for Iskra Prufrock’s Lucy Gaffy, Jacob’s Dena Curtis and Chicken of God’s Frank Woodley.

To celebrate, this year’s Festival will screen the 20 finalists along with 40 judge’s picks from previous years. The judge’s picks will include past award winners as well as films that proved popular with audiences.

Selected films will also be shown from the UK’s Rushes Soho Shorts which has partnered with the Festival since 2003. Each screening during festival will showcase 10 short films featuring a diverse range of genres including animation, comedy, horror, dramas and thrillers.

The 2013 Shorts Film Festival will run from April 27 – May 4 and culminate with the awards night and a look back at the last decade.

In contrast to other film festivals, the films at Shorts are shown in a ‘club-like’ social environment where audiences can also enjoy good food, have a drink and discuss the films with their friends, family and the filmmakers themselves.

For the filmmakers, Shorts’ offers one of the largest prize pools of any film festival in Australia, worth over $50,000. The winner receives an all expenses paid trip to major Film Festival such as Cannes or Sundance, where they’re able to make valuable contacts to further their career.

For more information, visit the Shorts Film Festival website at www.shortsfilmfestival.com

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