Flickerfest

Strictly Great Short Films!

~Flickerfest~
~Flickerfest~

#Celebrating its 34th year

Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy Award® and BAFTA qualifying short film festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition, screens the best of shorts from Australia and the world, selected from 3,500 entries; ensuring the presentation of A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the best in the world.

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 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.


International Shorts from 5.30pm

Australian Shorts from 8.00pm

Saturday 17 May - 5:30pm & 8:00pm


Empire Cardholder $15.00
Adult $27.00
*a fee of $5 applies per transaction for online bookings.


#Watch a Sneak Peek

#Supported By

#What's on

The Eagles ~Greatest Hits~

The Eagles Greatest Hits

Music, Tribute

Amy ~Shark~

Amy Shark

Music

Running in the Shadows of ~FLEETWOOD MAC~

Running in the Shadows of FLEETWOOD MAC

Music, Tribute

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Acknowledgement
of country

The Empire acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Giabal, Jarowair and Western Wakka Wakka peoples, where we work and present stories. We would like to pay respect to the Elders, past and present and to all First Nations peoples.

Artwork: We Are Yuree by Adrian Bauwens

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