CALLING ALL SHORTS FOR DUNGOG FESTIVAL'S SHORT FILM COMPETITION

The 3rd annual Dungog Festival - FOOD, FILM, FRESH AIR (plus throw in some music, wine, arts and markets!) - is coming up on 27-30 October 2016.  The Short Film Competition is calling for submissions from Australian and International films, with a prize pool of $30,000 cash available across a range of Awards.

Films must be 30 mins or under in length and can be any genre - fiction, drama, comedy, documentary, animation etc. and should have been completed after October 2014. Films made by Australians living or working overseas are encouraged to enter.

Prizes will be awarded for Best Australian Short Film (Fiction),  Best Australian Short Film (Documentary), Best International Short Film, Best Director, Best Craft Award, Best Youth Film - (Student and Non-Student), Best Local Film, Best Music Video and more!

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES INCLUDE:

• Australian Short Films - Fiction
• Australian Short Films - Documentary
• International Short Films - Fiction and Documentary
• Youth Films (made by Under 25 years filmmakers)  - Student and Non-Student
• Music Video Films

ENTRIES CAN BE MADE VIA FILM FESTIVAL LIFE and are open now at http://www.filmfestivallife.com/Dungog-Festival .

The deadline is 19 August, with a final late deadline of 31st August, with a slightly higher entry fee.

For further enquiries, please email films@dungogfestival.com.au or visit the website at http://www.dungogfestival.com.au 

The Dungog Festival is an regional arts and cultural festival, held at the end of OCtober in NSW's picturesque Hunter Valley, close to wineries, historic towns and the world-heritage listed rainforests of teh Barrington Tops. Dungog is less then 3 hours drive from Sydney. The festival runs over 3 days and nights and offers accommodation, glamping, restaurants, dinners, winemakers lunch, music, arts and crafts, markets, performances, activities for the young ones and much more!