Nillumbeats Short Film Festival

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Nillumbeats Short Film Festival 2024

Calling all Young Creatives! Applications are now open for the 2024 Nillumbeats FReeZA Short Film Festival. Entries will be assessed and selected films will have the opportunity to be played on the big screen at Hoyts Greensborough in December! Prizes will also be awarded across a range of categories including:

1st Prize: Mentoring Session with Collarts Film School 

2nd Prize: $300 Camera Store Voucher 

3rd Prize: Film Making Kit (valued at $200)

Double Hoyts passes will also be awarded for a range of category prizes. 

The competition is open to high school students aged 12-18 who live, work, study or play in Nillumbik.

Entries for the 2024 Nillumbeats Short Film Competition have now closed. Join us for the Short Film Festival Screening on Thursday 5 December, 7-9pm at Hoyts Greensborough. 

Tickets will be released to the public soon! Keep an eye on our website and Instagram pages!

For further information or for support submitting your film please contact:

Molly Jessop, Youth Development Officer via youth@nillumbik.vic.gov.au or 0428 891 320 

This initiative is funded through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing's FReeZa and Engage! programs. 

Check Out Last Year's Winners:

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1st Prize

'Hide and Seek' By Tahli Lambert

‘Hide and Seek’ follows a grieving son who is haunted by the comfort of his childhood. The boy hides from his reality as he seeks a feeling that has passed.

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2nd Prize

'My Life as a Superhuman' by Billy Buchanan

My Life as a Superhuman is a short mockumentary about a suburban boy who has recently discovered superpowers.

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3rd Prize

The Stand Off by Jasper Davis, Fynn Holmes, Hayden Bardon, & James Ferres

A group of friends have been kidnapped by the mafia. One jumps in the way to save the life of another and the protagonist runs away before being faced with one final showdown. 

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Additional Prizes

Most Inspiring - 'Me Myself and I and Me Again' by Emma Karanfilov & Josh Smith

 

Most Original Idea - 'Paranoia' by Kirra Imbriano

 

Funniest Character - 'A Slapstick Film' by Kael Crawford

 

Best Plot Twist - 'The Rock' by Jayme Larkin & Zoe Templeman

 

Best Costumes - 'A Visit To Earth' by Atlas Alaniz

 

Best Cinematography - 'There Intertitles' by Emma Bayly