The Short Film Competition at Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton is geared to independent filmmakers from Australia. Filmmakers are asked to submit a short film.
In 2025 we celebrate our Twelth year!
We welcome submissions of quality short films that are family friendly. We especially encourage Regional, First Nations and Women filmmakers.
For 2025 we open submissions to feature films to highlight our commitment to Independent Australian cinema. If selected, the feature films will be programmed in throughout the nine days of the Festival. A fee will be paid for selected films.
Your film can be fiction or documentary, funny or sad but it has to be memorable, significant and lasting and also family friendly makes it much easier to program! Get creative!
Films will be reviewed by a jury of film professionals in the first week of the Festival to shortlist the submissions to the top ten-twelve film entries. Some films will be screened alongside feature films throughout the two weeks of the Festival.
Finalist films will be screened on the Closing Night at the historic, 108 year old Royal Open Air Theatre at a special awards ceremony with celebrity judges selecting the Best Film and associated prizes.
The Short Film Competition is part of Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival – a nine-day program that focuses on promoting screen culture through new Australian cinema. The Festival has become a key exhibitor for Australian films and stories that otherwise would not find an audience. The program features and supports film made in Queensland and will often provide a first run for some films that have struggled with commercial distributors.
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