34th International Short Film Festival

Australia’s only Academy® Qualifying
& BAFTA recognised short film festival.

Thur 27 Feb – Sat 1 Mar 2025
Mullumbimby Civic Hall

PROGRAMME & TIMES

Thursday 27 Feb: doors 7pm- Opening Drinks | films start 8pm- Best Of International Shorts programme $30/$25 conc (+bf)
Ticket includes a tasty snacks & 2 complimentary drinks from Rosnay Organic Wine, Gage Roads Beer, Matso’s Ginger Beer or Karma Drinks juices/soft drinks.

Friday 28 Feb: 8pm- Best Of Australian Shorts programme, doors 7pm, $18/16 conc (+bf)

Saturday 1 Mar: 4pm- Byron All Shorts finalist programme & Awards, doors 3pm,$18/16 conc (+bf) – finalists announced early Mar.

Saturday 1 Mar: 8pm- Short Laughs Comedy programme, doors 7pm, $18/16 conc (+bf)

Season Pass: $65/55 conc (+bf)

Mullumbimby Civic Hall (Cafe/Bar & Air-conditioned)
Run-time: (approx 120min each session)
Classification: (under 15yrs to be w/adult)

(online sales close 2 hours prior to each session)
Tickets also available at the door (for 1hr before session ‘subject to availability’)

Any general or tickets enquires pls call: 0414 779 881

iQ Cafe & Bar
Open daily: 1hr prior to sessions.
Serving delicious Bakers & Daughters cakes & savory or sausage rolls, coffee, tea, organic Rosnay wine, Gage Roads beer, Matso’s Ginger beer & Karma Drinks organic juices/soft drinks, chips & popcorn.

*Cashless transactions for Tickets at door & Cafe preferred!
– Plenty of parking available

Join us for a fabulous weekend of the best short films that the local region, Australia & the world has on offer.

Fundraiser: Flickerfest Mullumbimby & Byron All Shorts 2025 is a fund-raiser for the iQ Inc, Crown Land Managers of the Island Quarry Reserve.

Flickerfest & Byron All Shorts is presented with iQ Inc.

ABOUT FLiCKERFEST

Celebrating its 34th year, Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA-recognised short film festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition, screens the best of shorts from Australia and around the globe; ensuring the presentation of A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the best in the world.

Flickerfest screened for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach in late January 2024, now selected highlights of the most entertaining and innovative short films from around the world are touring Australia on a 40+ venue national tour from Feb – Oct 2025; with Byron shire being one of the first screenings after Bondi.

Flickerfest is screening for its 28th year in the Northern Rivers region in 2025 and will celebrate its 34th birthday since the festivals 1st ever screening in Balmain, Sydney back in 1991.

The Flickerfest 2025 tour will take place at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall, screening a smorgasbord of the worlds and Australia’s best shorts over one big weekend handpicked from a record 3,500 entries received from over 100 countries for Flickerfest Bondi.

Along with the Byron All Shorts finalists screening, audiences will experience the best of short films from the Byron Region, Australia and around the World over 3 cinematic-packed days.

Celebrate amazing independent film-making in Mullumbimby from Thur 27 Feb – Sat 1 Mar 2025.

FLiCKERFEST 2025 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

Thursday 27th February

7pm – Opening Night Party

Join us as we celebrate our 28th year in the Northern Rivers to launch our festival of short films in style with a catered opening night party including complimentary tasty snacks & drinks from our partners Rosnay Organic Wines, Gage Roads Beer and Saba Organic Juices/Drinks.
…followed by…

8pm – Best Of International Shorts

Following the Opening Party, Flickerfest is thrilled to present its Best Of International Shorts programme, a selection of film gems from our Academy® qualifying and BAFTA recognised competition in Bondi.

Friday 28th February

8pm – Best Of Australian Shorts

Flickerfest is thrilled to celebrate a diverse range of stories from across Australia that celebrate our unique identity and culture with our Best Of Australian Shorts programme, selected from 7 programmes in our Academy® Qualifying competition in Bondi.

Saturday 1st March

4pm – Byron All Shorts- Northern Rivers Competition Finalists screening

Also returning is Byron All Shorts, for the 20th year presenting the Best Of Northern Rivers Shorts; encouraging audiences to experience the many amazing films & local stories that are produced in the region each year. Around 15 local short films will screen across this 105-minute programme which will celebrate an incredible range of themes and stories. Byron All Shorts is judged by an esteemed jury of local Northern Rivers industry practitioners. The awards ceremony will be held 15-20mins after the screening (time to allow the Jury to decide the winners) & will conclude by 7pm.

8pm – Short Laughs Comedy

Enjoy an evening of clever comedy from Australia and across the world with the Short Laughs Comedy programme.

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The Flickerfest team – Bronwyn Kidd (Festival Director), Shane Rennie (Production & Tour Manager) – Northern Rivers and Mullumbimby residents are always thrilled, after delivering their 10 day Bondi festival to bring the Flickerfest tour home to their local region and to present the 40 venue national tour across Australia.

Don’t miss this one-off chance to see these amazing shorts before they continue their journey around the world; curated from the Flickerfest competition screenings at Bondi; expect to experience the best in short film-making Australia, the world & the region has on offer.

Check out the Flickerfest 2024 Tour trailer

BYRON ALL SHORTS

Northern Rivers Short Film Competition

presented by
Sat 1 March: Byron All Shorts Finalists Screening – door 3pm | films 4pm $18/16

Sat 1 March: Byron All Shorts Awards – will be held 30mins after the Byron All Shorts screening & will conclude by 7pm.

Mullumbimby Civic Hall

ABOUT BYRON ALL SHORTS

Also being presented is the Best of Northern Rivers Shorts at the Byron All Shorts finalist’s screening, selected from around 50 entries each year, showcasing a wonderful new collection of creative shorts from our very talented local filmmakers on a range of themes that reflect Northern Rivers life including drama, environment, surfing, music, comedy, love and everything in between.

The Byron All Shorts screens on Saturday 1st March, 4pm, with finalists from the Northern Rivers region being celebrated & awarded for excellence in short film making.

Support our regions local stories & see the best of our local filmmakers, alongside the best in the world.

*The awards presentation is on Saturday 1st Mar, 30mins after the Byron All Shorts screening & will conclude by 7pm.

BYRON ALL SHORTS 2025 Awards

The Byron All Shorts screening is on Sat 1st March, 4pm, shortly followed by the Byron All Shorts Awards presentation which will be held 30mins after the Byron All Shorts screening & will conclude by 7pm.

These amazing local films screen to a packed house each year, with finalists from the Northern Rivers region hotly contesting for prizes, that recognise excellence in short film making from the Northern Rivers region.

THE JURY: Byron All Shorts will be judged at the screening by an esteemed jury of film practitioners.
(The awards presentation is held 30mins after the Byron All Shorts screening & will conclude by 7pm).

FLiCKERFEST MULLUMBIMBY & BYRON ALL SHORTS – PARTNERS

Thank you to our partners, your support enhances our regions creative industries & is greatly appreciated.
Flickerfest & Byron All Shorts is presented with iQ, and is a fund-raiser for the iQ Arts & Eco Reserve.

MAJOR PARTNERS & PRIZE PARTNERS

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iQ & Flickerfest – Festival Creators and Cash Prize Partners (Jury Award for Best Short Film)