Northern Rivers Short Film Competition
presented by 
Inc.
Byron All Shorts 2025 – Call for Entries Now Open!
Entries Close: Fri 10th Jan 2025
Download: Entry form here
Filmmaker Notification Date: Fri 31 Jan 2025
Now in it’s 20th year, Byron All Shorts, celebrates the filmmaking talent of the Northern Rivers region and encourages audiences to experience the many amazing films & local stories that are produced here each year.
Filmmakers from across the region are invited to submit their short films of up to 30min in length, from all genres.
The best of local short films will screen in the Byron All Shorts finalists programme on Sat 1st Mar 4pm, with the finalists from the Northern Rivers region hotly contesting for prizes that recognise excellence in short filmmaking. Prizes & cash to the value of around $3k will be presented for the iQ-Flickerfest Best Short Film Award, the SAE Byron Bay Emerging Talent Award & the Best Short Film Audience Award; recognising the incredible talent in our region.
Byron All Shorts competition is included in Mullum Flickerfest’s 3-day film festival event at Mullumbimby Civic Hall, Thur 27th Feb to Sat 1st Mar 2025, which provides a platform to celebrate, encourage and support local filmmakers to produce and share their stories; alongside the best of shorts films for around the world. Byron All Shorts is a dedicated Northern Rivers short film competition, judged by a team of professional local Northern Rivers film industry members.
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival celebrates its 34th year in 2025 and is Australia’s only Oscar® Qualifying and BAFTA Qualifying short film festival. Since 1999, Flickerfest has been bringing its unique programmes of award-winning Australian and international shorts to the Byron region, hosted by iQ Inc. (program details coming soon @flickerfest)
iQ Inc is proud to have continued providing a dedicated screening platform for local filmmakers since 2006; and to be presenting an inspirational, world calibre experience for local filmmakers & audiences with the Flickerfest International Short Film Festival tour screenings since 1999.
If you live in the Northern Rivers, or have produced a film in the Northern Rivers, or have made a film about the Northern Rivers you can enter Byron All Shorts.
Entries Close: Wed 10th Jan 2025 – download Byron All Shorts 2025 entry form here | call 0414 779 881 for enquiries.
Byron All Shorts Finalists Screening: Sat 1st Mar – door 3pm | films 4pm
followed by the,
Byron All Shorts Awards: Sat 1st Mar – door 6.30pm | (30mims after the finalists screening)
Location: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
Festival Partners:
Flickerfest, Avid Software, SAE University College Byron Bay, In Your Face Productions, Rosnay Organic Wines, Gage Roads Brew Co.
Check out last years Finalists & Awards here.
THIS EVENT IS A FUNDRAISER FOR iQ INC & THE ISLAND QUARRY RESERVE.