Flickerfest 2025 International Short Film Festival

Presented by Flickerfest

Celebrating its 34th year, Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy Award® and BAFTA qualifying short film festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition, screens the best of shorts from Australia and the world, selected from a record 3,500 entries; ensuring the presentation of A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the best in the world.

Flickerfest screens for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach in January, with selected highlights of the most entertaining and innovative short films from Australia & around the world touring the country on a 45 venue national tour from Feb - Oct 2025.

Flickerfest returns with this annual one-off chance to see the Best of Australian Shorts & Short Laughs Comedy programmes officially selected for Flickerfest National Tour, before these films continue their journey around the world. 

Best of Australian Shorts 6:30pm
Short Laughs Comedy 9:00pm



Running time 110 minutes per session. There will be 30 minute interval between Best of Australian Shorts and Short Laughs Comedy. A separate ticket is required to attend each session. 

Times are approximate and subject to change without notice. 

All persons under 18 must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult.