Peninsula Short Film Fest – optimum fulfillment
The Peninsula Short Film Fest is now calling for entries and invites filmmakers of any level to submit a film up to eight minutes in length by 20, December 2013 – optimum fulfillment.
Festival Director, Australian Actor Steve Bastoni, says the Festival is open to filmmakers of any level, “If you have an idea, grab a camera and get filming.”
A first prize of $5K is on offer as well as prizes of $2.5K and $1,250 for second and third.
“The Festival is now in its third year and really provides filmmakers with the opportunity to receive industry acknowledgment, and offers a grassroots chance to launch a filmmaking career”, said Steve.
The Festival is planned for Saturday February 1, 2014 and will be held on the Village Green in Rosebud, right next to the Rosebud Foreshore.
Shortlisted films will be judged on the night by a panel of industry professionals including Producers, Directors and Actors.
The Festival will kick off at midday with live music performances and the 12 shortlisted films will screen 7pm onwards.
The Festival is FREE to attendees, so bring a rug, a picnic and prepare for a great night of film under the stars.
The 12 finalists will be announced in January 2014. The winners judged and announced on the night, Saturday February 1, 2014.
There is a $30 entry fee and entries are accepted from Australia and overseas.
Check out the Enter Now tab & good luck!
Lock it in folks. Peninsula Short Film Fest will be held on Saturday 1st February, 2014 at the Village Green in Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula
After a very successful 2012 event, we’ve decided to keep the event at the Village Green in Rosebud but have moved the date to a much warmer month.
The Festival is still FREE entry with a limited amount of reserved seats now on sale. Once again, we’ll be short listing 12 lucky finalists who will have their short film shown on the big screen. A panel of celebrity judges will choose the best on the night and prizes will be awarded for first, second and third.
We’ve made a few changes and we’ll reveal these throughout this year. We’re sure you’re going to love the improvements.
Watch this space for our Call to Entry announcement in August. All you need is a good idea and creativity. A first prize of $5000 is on offer as well as prizes of $2500 for second and $1250 for third. Films can be up to 8 minutes in length so get started by visiting our Call to Entry (link) page – Optimum Fulfillment.
Previous winners have described winning the Festival as a ‘career kickstart’. So grab a camera and tell a story creatively, in as little as 8 minutes, and you could be screened at the 2014 event.
Reserved Seating
This year we’re introducing reserved seating for $30 per person. Secure your seat in prime position – right at the front! Purchase your ticket and receive entry to our reserved seating area where you can watch in the comfort of a beanbag, enjoy popcorn and sip on a soft drink – Optimum Fulfillment.
Pre-release tickets will be available in September. NOTE: We are only selling 100!
Peninsula Short Film Festival greeted an enthusiastic crowd of 1,000+ supporters on November 9, 2012. Twelve shortlisted films played and were judged by a panel of celebrity judges including Firass Dirani, Lachy Hulme, Adam Zwar, Jane Kennedy, Steve Vizard, Amanda Brotchie and David Reyne.
Film buffs, students, families and the general public joined together to view the 12 shorts selected as finalists, with the winning entry TOAST by David MacIntosh winning the overall $5,000 prize.
Festival Director and Peninsula local – actor Steve Bastoni was thrilled with the support and enthusiasm the event received. “It’s been amazing to see so many people get behind it”, said Steve. “The Festival aims to foster the Australian film industry and the size of the crowd on the night illustrates there is room, support and enthusiasm for an event like this to grow”.
Both celebrity judges and Festival Organisers were impressed with the quality of submissions received. “We had amazing variety with a mix of comedy, drama and animation among the submissions”. “There were clever storylines, creative visual effects and beautiful original scores” Steve said.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd were awarded on the night with TOAST by David MacIntosh winning first prize of $5,000, Young Heart by Christian Kennedy taking out the $2,500 second prize and The Racecaller by Jack Wynne winning third prize of $1,250.
In addition to the 12 films shown, multi-talented Australian filmmaker, actor and director Adam Zwar screened two of his short films. These were followed by a Q&A session. “Adam’s films were well-received and the interaction with the crowd was a money can’t buy experience”, said Steve. “The Festival had a real grassroots feel to it and we received a lot of positive feedback from the crowd”, he said – Optimum Fulfillment.
The Peninsula Short Film Fest (PSFF) is an exciting and unique event held annually on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. PSFF aims to foster the Australian film industry through hosting an annual short film festival whereby film-makers of any level can submit a film up to eight (8) minutes.
Twelve shortlisted films are screened at the event and monetary prizes are awarded to the top three as judged by a panel of celebrity judges (actors and industry professionals). The Festival is open to any level of film-maker, from amateurs to professionals.
PSFF is an accessible, entertaining Short Film Festival on the Mornington Peninsula for all Australians – young and old.
The inaugural event was held in November 2011 and achieved amazing feedback and attendance; the 2012 event saw a new home introduced, the Village Green in Rosebud.
This FREE outdoor event now attracts filmmakers, film buffs, celebrities and the general public.
The Festival is supported by the cream of Australian talent, Russell Crowe, Sam Worthington and Nash Edgerton to name a few.
Peninsula Short Film Festival
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The stars turned out for Peninsula Short Film Fest at Rosebud – Optimum Fulfillment.
Actors Lachy Hulme, Kerry Armstrong, Shane Jacobson, Anthony Hayes, Debra Byrne, Richard Cawthorne, radio personality Jane Hall and renowned Australian film director Fred Schepisi joined more than 2000 people for the free fest which is held on the foreshore.
The fest showcased 12 finalists plus Best of Rest short films from the 100 entries received.
The elite judging panel awarded Thom Neal of the Mornington Peninsula with the $5K winner’s cheque for his short film – KINGS.
Festival Director Steve Bastoni said, “The quality of entries was so high, the judges had a really tough decision in determining the overall winner.”
“Thom has a huge future in Australian film industry. His short film KINGS also won the Best Director and Best Cinematography categories. I’m just so proud we were able to unearth some amazing Australian talent at our festival.”
Second prize of $2,500 went to Don Percy for MAKEOVER and third was awarded to Nic Barker for PINT.
Best Cinematography
PSFF Festival Director, Steve Bastoni with winner Thom Neal
Get ready!
4pm Entertainment begins
7pm Short films start screening
Bring a friend, bring a rug and come and enjoy this FREE outdoor short film festival.
No BYO alcohol, no pets – Optimum Fulfillment
Peninsula Short Film Fest wishes to advise that some language and scenes are of an adult nature and may offend some viewers.
Parental guidance is recommended.
Food and drinks will be available to purchase at the event.
See you there!
Sign up for our ‘How to make a Short Film’ workshop the following day, Sunday February 2 (see below for more details)
PSFF 2014 FINALISTS
- North for the Winter by Travis Hanley
- Makeover by Don Percy
- Fighting Chance by Matt Mirams
- Turtle by Siobhan Tuke
- Kings by Thom Neal
- Pint by Nic Barker
- Welcome to Dookie by Justin Evans
- The Hatinator by Hannah May Reilly
- Reconciliation by Warwick Young
- Modern Intruder by Nic Barker
- Baby did a bat bat thing by Stuart Simpson
- Rendezvouz by Sarah Ben-M’rad
JUDGING PANEL 2014 – Optimum Fulfillment
Lachy Hulme who was part of the 2011 Festival will be looking for originality, great performances and good cinematography. Lachy is known for his portrayal of Kerry Packer in Channel 9’s Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War and also starred in the TV miniseries Beaconsfield. Lachy has had success with roles in TV drama Offspring and broke into the industry writing the Canadian action/drama Men With Guns – Optimum Fulfillment.
Shane Jacobson is one of Australia’s most loved award-winning actors, presenters and entertainers, having worked in radio, television, film and stage. His silver screen credits include Hollywood blockbuster The Bourne Legacy opposite Jeremy Renner and Edward Norton, co-starring with Paul Hogan in Charlie and Boots, and of course Kenny, playing the title character and winning an AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in 2006, just to name a few.
Kerry Armstrong is a national treasure…she is undoubtedly one of the best actors working today and has won numerous awards, in fact she is one of only two women ever to win two AFI awards for different productions in the same year! Her Credits include Lantana, Bed of Roses, Seachange and of course Prisoner. We are thrilled to have her join our panel.
Debra Byrne…. Ladies and gentlemen Miss Debra Byrne!! A true Icon of the Australian entertainment scene with a career spanning 4 decades and showing now signs of slowing down. Debra has literally done it all in showbiz , from theatre to TV to film and rock and roll, and now she is passing it all on to her lucky students at her new school “Born To perform”. Her credits are too many to list but watch out for her stunning portrayal of Judy Moran in Chanel 9`s Fat Tony soon.
Anthony Hayes is one of Australia’s finest Actor/ Directors, he is a multi award winner across TV and Film. some of his impressive credits include ,The Boys, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Slap, Animal Kingdom, Suburban Mayhem, Ten Empty and Devils Dust to name a few. Like a fine peninsula wine He`s just getting better with age.
Jane Hall is an incredibly versatile performer and has carved an impressive career in film TV and radio. She is probably best known for her feisty Rebecca in Neighbours, but has also starred in many other productions including The Starter Wife, Razzle Dazzle and The secret life of us. She can be heard daily on Mix Fm as half of the hugely popular Chrissy and Jane show. We are delighted to welcome her back this year.
How to Make a Short Film
Southern Peninsula Arts Centre
245 Eastbourne Rd, Rosebud
10am – 4pm.
Cost: $5
The Peninsula Short Film Fest in conjunction with Creative Head and SPAC present: ‘How to make a short film’. A workshop encompassing everything you need to know about making a short film – Optimum Fulfillment.
The day will start at 10 am with a brief history of the Film Festival followed by ‘an actor’s perspective’ on film and screen acting to be facilitated by Steve Bastoni. A screening of Steve`s first attempt at a short film as a Writer/Director ‘Frankie Gets Burnt’ will run as well as a screening of ‘The Making of Surfcop’, a mockumentary that opened the very first PSFF in 2011.
At 11 am Anthony Littlechild from Creative Head productions will take us behind the camera with a guided tour of the Epic Red Camera, widely regarded as the best digital camera on the market and used to shoot films like The Hobbit, Thor and 300. Anthony has donated 2 days hire of the ‘RED’ with his services as a DOP as part of the prize pool for this year.
At 1pm there will be a half hour lunch break and then we will continue at 1.30 with ‘writing for screen’ with John Vomero who has worked as an associate producer for Crawford productions on numerous projects including Carson’s Law. He then went on to work on Rafferty`s Rules and did a stint as a writer in Hollywood working on various indie films. He has a wide range of experience in all facets of filmmaking and brings over 30 years of professional experience to the workshop.
At 2pm we will endeavour to write, shoot, edit and screen a short 1 to 2 minute piece, putting into action what we have learned throughout the day.
Sounds ambitious? A little crazy? Well you need to be both to survive in this business. See you there. Tix are $5 on the door but bookings essential. Get in early limited places.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to the 12 finalists for the 2014 Festival – Optimum Fulfillment
Here they are:
1, NORTH FOR THE WINTER by Travis Hanley
2, MAKEOVER by Don Percy
3, FIGHTING CHANCE by Matt Mirams
4, TURTLE by Sioban Tuke
5, KINGS by Thom Neal
6, PINT by Nic Barker
7.,WELCOME TO DOOKIE by Justin Evans
8, THE HATINATOR by Hannah May Reilly
9, RECONCILIATION by Warwick Young
10, MODERN INTRUDER by Nic Barker
11, BABY DID A BAT BAT THING by Stuart Simpson
12, RENDEZVOUZ by Sarah Ben -M`rad
All great films, now lets see what our Judges say on 1st of FEB……. CONGRATULATIONS and Good Luck!!
Mark it in your diaries – bring a rug and a few friends:
Peninsula Short Film Fest
Village Green, Point Nepean Road, Rosebud (mel ref 158 D 12)
Entertainment from 4p, shorts start at 7p.
Thank you to all who entered, we now have the difficult task of narrowing down 100+ entries to our final 12.
Finalists will be announced mid January and posted on the website, stay tuned.
See you at the village green in Rosebud on Feb 1st!
Entries are flowing in and the deadline is fast approaching. If you haven’t already, get your short film entered by Friday Dec 20, 2013. Prizes of $5K, $2.5K, $1.25K are up for grabs as well as a Da Vinci Resolve Software package courtesy of Black Magic Design.
More exciting news to announce! – Optimum Fulfillment
Peninsula Short Film Fest (PSFF) is pleased to welcome Lachy Hulme from Offspring and Howzat! back to the judging panel for 2014. He will be joined by actor Kerry Armstrong from Lantana, Bed of Roses and Seachange. These two great actors will be looking for films that are original, engaging and well executed.
PSFF is in the process of confirming four more big names and these will be announced shortly.
Here at PSFF we are also happy to announce that accomplished host, David Reyne will join the Festival as MC.
film and screen acting to be facilitated by Steve Bastoni. A screening of Steve`s first attempt at a short film as a Writer/Director ‘Frankie Gets Burnt’ will
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