Calling all film buffs: St Kilda Film Festival is here!
It’s that time of year again – the St Kilda Film festival is back for 2015! Running from 21st – 30th May, the festival shows the best of Australian short cinema from exciting emerging artists and veteran filmmakers. So don’t miss out on your chance to attend one of Melbourne’s premier events that rewards the hard work and visionary of Australian creatives. Read on to find out the festival’s history, highlights, and C&G’s top 5 film picks:
History & Highlights
The St Kilda Film festival is Australia’s longest running short film festival. Presented and produced by the City of Port Phillip, the ten day event showcases the top 100 short films made in Australia each year. Most excitingly, award-winning films from the festival are now eligible for consideration at the Oscars!
Highlights of the event include Soundkilda, which showcases eighteen music videos from local and international artists, and The Big Picture, the free filmmaker development program that covers everything a budding filmmaker needs to know – from scriptwriting to post production.
C&G’s Top 5 Film picks
King of the Forest
Directed by Nicole Precel, this documentary looks at the life of Noddy, a man who has been living off the grid in the Australian wilderness for fifteen years, and shares Noddy’s views on ‘life, love and loneliness’. To find out more or to buy tickets, click here.
Building Bridges
Directed by Jessica Barclay Lawton and staring one of Australia’s best loved actors Mark Mitchell, this film tells the story of a builder reflecting on a nightmare during his lunchbreak. To find out more or to buy tickets, click here.
Hammer or Claw
Written and directed by comedian Bob Franklin, this thriller stars Aussie favourites Steven Gates, Roz Hammond, Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler, and ominously tells the story of a man with something weighing on his mind. To find out more or to buy tickets, click here.
A Clean Break
Written and directed by Jay Adshead and staring a stream of home-grown talent, this comedy looks at a seemingly ‘tale as old as time’ dilemma: a man forced to choose between his girlfriend and his best friend – except in this instance, his best friend is a robot vacuum cleaner. To find out more or to buy tickets, click here.
Florence has Left the Building
Written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes and staring the incomparable Jacki Weaver, this drama/comedy looks at life in an aged care facility and one inhabitant, Florence, who wants out. To find out more or to buy tickets, click here.