List of film festivals in Oceania

Film festivals
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This is a list of film festivals in Oceania.

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Canberra International Film Festival1996CanberraInternationalFirst known as the Australian International Film Festival, it is held annually in October.http://www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au
Canberra Short Film Festival1996CanberraNationalPremier Australian Short Film Festival, it is held annually in September - October.http://www.csff.com.au/

New South Wales

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Screen My Shorts Film Festival 2009 Global competition Short film Open to all filmmakers, animators, documentary makers and machinimatographers - promoting the role that film can play in raising awareness http://www.screenmyshorts.com
My Video Award 2013 Global competition Short film Open to amateur filmmakers http://www.australianartsales.com.au/2013-my-video-award
Bondi Short Film Festival 2000 Bondi Beach Short film An annual one-day competitive festival open to amateur filmmakers http://www.bondishortfilmfestival.com/
Byron Bay Film Festival2006Byron BaySpecial interestAn annual nine-day independent festivalhttp://www.bbff.com.au
Dungog Film Festival2007DungogNationalShowcases Australian films in a non-competitive environment that celebrates and promotes Australian screen culturehttp://www.dungogfilmfestival.org/
Flickerfest1983Bondi BeachSpecial interestShort-film festivalhttp://www.flickerfest.com.au
KOFFIA Korean Film Festival in Australia2010SydneySpecial interestKorean Film Festival in Australiahttp://www.koffia.com.au
LFF Lebanese Film Festival2011SydneySpecial interest and focus on Lebanese cultureLebanese Film Festival in Sydneyhttp://www.lebanesefilmfestival.com.au
Popcorn Taxi1999SydneySpecial interestA yearlong film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking processhttp://www.popcorntaxi.com.au
Show-Fest International2004SydneyInternationalShort film festival held annually in the historic Ritz Cinema where the audience and filmmakers interact via Q&Ahttp://www.nafa.net.au/festivals
Sydney Film Festival1954SydneyInternationalHeld annually for two weeks in Junesydneyfilmfestival.org
Sydney Underground Film Festival2007 SydneyInternationalAnnual film festival - short and feature-length films http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com
Tropfest1993Darlinghurst, SydneySpecial interestAnnual short film festivalhttp://www.tropfest.com.au
Indie Gems Film Festival2010ParramattaInternationalShowcases emerging filmmakers around the world with a spotlight on Western Sydney
Antenna Documentary Festival2011SydneyInternationalAnnual documentary film festivalhttp://www.antennafestival.org

Queensland

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Capricorn Film Festival2015[[Gladstone]]Short FilmsCQ's annual film festival, education & exhibition organisation whom promotes while nurturing local talent and showcases global films to the local community.http://www.capricornfilmfestival.com
Future Shorts Film Festival2014BrisbaneSpecial interestFuture Shorts Film Festival celebrates cinema and short films by bringing award winning short films from festivals around the globe.http://www.futureshorts.com.au
Brisbane International Film Festival1992BrisbaneInternationalFocuses on films from the Pacific Rim. http://www.biff.com.au
FilmFantastic Gold Coast Film Festival2001RobinaSpecial interestAnnual venue for fantasy, horror and science fiction.http://www.filmfantastic.com
In The Bin Film Festival1999CurrumbinShort FilmsAnnual event which kicks off a national tour visiting over 50 locations a year and teaching film production.http://www.inthebin.net.au

South Australia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Adelaide Film Festival2002AdelaideInternationalA biennial, non-competitive film festival held on alternating years to the Adelaide Festival of Arts over two weeks in late February.http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org

Tasmania

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Longest Night Film Festival2001HobartInternational Held annually as part of the Antarctic Midwinter Festival.
Breath of Fresh Air - Tasmanian International Film Festival2010Launceston, TasmaniaInternationalinnovative films, feature films, documentaries and shortshttp://bofa.com.au/

Victoria

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Melbourne International Film Festival1951MelbourneInternationalHeld annually in July or August. It is the oldest and largest film festival in Australia.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Melbourne Queer Film Festival1991MelbourneSpecial interestHeld annually, it is one of the oldest and largest LGBT film fests.mqff.com.au
Melbourne Underground Film Festival2000MelbourneSpecial interestAnnual alternative festival programmes adult-theme, genre, sexual and artistic-concept films.muff.com.au
Popcorn Taxi1999MelbourneSpecial interestA yearlong film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process.popcorntaxi.com.au
Alliance Française French Film Festival1989MelbourneInternational, Independentaffrenchfilmfestival.org
St Kilda Film Festival1983MelbourneInternational, Independentstkildafilmfestival.com.au
Indian Film Festival - Bollywood & Beyond2010MelbourneInternationalShowcases the best of Indian cinema, from blockbusters to arthouse. Held annually in March or April it travels to three other cities.indianfilmfestival.com.au
KOFFIA Korean Film Festival in Australia2010MelbourneSpecial interestKorean Film Festival in Australiahttp://www.koffia.com.au
Singapore Film Festival (Melbourne)2010 and 2012MelbourneIndependent, Special InterestShowcased a mix of Singapore feature films and shorts

Western Australia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Perth International Arts Festival1953PerthInternationalLotterywest Festival Filmshttp://www.perthfestival.com.au/
The Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival1996PerthInternational, IndependentCelebrating films from all over the world with a wicked sense of humourhttp://www.overthefence.com.au/
Revelation Perth International Film Festival1998PerthInternational, IndependentIndependent films, underground films, documentary, hybrid workshttp://www.revelationfilmfest.org/
CinéfestOZ2007BusseltonInternationalShowcases extraordinary Australian and French films over five days each yearhttp://www.cinefestoz.com/
Yallingup Surfilm Festival2011YallingupInternational, Special InterestAn exploration and celebration of surf culturehttp://www.yallingupsurfilm.com.au/
Singapore Film Festival Perth 20122012PerthInternational, Special InterestShowcases Singapore made filmshttp://www.sffperth.com/

Nationwide

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Arab Film Festival Australia2001Sydney Melbourne CanberraSpecial InterestAn annual showcase of stories from Arabic-speaking peoples reflecting the complexity and diversity of Arab experiences. http://arabfilmfestival.com.au
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival2007Melbourne, Sydney, PerthSpecial interestFeatures films that focus on various human rights issues.http://www.hraff.org.au
Colourfest Film Festival2010Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Launceston HobartSpecial InterestColourfest is Australia’s Multicultural Film Festival focusing exclusively on local and international migrant and diasporic stories. http://colourfest.com.au
Japanese Film Festival1997State capitals, nationwideJapanese contentIn its 15th year as of 2011. Conducted annually during the final quarter of the year. Selected films are screened at state capitals before culminating in the major program held in Sydney and Melbourne.http://www.japanesefilmfestival.net
Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival1998NationwideSpecial interestTravelling festival of Australian comedy films.http://www.overthefence.com.au
Serbian Film Festival Sydney, Melbourne, PerthSpecial interest http://serbianfilmfestival.org.au/
In The Bin Short Film Festival QLD, NSW, SA, VIC, WAShort FilmAustralia's largest touring Cultural event traveling to over 50 locations a year presenting and teaching all things short film http://inthebin.net.au/

French Polynesia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Pacific International Documentary Film Festival2004PapeeteSpecial interestAnnual documentary festival.http://www.fifotahiti.org

New Caledonia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Ânûû-rû Âboro Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples2007Poindimié (Pwêêdi Wiimîâ)International and Pacific AreaAnnual documentary festival.http://www.anuuruaboro.com

Vanuatu

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Vanuatu Very Short Film Festival2007Port VilaInternationalAnnual open entry to any film 3 minutes or less.http://sites.google.com/site/vanuatuveryshortfilmfestival/

New Zealand

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Auckland Underground Film Festival 2016 Auckland Short Film and Video Art International and local experimental cinema http://www.aucklandundergroundfilmfestival.org
48HOURS2004AucklandSpecial interestAnnual competition in which a short film must be produced in 48 hours.http://www.48hours.co.nz/
Reel Earth2005Palmerston NorthSpecial interestpreviously the Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival http://www.reelearth.org.nz
Big Mountain Short Film Festival2006OhakuneSpecial interestAnnual short film festival. No longer running, discontinued from 2010.http://bigmountain.co.nz/
Documentary Edge (International Documentary Film Festival New Zealand) 2005Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, DunedinSpecial interestInternational Competition and New Zealand Competition.http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/
New Zealand International Film Festivals1970Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, ChristchurchInternationalAnnual festival with a travelling programme in 10 additional cities.http://nzff.co.nz
Show Me Shorts Film Festival2005Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurchtrans-TasmanNew Zealand's first and only trans-Tasman short film festival.http://www.showmeshorts.co.nz
Reel Brazil Film Festival2009Auckland, Wellington, QueenstownSpecial interestAnnual Brazilian film festival http://www.reelbrazil.co.nz
German Film Festival New Zealand2009Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, ChristchurchSpecial interestAnnual German film festival http://www.goethe.de/ins/nz/wel/kue/flm/en5542267.htm

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