St Kilda Film Festival 2018 celebrates 35 years

Australia’s longest running short film festival is back and celebrating its 35th anniversary! 
Running from Thursday 17th May, to Saturday 26th May 2018 and produced by the City of Port Phillip, this Festival is Australia’s longest running publicly owned short film festival.
The highly anticipated Opening Night will take place at the magnificent Palais Theatre on Thursday 17 May, where more than 2,800 film and television guests and industry professionals will walk the red carpet to preview a selection of short films that represent the range of programs screening at the 2018 Festival.
St Kilda Film Festival provides a comprehensive overview of the national short film industry, screening the Top 100 short film entries received each year from across Australia, the SoundKILDA Music Video Competition, an International program, special screenings and events, plus Australia’s largest free Filmmaker Development Program.
City of Port Phillip Mayor, Cr Bernadene Voss praised the calibre of filmmakers and welcomed the diversity of films and topics presented in the 2018 program. “The selection of films in this year’s Festival represent the Australian filmmaking industry in all its glory – diverse, creative, talented and exciting. We are proud to continue offering a platform for filmmakers and industry heavyweights alike to screen their works, while also providing education and development opportunities to the next wave of Australian filmmakers.”
Other special programs and screenings outside of the Top 100 program include the Under the Radar youth short film competition, a selection of Mexican cinema presented by the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and a special presentation of music television from the 1970s, Right There on My TV.
On Thursday 24 May, the Festival will also showcase the country’s best music videos made by Australian filmmakers, featuring local and international musicians. SoundKILDA will feature music videos from the likes of Client Liaison, Montaigne, Flight Facilities, Peking Duck and Gordi.
The full St Kilda Film Festival program is now available. For further information and to purchase tickets, visit www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au