Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival

The Short Film Competition at The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton is geared to independent filmmakers from Australia. Filmmakers are asked to make a film no longer than 7-minutes. In 2021 the theme of the Festival will be ‘REMEMBER'. Following the sold out Short Film screenings over the last four years (2017 - 2020) we are expanding our short film program throughout the festival in 2021. We welcome submissions of quality films that address the festival theme and especially films that are family friendly and funny. In 2021 we are opening submissions to feature films to highlight our commitment to Independent Australian cinema. If selected, the feature films will be programmed in throughout the nine days of the Festival. Your film can be fiction or documentary, funny or sad but it has to be memorable, significant and lasting and also family friendly! The theme is open to interpretation. Get creative! Films will be reviewed by a jury of film professionals in the first week of the Festival to shortlist the submissions to the top ten film entries. Some films will be screened alongside feature films throughout the two weeks of the Festival. Finalist films will be screened on the Closing Night at the historic, 103 year old Royal Open Air Theatre at a special awards ceremony with celebrity judges selecting the Best Film and associated prizes. The Short Film Competition is part of The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival – a nine-day program that focuses on promoting screen culture through new Australian cinema. The Festival has become a key exhibitor for Australian films and stories that otherwise would not find an audience. The program features and supports film made in Queensland and will often provide a first run for some films that have struggled with commercial distributors.