Bayside Film Festival

The Bayside Film Festival is an annual event held in the City of Bayside that screens local, regional and international films made by upcoming and established filmmakers. Our goal is to help filmmakers further their passion and career, by providing a platform for them to display their hard work to local and abroad audiences. WHO WE ARE Staffed by a dedicated team of volunteers and industry professionals, our focus lies in helping build an industry in our local community. We are here to help every filmmaker grow and be recognised for their hard work. Our team is determined to make the Bayside Film Festival an internationally acclaimed festival that everyone can submit their films to, attend and enjoy. WHAT WE DO The Bayside Film Festival screens films over three nights to diverse audiences with a judging panel determining the best film in each category. Our organisation strives to make an entertaining and enjoyable event for everyone. Our objective is to help filmmakers further their passion and have their hard work appreciated. By carrying out a festival we are hoping to be able to help filmmakers and industry professionals network with one another in order to help build a community and better careers. HISTORY The Bayside Film Festival was a well renowned event in our local community, and was once a major film festival in Melbourne. 2015 marked the last year of the festival after successfully screening films for 12 years. Today, the Bayside Film Festival Inc. is looking to restore the Bayside Film Festival to its once proud stature as a enjoyable festival for all audiences. Through our new annual festival we are hoping to bring in a much larger audience from all backgrounds. We are hoping these festivals are more enjoyable overall than what they previously were.