ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 TOP 100 FILMS OF 2009
From over 500 films entered, the 26th St Kilda Film Festival showcases the Top 100 Australian Short Films – with a $10,000 cash prize for Best Film, as voted by our panel of industry judges.
OPENING NIGHT The Festival will celebrate its 26th year in style with Opening Night back in the spectacular Palais Theatre, St Kilda. This year's Opening Night will screen an amazing array of films from the international program, SoundKILDA and the Top 100.
SOUNDKILDA - AUSTRALIAN MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION SoundKILDA 2009 is one of the strongest Australian music video sessions the Festival has seen. Screening film clips the way they were meant to be - large, loud and on the big screen. The night will include awards and after-party on Thursday 28 May, this is a night not to be missed!
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM The St Kilda Film Festival brings Melbourne audiences the best of the world’s short film festivals. This year we will be screening films from Germany, France and Mexico, plus the international Confrontations program. Films have been sourced through Clermont-Ferrand and interfilm Berlin. We are also pleased to welcome back Calmin Borel, Festival Coordinator at Clermont-Ferrand, and for her first time at the Festival, Stephanie Hofmaier, Assistant Festival Director at interfilm Berlin.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
The 2009 St Kilda Film Festival will once again include youth programs: Under the Radar and Armed and Dangerous. These programs provide an opportunity for young filmmakers to show their work in a nationally recognised and respected film festival.
IMAGES OF AGE
This very special program selected from the Top 100 showcases some of the most human stories this Festival has to tell. Presenting not only images of age but also images of oursleves, our lives and our families.
SPECIAL EVENTS In addition to all of the above, the Festival hosts industry forums, networking opportunities and the ever-popular Industry Open Day, on Saturday 30 May.
The St Kilda Film Festival will go out with a bang – with the Closing Night Awards at the St Kilda Town Hall. Be there to celebrate the best in Australian short film and wrap up the 2009 St Kilda Film Festival in style! |