FAQs for Filmmakers

The St Kilda Film Festival screens Australian-made films. The Festival also accepts Australian co-productions where:

• a significant proportion of key crew are Australian
• significant pre and post production occurred in Australia
• the film received significant funding from Australia (eg: private or public investment including state or federal funding, crowd funding and private donors
  
  

Australian co-production eligibility details must be provided at the time of submission and the Festival has final decisions on eligibility. If you are unsure of eligibility, please contact the Festival office on 03 9209 6490 or email filmfest@portphillip.vic.gov.au

All films submitted must be no longer than 40 minutes, inclusive of credits.

The Festival strongly requests that selected films are removed from public viewing for the duration of the Festival campaign (5 June - 15 June 2025). This does not apply to existing agreements with other Festivals and online platforms.

Please submit your film via a link and password to an online screening platform. Entries are accepted through Film Freeway.

The Short Film Competition has a huge prize pool of cash and in-kind craft awards, including a $10,000 prize for Best Short Film. Other awards include Best Director, Best Achievement in Screenplay, Best Documentary and Best Achievement in Cinematography.

Accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the St Kilda Film Festival is an Academy Awards® qualifying event, with award-winning films from the Festival eligible for consideration in the Short Film Awards AND Documentary Short sections of the Oscars®.

Please review the Festival Terms and Conditions to ensure the format of your film complies to our requirements: St Kilda Film Festival Terms & Conditions

If your film is accepted into the Festival, you will be asked to provide a screener version of your film.