Under the Radar - Terms & Conditions

1. The St Kilda Film Festival short film competition only accepts Australian-made short film entries.  

The Festival also accepts Australian co-productions where:  

• a significant proportion of key crew are Australian, OR 
• significant pre and postproduction occurred in Australia, OR
• the film received significant funding from Australia  

Australian co-production eligibility details must be detailed at the time of submission and the Festival has final decisions on eligibility. If you are unsure of eligibility, please contact Under the Radar Director - Jay-Dee.Pitcaithly@portphillip.vic.gov.au  

2. To enter Under the Radar Category an entrant MUST be aged 21 years or under when the short was filmed (the entrant is referred to as the “Producer”).  

3. St Kilda Film Festival accepts all fiction and non-fiction film genres. The Under the Radar Competition Screening is an all-ages (with adult supervision) event. As such, films with content that would be likely to be refused classification may be disqualified or not considered for selection.  

4. The Producer grants St Kilda Film Festival the rights to:  

• Screen to a physical audience in a programmed session dependent. Screening locations are to be determined but are likely to include both traditional and non-traditional screening venues.
• Exhibit the film online for the duration of the Festival, in a programmed session available ‘on-demand’ from the St Kilda Film Festival website via the approved streaming platform.
• Utilise a portion of the entered film for promotional purposes such as the trailer.   

5. The Producer (submitting filmmaker) warrants to the St Kilda Film Festival that they have obtained all the necessary permissions to enter this film and that the film does not infringe the rights, including copyright, of any third party. This includes use of music and literary material.  

6. All productions screened at 2026 St Kilda Film Festival must have been completed within 2 years of the entry closing date.  

7. Entries cannot be withdrawn after Sunday 1 March, 2026. By submitting your film to the Under the Radar for consideration, you acknowledge this condition of entry and waive your right to withdraw your film from the Festival after this date.   

8. If your film is selected for the Festival, you will be sent an email confirmation by Sunday 12 April, 2026.   

9. The Festival strongly requests that selected films are removed from public viewing on other platforms and do not appear at other public screenings for the duration of the Festival campaign. This does not apply to existing agreements to other Festivals or with streaming platforms.  

10. Were it to go ahead, as part of any online presentation of the event, all online festival content will be under a strict geo-blocked restriction limiting viewership to Australia only.  

Film Criteria  

11. Films submitted must be no longer than 15 minutes, inclusive of credits.  

12. Entries must be received by Saturday 31 January, 2026.  

13. The St Kilda Film Festival has a commitment to ensuring equitable participation and inclusion.