Inspiring anyone with a smartphone to tell their story through film

SF3 is one of the biggest smartphone film festivals and educators in the world, bringing affordable and accessible filmmaking to the all.

SF3 2024 is here and you’re invited!

Get your tickets now to experience the best in smartphone cinema from across the world up on the big screen.

Get your tickets to our Sydney Festival 16-17th Nov

Get tickets to our SF3 & MINA Melbourne Festival 8th November

Come and be wowed by the incredible films in our 2024 lineup – from filmmakers aged from 4 years old up to their 60s, shorts and features!

We are one of the world’s biggest smartphone film festivals, helping to make filmmaking affordable and accessible to all, and we’re back for our 10th year! Experience one of Australia’s most innovative and exciting film festivals, with Ambassadors including Phillip Noyce, Kriv Stenders, Luis Fernandez, Kerry Armstrong, Jason van Genderen, Pieter de Vries, Anthony Kierann, Christopher Stollery, Emily Prior and Nicole da Silva. SF3 2024 is brought to you with the support of our Major Sponsors Blackmagic Design and Luma Touch, our Silver Sponsors Melodie & Accounting Heart and our Bronze Sponsors Chicken & Chips Casting and Rubber Monkey. Over $50,000 in prizes is on offer with the generous support of all of our festival sponsors.

Festival Director and co-founder Angela Blake says phones have revolutionized the film industry and now everyone has the power to make films and share their stories with the world.

“When we founded the festival 10 years ago, we could not have foreseen the spectacular advances in the use of phone technology – or the success we’d have in Australia and so far beyond! At SF3 we are so proud to be at the centre of this movement and be there to inspire thousands of creatives of all ages.”

Phillip Noyce:

“SF3 breaks down barriers. This festival opens up the world of cinema to a vast untapped reservoir of talent. I believe everyone has a story worth telling. Now, more than ever, these stories can be shared with the world!”

So come along to our VIP red-carpet screenings with the crème de la crème of the world’s smartphone films all competing for over $50,000 in prizes and the chance to be crowned the SF3 2024 Best Film Award Winner, our SF3 Kids Best Film Winner and over 30 other awards. Tickets to all screenings include pre-show red-carpet networking events, and the chance to rub shoulders with the stars of the smartphone filmmaking world and with our Sponsors, Judges and Ambassadors who are some of the world leaders in the film industry. Come experience the magic of the best smartphone films from across the globe up on the big screen!

Program of Events

Friday 8th November

6:00pm – 9:00pm – The SF3 & MINA Smartphone Film Festival at ACMI in Federation Square.

Friday 15th November

7:00pm – 9:00pm – Finalist Filmmakers’ Networking Drinks

Saturday 16th November

5:00pm – Red Carpet VIP Party
A fun, VIP networking event with photographers, videographers and photo wall. A cash bar will be open with drinks, snacks and popcorn available for purchase.

6:30pm – SF3 Gala Finals Screening and Awards Ceremony
A celebration of the best in smartphone cinema from across the world, featuring our SF3 Official Selection films which are all competing for over $50,000 in prizes and the chance to be crowned the SF3 2024 Best Film.

Sunday 17th November

10:00am – Foyer opens for red carpet photos on our photo wall

11:00am – SF3 Kids Screening and Awards Ceremony
A showcase of the best smartphone films made by filmmakers 18 years and younger from around the world. The screening will be divided up into two halves with an interval. The first half we will screen our high school films, then have a 15 minute interval and continue on with our primary school films followed straight away by our Awards Ceremony for all SF3 Kids films. More info will be emailed closer to the event.

3:00pm – Masterclass. Details TBC

4:00pm – Foyer opens for red carpet photos on our photo wall

5:00pm – SF3 Mini Films & Selected Feature Film Screening.

Sunday November 17th – Monday December 2nd

SF3 Online Festival.

SF3 Major Sponsors are Blackmagic Design & Luma Touch.

Silver Sponsors are Accounting Heart & Melodie.

Bronze Sponsors are Chicken & Chips Casting & Rubber Monkey.

Our 2024 Prize Sponsors are The Screen Actors Workshop, StoryBoard Quick, the ACS, the AWG, the ADG, SPA, the AGSC, Ribbet, The HubStudio, WriterDuet, InkTip, iPitch.tv, WIFT NSW, AACTA/AFI, Backstage, StarNow, Shot Lister, FilmLocal, DreamGrip, Song Saga, Zacuto, Spineless Wonders, NIDA and Reeflex.

#BIGNEWS

We are super proud to announce that we were the 2022 Australian Small Business Champion Awards Winner for the Best Performing Arts Company. SF3’s Angela picked up the award in Sydney at the Star Event Centre in front of a crowded room of more than 1000 people. It is a true honour and we thank everyone who has made SF3 what it is today.

SF3 was also a Best Performing Arts Champion Business Finalist in both 2023 & 2024.

What is SF3?

SF3 or the SmartFone Flick Fest is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals for filmmakers of all ages and abilities. We are a world-wide festival open to anyone with a smartphone or tablet and a great idea for a short film.

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Past SF3 Films

Our recent winners are all on the festival circuit but you can watch some of our old finalists here from across the years and be inspired to pick up your phone and create your own!

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SF3 is a top tier Smartphone Film Festival. The team genuinely love smartphone filmmaking and supporting smartphone filmmakers. They watch the films, they know the filmmakers. The festival is a professional, warm and inviting space.

Darcy Yuille

Filmmaker & SF3 Best Feature Film
2021 Joint Award Winner

This is the new wave of filmmaking and is something all cinema lovers will appreciate — it’s a short, sharp feast of film.

Nicole Da Silva

Actor & SF3 Ambassador

A really fantastic festival run by the team with some phenomenal industry support. They really care about the filmmakers and put on a spectacular show.

Joshua Belinfante

Filmmaker & SF3 Best Australian Mini 2021 Award Winner

Workshops

We run smartphone filmmaking workshops around Australia and the world, from one hour classes to five day workshops to students of all ages and abilities, both live and online. Email us to find out more – sf3@sf3.com.au

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Our Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors are the most wonderful and supportive professionals from the elite of the film industry and include: Phillip Noyce, Kerry Armstrong, Nicole da Silva, Christopher Stollery, Kriv Stenders, Pieter de Vries, Garry Maddox, Kara Rose, Jon Bell, Anthony Kierann, Jason van Genderen & Emily Prior.

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