1 week left to enter SF3 2023

1 week left to enter SF3 2023

Just 1 week left to enter the 9th edition of SF3 and be in the running to win some of our top awards and share in over $50,000 in prizes from our sponsors including our Major Sponsors Luma Touch & Filmic Pro and so many more. Screen at our festival here in Sydney November 18th and 19th and be part of one of the most exciting, innovative and friendly film fests in the world. Enter by midnight September 1st here or via FilmFreeway.

The SF3 First Nations Award wants films.

The SF3 First Nations Award wants films.

The SF3 First Nations Award supported by Dolby is open for entries. This award is open to filmmakers from across Australia who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We want entries from creatives of all ages and abilities, whether you are making your very first film or your hundredth, we would love to see it. This award comes with the prize of a brand new phone or tablet of your choice + $5000 in industry mentorships. Enter by September 1st.

SF3’s first ever Western Sydney Screenings on now

SF3’s first ever Western Sydney Screenings on now

SF3 has its Western Sydney Premiere in partnership with Blacktown Arts this month and we invite you all to come along and experience our films on the big screen for FREE at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-5pm until August 5th. No booking necessary, just come on in.
Check out a selection of films with Western Sydney connections from past SF3 winners – Ajila Miller, Peter Majarich, Aaron Scully, Amelie Correa & Isabella Andrew, Rachael Belle-Myers and Angela Blake’s Bus Stop Films iPhone film.
Hope to see you all there and celebrate smartphone cinema and Western Sydney. A digital season will follow this from 6 August to 1 September 2023 for all of you out of towners to still experience the magic.
Thanks to Screen NSW for your generous support.
Need a story? We got plenty for you to adapt for free!

Need a story? We got plenty for you to adapt for free!

Looking for a story for your SF3 film? Did you know we have 14 micro-fictions ready to adapt on our site from Spineless Wonders Short Australian Stories? You can find them here – https://sf3.com.au/submit/micro-fictions/ – and here is a rundown on the genres and types of stories which are ready for you to adapt into your SF3 film now:
If you’re interested in a more concrete plot:
“Texts” by Paul Hetherington
“I Don’t Normally Leave Reviews for My Airbnb Hosts, but Since They Insisted” by Dominic Symes
“Casper’s Galleon” by Detta Rose
“COVID Travel” by Shady Cosgrove
“Last Place” by Rananda Rich
“When Hanni Met (Buffalo) Billy” by Anne Booty
“Bad Weather” by Rosanna Licari
If you’re interested in a theoretical or conceptual prompt:
“Blue Morpho At The Edge of Tambopata” by Mube Nalbant
“One Hundred and Eighty” by Brenda Proudfoot
“See What You Made Zeus Do (Part 1)” by Josephine Taylor
“Soap” by Gayelene Carbis
If you’re interested in fantasy or science fiction:
“The Dogs of War Play Frisbee in an Empty Hotel Pool” by Danielle Baldock
“Resort” by Scott-Partick Mitchell
“Casper’s Galleon” by Detta Rose
“When Hanni Met (Buffalo) Billy” by Anne Booty
“Meat Tower 9” by Sam Elkin
If you’re interested in animation:
“Casper’s Galleon” by Detta Rose
“The Dogs of War Play Frisbee in an Empty Hotel Pool” by Danielle Baldock
“Meat Tower 9” by Sam Elkin
“See What You Made Zeus Do (Part 1)” by Josephine Taylor
If you’re interested in plots with space for romance:
“Texts” by Paul Hetherington
“Resort” by Scott-Partick Mitchell
“See What You Made Zeus Do (Part 1)” by Josephine Taylor
“I Don’t Normally Leave Reviews for My Airbnb Hosts, but Since They Insisted” by Dominic Symes
If you’re interested in plots with space for comedy:
“COVID Travel” by Shady Cosgrove
“Last Place” by Rananda Rich
“When Hanni Met (Buffalo) Billy” by Anne Booty
“Texts” by Paul Hetherington