Melbourne we are coming for you!

Melbourne we are coming for you!

Melbourne, we are coming for you this weekend! All our Victorian filmmakers we hope to see you at the inaugural SF3 & MINA Film Festival happening Friday 18th-Sunday 20th November. We have a Rookie to Pro Masterclass this Friday from 4-6pm at Swinburne University of Technology. Saturday 19th from 5pm we have our smartphone film screenings featuring the best local and international films from SF3 and MINA followed by networking drinks at the The Butterfly Club. Then to finish, on Sunday 20th from 10am-12pm we have a Smartphone Filmmaking Class for kids, tweens and teens happening at Swinburne University of Technology.

 

Get your tickets now – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sf3-mina-smartphone-film-festival-tickets-407752026287

Winners from our SF3 Gala Finals 2022!

Winners from our SF3 Gala Finals 2022!

AND the biggest announcement of our year…the winners of the SF3 2022 Gala Finals are:
SF3 Best Film Award – Big Dumb Animal by Schuyler Willson and Megan Sipos
SF3 Best Director Award – After Songs by Paco Wen, Chris Lee & Hardy Hu
SF3 Best Cinematography Award – Paul Beattie for Who I Was Before I Forgot
SF3 & ACS Best Cinematography Runner-Up Award – Megan Sipos for Big Dumb Animal
SF3 Best Screenplay Award – Big Dumb Animal by Schuyler Willson
SF3 Best Documentary Award – Beneath the Lonesome Skye by Rob Layton
SF3 Best Editing Award – Big Dumb Animal by Schuyler Willson
SF3 Best Original Score Award – WAKE by Alexander Ellerington
SF3 Best Actress Award – Naomi Sequeira for Who I Was Before I Forgot
SF3 Best Actor Award – Schuyler Willson for Big Dumb Animal
SF3 Best Actor Award – Tristan McKinnon for One Yarn
SF3 & Luma Touch Finished on Mobile Award (for films both shot and edited on a mobile device) – The Unseen by Tom Major
SF3 & WIFT NSW Best Female Creative Award – Kara Rose for Songlines of Change
SF3 First Nations Award supported by Dolby – Roots by Harlisha Newie-Joe
SF3 Founders’ Flick Pick – WAKE by Dimitri Ellerington & Karl Heinz by Andrew Robb
#FILMBREAKER Award – Naomi Sequeira for Who I Was Before I Forgot
SF3 and Chicken and Chips Casting Award – V by Tallulah Remond-Stephen
SF360 Best Film Award – The Virtual Circle by ReVerse Butcher
SF3 Best Feature Film Award – Unknowns by Luis Fernandez
The HUGEST Congrats to all of our winners, their casts and crews PLUS all of our 16 Gala Finalists. What a show!!!
Kriv Stenders Masterclass this Sunday

Kriv Stenders Masterclass this Sunday

Come and learn filmmaking from one of Australia’s top directors and filmmaker behind the classic film, Red Dog. Happening this Sunday at Actors Centre Australia. In this intimate workshop, Kriv will share his directing process, talk about how how he made his incredible films and you’ll be able to ask all your burning questions in our Q&A. Get your tickets from https://SF32022.eventbrite.com.au and this will be both live and online so open to all.

Casting Panel with Chicken & Chips Casting at SF3 2022

Casting Panel with Chicken & Chips Casting at SF3 2022

We are excited to present the ‘Art of Casting’ Workshop with Chicken and Chips Casting at SF3 2022. Happening as part of the Mini & Feature Film Screening on Sunday 6th November at 4pm. Get your tickets now – https://SF32022.eventbrite.com.au

Come and hear two of Australia’s top casting directors talk about the importance of casting, why you shouldn’t always ask your friends and more.