SF3 Mini Finalists Announced!

SF3 Mini Finalists Announced!

We are thrilled to announce the Finalists in our SF3 Mini Award. A huge congratulations to:
Anasazi by Jad Andari
Need A Lift by Max Simonson
Comeback-21 by David Camero
The Hand of God by Xeno Nemos
Light & Shadow by SJ Van Breda
Bunby by Michelle Ny
Find You by Drex Lee
Assimilate by Brionne Olsen
We Brielong Together by Joshua Belinfante
On the Rise by Courtney Coker
The Night Shift by Sally-Ann Dunn & Bartosz Wozniak of
Day 62 by Steve McGrath
My Wonderful Day at the Beach by Thomas Midena
58 Seconds: Soar by JJ Erenberg
Song and Dance Man by Blake Douglas
Earth by Max Schleser
Fanny by Reid McGowan
Tessa Time by Narelle Nash
The Delivery by Namroc Doan
Packet Mix by Taylor Buoro
FLY by Jared Walker
Brave New World by Anton Califano
Escape from Lockdown by Brienna Collins
These films will be playing in two sessions on Sunday 27th February, 2022, 11 of the finalists in each screening alongside our two local feature film finalists. Get your tickets now or catch them at SF3 Online from 27th Feb-13th March.
Photo credit – 58 Second: Soar Cast and Crew
Drum roll please…the big announcement!

Drum roll please…the big announcement!

Drum roll for the biggest announcement of our season, as we start telling you who is screening in SF3 2021. Starting with our Official Selection Films which will screen at our 7th Annual SF3 Gala Awards Presented by the Australian Film Television and Radio School on Saturday 26th February, 2022 at the Palace Chauvel Cinema in Sydney. A huge congrats to our incredible filmmakers below, all who are the cream of the smartphone filmmaking world and who will compete for over $50,000 worth of prizes from our amazing sponsors.
Here they are and we can’t wait to see their films on the big screen here in Sydney and online in our Virtual Fest:
1. The Schwarzschild Radius by Pete Majarich
2. Earth1 and Hoostin by Joel Phillips
3. Leader by Chris Overton
4. Year of May by Kyle Nozza from
5. eight minutes forty six seconds by Kara Rose
6. Today I Will Live by Nico Piro
7. Negatives by Jimmy Gannon
8. Dead Eye by Cassius Rayner from Go Film
9. The Secret Life of Bees by Mirabai Nicholson-Mckellar
10. Beta Days by Dan Walls from Whatever Will Be FIlms
11. Odd One Out by Andrew Robb from Andrew Robb Films
12. Cold Water Therapy by Remy Brand
13. Working From Home by Jon Gill
14. 9h17 by Benjamin Lapierre from Little Walk Of Fame
15. Dance Bots by Damien Warren-Smith from Damien Creative
Over 300 entries!!!

Over 300 entries!!!

All of us here at SF3 want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you who took the time to enter your films into our 2021 festival. We have been inundated with the most incredible stories, beautiful images and wonderful films. Thank you and you’ve all made our job incredibly hard. Stay tuned.

FREE Online Filmmaking class tonight

FREE Online Filmmaking class tonight

We are running a FREE online smartphone filmmaking class the next 2 Wednesdays, the 22nd & 29th September. It is a 2 part course in conjunction with Lithgow Tourism & Events for the Lithgow Halloween Film Competition. After the 2 workshops you will have a finished horror short to enter into the comp and compete for three cash prizes of $500.

Sign up for the class now – https://confirmsubscription.com/h/y/9AB17927B40CC5FA

Two days to go!

Two days to go!

2 days till our final deadline. We are LOVING seeing all you #madeonmobile filmmakers entering our SF3 Luma Touch Finished on Mobile Award for films which are both shot AND edited on a mobile device!!! Our Major Partners, Luma Touch, are giving the winner of this award a brand new Apple iPad! Enter your films by midnight September 1st.

1 week left to enter our 2021 season!

1 week left to enter our 2021 season!

Can you believe it?!!! Just 1 week left to get us your entries. We are looking for your smartphone and tablet shot films, across one of our 5 categories. You will have the chance to screen at our festival happening both live and online November 27th & 28th and to share in $50,000 worth of prizes! Enter by midnight September 1st.