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 2025 is now open for entries!

Get us your films by September 1st, 2025 to be part of our 11th edition happening in October & November, 2025 in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Exact dates coming soon.

Enter your film into SF3 2025 via our site here.

Enter your film into SF3 2025 via Film Freeway here.

A very big thank you and acknowledgment to all of our SF3 2024 Sponsors. We really couldn’t do it without you.

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.

JOIN US FOR SOME SERIOUSLY COOL SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING, ANIMATION, STOP-MOTION & DOCUMENTARY MASTERCLASSES FOR ALL AGES PLUS A 24 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL FOR UNDER 18S THIS FEB 7TH-9TH IN DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY.

The Artistry 24-Hour Kids’ Smartphone Film Festival invites young creators aged 6-17 to craft their own short film in just 24 hours using only a smartphone or tablet. In line with the theme of our festival – The Artistry – this festival encourages kids to explore the presence of rich cultural diversity in Australia, including the Darling Harbour precinct as reflected in the people and other infrastructures like parks, restaurants, banks or any other environments. This festival is an opportunity to showcase their creativity through accessible and resourceful storytelling.

On Friday 7th February at 6pm, the inaugural The Artistry 24 Hour Film Festival opens and all under 18s are invited to come down to the Darling Harbour precinct and make a short film for our festival. Focused on the theme of the harbour, water, or foreshore, this exciting event encourages kids to explore their natural surroundings and showcase their creativity through accessible, resourceful storytelling. Entries close Saturday 8th at 6pm and throughout the day on Sunday 9th, the entries will play on the big screen at the festival, culminating in an awards presentation hosted by Actor/Author/Producer, Suzan Mutesi.

The film must be shot in the 24 hours of the festival’s opening: from 6pm Friday 7th until 6pm Saturday 8th Feb and must be shot fully or partially in Darling Harbour.

Prizes are Best Film 6-11 Years old, Best Film 12-17 Years old, Most Creative Film 6-11 Years old, Most Creative Film 12-17 Years old and Best Performance.

And there is a $15 entry fee which is paid when you submit during the 24 hour submission period on Film Freeway – https://filmfreeway.com/TheArtistry24-hourFilmFestival

Come down to The Artistry Festival in Darling Harbour over the weekend of 7th-9th February and join world leading smartphone filmmaking, animation and stop motion workshops for all ages plus all under 18s can join the 24 hour film festival and have their film screened on the big screen at Darling Harbour.

Sydney smartphone filmmaking, animation, stop-motion and documentary filmmaking masterclasses and walks for all ages. Join SF3 and Acclaimed Film Producer, Yolandi Franken as we team up for this special event and discover how to make professional films and animations using just your phone or tablet. The walks are brand new for us. Come and be guided around Darling Harbour as you shoot your film with our guidance and expertise. And it is also the very first time we are offering animation workshops and we are soo soo excited to have Atticus Gough teaching these classes – he was one of the animators on Battle Kitty on Netflix! And join our smartphone filmmaking and documentary masterclasses for pro tips and tricks and to learn everything from the experts here at SF3.

Sign up here – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-artistry-presents-film-making-workshops-tickets-1206252787559?aff=SF3

A HUGE congratulations to all of our SF3 2024 Award Winners!

SF3 Best Film Award, SF3 Blackmagic Camera High School Award & SF3 Best Screenplay Award Supported by the Australian Writers’ Guild – Don’t Ignore Me by Charli Fletcher – Australia

SF3 People’s Choice Award, SF3 #FILMBREAKER Award & the SF3 and Chicken and Chips Casting Pitch Award Winner- The Rectangle Love Triangle by Mina Asfour – Australia

SF3 Blackmagic Camera Award – The Meaning of No by Reid McGowan & Mik Gojic – Australia

SF3 Best Feature Film Award Winner – LIAR by Tay Jade Barrientos – Australia & Circumcision by Yuri Zeltser – USA

SF3 Best Feature Film Runner-Up Award – Voices Unheard by Aaron Scully, Aarushi Singla, Danielle Attard, Davita Ankrah, Fintan Hogan, Jared Elliott, Leisel Hussey, Riley Fletcher, Sierra Turner, Riley Taylor & Olivia Charlotte – Australia

SF3 Best Screenplay Award Supported by the Australian Writers’ Guild– Ashes to Dust by Clark Lealand Childers – USA

SF3 Best Director Award – HoManHo in HoManTin by Chan Wai Yee, Wylie – Hong Kong

SF3 Best Director Runner-Up Award – Jack Kuei for Dimming -Taiwan

SF3 & Australian Cinematographers Society Best Cinematography Award – Bharat R. Sekhar for Ekstasis – India

SF3 & Australian Cinematographers Society Best Cinematography Runner-Up Award – Cassius Rayner for The Missing – UK – and Jerry Hsu for Dimming -Taiwan

The SF3 & ACS Best Cinematography Award Special Mention – NoFilter Productions for Don’t Ignore Me – Australia

SF3 Best Documentary Award – The Other 90 Percent by Alexandra Guillossou – USA – & a common woman by Debora Diniz – Brazil

SF3 Best Original Score Award Supported by the Australian Guild of Screen Composers – Ho ManHo in HoManTin by Mark Tai – Hong Kong & A Little Strange by Michael Drew – Australia

SF3 & Luma Touch Finished on Mobile Award – I THINK, THEREFORE I AM by Benjamin Lapierre – France

SF3 Best Actress Award – Diane Gaeta for Ashes to Dust – USA & Ally O’Brien for The Goat – Australia

SF3 Founders’ Flick Pick – The Vanished River and The Thing by Haolun Jiang – China

SF3 Best Editing Award – Nick Payne for Don’t Ignore Me – Australia

SF3 Best Actor Award – Reid McGowan for The Meaning of No – Australia & Nicholas Sampson for A Little Strange – Australia

SF3 & WIFT NSW NSW Best Female Creative Award – Anya Dunstone for Sunny Blues – Australia

SF3 Best Social Video Award Winner – The Therapist by Aaron Scully – Australia

SF3 Best AI Film Award Winner – The Night the Monster Disappeared by Benny Shklovsky – Israel & At the Mountains of Madness by Buğra Mert Alkayalar – Turkey

SF3 Mini Best Australian Film – Thrifty Gifty by Karina Bracken – NSW

SF3 Mini Runner-Up Award – Grandpaparazzi & the SF3 & Spineless Wonders Short Australian Stories Best Adaptation Award by Joshua Belinfante – NSW

SF3 Mini Runner-Up Award – Seasons of Signos by Jessica Falciola, Amelie Dahdah & Eli Searle – NSW

SF3 Community & Diversity Award – SF3 Kids Official Selection – Charlie;s Crusade – A Tale of Courage and Cleanliness by Megan West and students of Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus Support Unit – NSW

SF3 & Spineless Wonders Short Australian Stories Best Adaptation Award – Scott Patrick-Mitchell for Hard Rubbish – WA

SF3 Mini Best International Film – A City is also a Wounded Body by Nikka Zavalia – Argentina & Spain

SF3 Mini Runner-Up Award – That’s my biscuit! by Juliana Venturini, Amal Ghamlooch, Jonathan Webb & John O’Connor – the UK

SF3 Mini Runner-Up Award – Not completely lost by Alexander Shingurov – Khazakstan

SF3 Kids Best Film Award High School, SF3 Kids Best Director Award, SF3 Kids Best Cinematography Award, SF3 Kids Best Editing Award & SF3 Kids Best Actor Award – After Adam by Connor Tattersall – Australia

SF3 Kids Best Film Award Primary School & SF3 Kids Best Director Award- The Towel by Ella Grace Helton – USA

SF3 Kids Best Screenplay Award – Déjà Rêvé by Ella-Maree James – Australia

SF3 Kids Best Documentary Award, SF3 First Nations Award & the SF3 Blackmagic Camera Best Primary School Film Award – A Novel Week by Waiaria (Aria) Macedone-Hunt – Australia

SF3 Kids Best Actor Award – Zac Deren for The Positivity Project – Australia

SF3 Kids Best Actress Award – Aileen Lee by Déjà Rêvé – Australia

#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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