We have an Open/Tertiary category with a $5,000 cash winning prize & we would love all your film students to enter. There is also a Professional Judges award – that last year was critiqued & awarded by Richard Keedie from WTFN. Its very easy, they just need to go on our website & register their interest first: http://www.sunshinefilmfestival.com.au/ Its open till 30 September 2015

“Superhero” is the theme for the 2015 Sunshine Short Film Festival competition the only community based film festival in the west. Both budding and accomplished filmmakers are invited to enter an original film five minutes or less featuring their very own version of a Superhero real or imagined and compete for prizes worth up to $5,000.

Judging is by popular vote and there are lots of prizes to be won. The prize for the winning primary school entry is $500. There are three prizes for secondary school entries: 3rd place wins $500, 2nd place $1,000 and 1st place gets $2,000. The winner in the open category gets a grand $5,000. We also have a judge’s prize awarded for artistic and cinematic merit open to entries in all categories.


All finalists’ films will be screened at Village Cinemas Sunshine on Friday 30th October at a red carpet, gala event.