List of film festivals in Oceania

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This is a list of film festivals in Oceania.

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[edit] Australia

See also: Cinema of Australia

[edit] Australian Capital Territory

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Canberra International Film Festival 1996 Canberra International First known as the Australian International Film Festival, it is held annually in October. http://www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au

[edit] New South Wales

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Byron Bay Film Festival 2006 Byron Bay Special interest An annual nine-day independent festival. http://www.bbff.com.au
Flickerfest 1983 Sydney Special interest Short-film festival held on Bondi Beach. http://www.flickerfest.com.au
Popcorn Taxi 1999 Sydney Special interest A year long film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process. http://www.popcorntaxi.com.au
Sydney Film Festival 1954 Sydney International Held annually for two weeks in June. sydneyfilmfestival.org
Sydney Underground Film Festival Sydney Special interest http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com
Tropfest 1993 Darlinghurst Special interest Annual short film festival. http://www.tropfest.com.au

[edit] Queensland

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Brisbane International Film Festival 1992 Brisbane International Focuses on films from the Pacific Rim. http://www.biff.com.au
FilmFantastic Gold Coast Film Festival 2001 Robina Special interest Annual venue for fantasy, horror and science fiction. http://www.filmfantastic.com

[edit] South Australia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Adelaide Film Festival 2002 Adelaide International A biennial, non-competitive film festival held on alternating years to the Adelaide Festival of Arts over two weeks in late February. http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org

[edit] Tasmania

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Longest Night Film Festival 2001 Hobart International Held annually as part of the Antarctic Midwinter Festival. http://www.longestnightfilmfestival.com/

[edit] Victoria

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Australian International Film Festival 2006 Melbourne International Held annually in October. An unrelated festival with the same name was renamed the Canberra International Film Festival. http://www.aiff.com.au
Melbourne International Film Festival 1951 Melbourne International Held annually in July or August. melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 1991 Melbourne Special interest Held annually, it is one of the oldest and largest LGBT film fests.
Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2000 Melbourne Special interest Annual alternative festival programmes adult-theme, genre, controversial, avant garde, political, sexual and artistic-concept films. http://www.muff.com.au
Popcorn Taxi 1999 Melbourne Special interest A year long film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process. http://www.popcorntaxi.com.au

[edit] Western Australia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Perth International Arts Festival 1953 Perth International http://www.perthfestival.com.au/

[edit] Nationwide

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2007 Melbourne, Sydney, Perth Special interest Features films that focus on various human rights issues. http://www.hraff.org.au
Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival 1998 Nationwide Special interest Travelling festival of Australian comedy films. http://www.overthefence.com.au
Serbian Film Festival Sydney, Melbourne, Perth Special interest http://serbianfilmfestival.org.au/

[edit] French Polynesia

Name Est. City Type Notes Website
Pacific International Documentary Film Festival 2004 Papeete Special interest Annual documentary festival. http://www.fifotahiti.org
Tahiti Film Festival Bora Bora International http://www.tahitifilmfestival.com/festival/index.asp

[edit] New Zealand

See also: Cinema of New Zealand
Name Est. City Type Notes Website
48HOURS 2004 Auckland Special interest Annual competition in which a short film must be produced in 48 hours. http://www.48hours.co.nz/
Reel Earth 2005 Palmerston North Special interest previously the Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival http://www.reelearth.org.nz
Big Mountain Short Film Festival 2006 Ohakune Special interest Annual short film festival. http://bigmountain.co.nz/
New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival 2005 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch Special interest http://www.humanrightsfilmfest.net.nz/
New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival (DOCNZ) 2005 Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch Special interest http://www.docnzfestival.com
New Zealand International Film Festivals 1970 Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch International Annual festival with a travelling programme in 10 additional cities. http://www.enzedff.co.nz

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