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 |
[edit] External links
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