FLICKERFEST ENTERS IT’S 19TH YEAR

Flickerfest, Sydney’s unique outdoor Short Film Festival, has received an impressive record-breaking 1600 entries in 2010. Flickerfest is Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited short film festival with a program that offers competitive categories, International, Australian and Documentary.
45 Australian films, 39 International films and 13 documentaries have been chosen for competition with the majority of the films screening World Premieres and Australian Premieres. Official selection includes Australian films The Clearing, Franswa Sharl and Drowning, all world premieres and Logorama (France), The Nail (Iceland) and Runaway (Canada) all Australian premieres.
The total of 97 films in competition are all vying for key prizes, which include the Coopers Award for Best Film and the Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation both of which are Academy® Accredited. Other prestigious awards include the SAE Award For Best Digital Production, Movie EXTRA Special Jury Prize, National Geographic Award for Best Documentary and a new award, the Madman Award for Best Australian Short Film

“I am extremely thrilled by the caliber of talent that have been selected for the festival this year. Short film is made out of passion without a box office imperative and because of this, this area of the industry represents the most original and creative film making in cinema today” according to festival director Bronwyn Kidd.
The Full Flickerfest competitive programmes of International, Australian and Documentary Competitive shorts and Flickerfest special showcases on Human Rights, The Oscars, Short Beats and Flickerkids are all available for viewing at http://www.flickerfest.com.au/.
The Sydney Flickerfest wlll be held at the Bondi Pavilion in Bondi.After the Sydney season, Flickerfest will tour to 23 venues nationally.
Tickets are on sale and available at: www.mca-tix.com.au

Kylie Loves the Bondi Flash Mob

Picture a crowd of people who are seemingly going about their business, in a crowded public place, then suddenly engage in a tightly synchronized group dance routine. The trick to the perfect flash mob is to make this well choreographed set up look completely natural so passers by don’t suspect a thing until everyone is suddenly busting the same moves to a grooving beat.

DJ and promoter Dan Murphy enlisted the help of Joyce Maynge and 100 would be flash mobbers on Bondi Beach recently for a home grown flash mob to a camp dance mix medley. The routine went down so well, it has soared through Youtube with 100,000 views in the first three days of its post, and has even been tweeted by Kylie Minogue herself. The Pop Princes tweeted “"Dear Bondi-Flash-Mob. Next time can you start or finish with Slow?” Keep an eye out for further flasmob events organized by the Rock Your Box crew this summer.

Flash Mob with a difference hits Bondi Beach

No doubt you saw the other flash mob at Bondi beach a few weeks ago, promomoting a video camera, well now a new mob with a difference took place at Bondi. Over 100 dancers surprised Bondi Beach with a Flash Mob on Sat Nov 14 2009, led by one of Australia's most famous and delicious drag queens - Joyce Mayne. Music was put together by respected gay DJ, Dan Murphy.