Graduates from five film schools across South East Queensland will battle it out for the $2000 prize at the showcase. The award provides a platform for new filmmakers to establish themselves within the film community and highlight their work on the silver screen.

Festival Co-Director Maxine Williamson said, “It is BIFF’s pleasure to provide a meeting place for the 2016 best of the graduate short films to be seen, judged and curated for audience. These are our filmmakers of the future and BIFF is providing an important community bridging between education and industry.”

The judges are Kiki Fung, film critic, curator and former Head Programmer for BAPFF & BIFF, ABC 612 film critic Matthew Toomey and Des Partridge, the former film critic for the Courier Mail.

The finalists this evening are:
William Robson – Twin Beaks
Claire Randall – Wolfe
Sarah Rackermann – One Small Step
Carey Ryan – Empathy is the Devil
Emily Tathem – Body
Susanna Van Aswegen – Red Kite
Lachlan Pendragon – The Toll
Benjamin Gerbanas – Grey Space
Adam Willis – Mechanophile
Robert Corless – Furu Ike: Ancient Pond

BIFF Centurion Short Film Award
Tuesday, August 22 6:30 pm
PALACE CENTRO, Brisbane
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