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  "id": "canberra-short-film-festival",
  "name": "Canberra Short Film Festival",
  "shortName": "CSFF",
  "location": "Canberra, ACT",
  "venue": "Dendy Cinemas Canberra Centre",
  "summary": "Long-running ACT short film festival screening national and international shorts up to 20 minutes across fiction, documentary, animation, music videos, and local categories.",
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  "sources": [
    "https://filmfreeway.com/CanbShrtFilmFest",
    "https://www.csff.com.au/"
  ],
  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-08",
  "festival": {
    "text": "October",
    "startMonth": 10,
    "endMonth": 10,
    "startDate": null,
    "endDate": null
  },
  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens Feb · Closes late Jun",
    "openMonth": 2,
    "closeMonth": 6,
    "closeDay": 30,
    "deadline": null
  },
  "platform": "FilmFreeway",
  "fees": {
    "text": "~$25–$45 AUD",
    "min": 25,
    "max": 45,
    "currency": "AUD"
  },
  "maxRuntimeMinutes": 20,
  "tags": {
    "category": [
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    ],
    "state": [
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    ],
    "format": [
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      "documentary",
      "animation",
      "music-video"
    ],
    "focus": [
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      "first-nations",
      "local"
    ],
    "recognition": [
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    ],
    "premiere": [
      "none"
    ],
    "cost": [
      "student"
    ],
    "platform": [
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    ]
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  "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T08:08:12Z",
  "next": {
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    "exact": false,
    "startDate": "2027-10-01",
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  "submissionStatus": {
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    "closesOn": "2027-06-30",
    "closeExact": true,
    "opensOn": "2027-02-01",
    "daysToClose": 233,
    "closingSoon": false
  },
  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/canberra-short-film-festival"
}