{
  "id": "flickerfest",
  "name": "Flickerfest",
  "shortName": "FLiCKERFEST",
  "location": "Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW",
  "venue": "Bondi Pavilion",
  "summary": "Australia's leading Academy Award® and BAFTA qualifying international short film festival, staged at Bondi Pavilion on Bondi Beach. Requires Australian premieres for competitive shorts up to 35 minutes.",
  "websiteUrl": "https://flickerfest.com.au/",
  "submissionUrl": "https://filmfreeway.com/flickerfest",
  "imageUrl": "https://flickerfest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screen-Australia-Flickerfest-Web-Banner-scaled.png",
  "sources": [
    "https://flickerfest.com.au/entries/",
    "https://filmfreeway.com/flickerfest"
  ],
  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-08",
  "festival": {
    "text": "January",
    "startMonth": 1,
    "endMonth": 1,
    "startDate": "2027-01-22",
    "endDate": "2027-01-31"
  },
  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens Jun · Closes mid-Oct",
    "openMonth": 6,
    "closeMonth": 10,
    "closeDay": 14,
    "deadline": "2026-10-14"
  },
  "platform": "FilmFreeway",
  "fees": {
    "text": "~$17–$60 AUD (Specsavers TVC ad competition free)",
    "min": 17,
    "max": 60,
    "currency": "AUD"
  },
  "maxRuntimeMinutes": 35,
  "tags": {
    "category": [
      "short"
    ],
    "state": [
      "nsw"
    ],
    "format": [
      "short",
      "documentary",
      "animation"
    ],
    "focus": [
      "independent",
      "youth"
    ],
    "recognition": [
      "academy",
      "bafta",
      "cash-prize"
    ],
    "premiere": [
      "required"
    ],
    "cost": [
      "student"
    ],
    "platform": [
      "filmfreeway"
    ]
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T08:08:12Z",
  "next": {
    "status": "upcoming",
    "exact": true,
    "startDate": "2027-01-22",
    "endDate": "2027-01-31",
    "monthsAway": 2,
    "daysAway": 74,
    "sortDate": "2027-01-22"
  },
  "submissionStatus": {
    "status": "closed",
    "closesOn": "2027-10-14",
    "closeExact": true,
    "opensOn": "2027-06-01",
    "daysToClose": 339,
    "closingSoon": false
  },
  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/flickerfest"
}