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  "name": "Made in the West Film Festival",
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  "summary": "Western Sydney's flagship short film festival, screening finalists at Event Cinemas Liverpool. Films must be under 30 minutes and have cast, crew or locations from Western Sydney.",
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  "festival": {
    "text": "November",
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    "endMonth": 11,
    "startDate": null,
    "endDate": null
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    "text": "Opens Mar · Closes early Oct",
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  "fees": {
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  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/made-in-the-west-film-festival"
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