With less than a week until Flickerfest descends on the iconic Bondi Beach make sure you book tickets now to avoid disappointment. Screening the best short films from Australia and the world, including 7 Oscar-shortlisted short films, all you movie buffs definitely don't want to miss this!

This year the Australian competition will screen an impressive 55 films including 21 world premieres, 4 Australian premieres and 16 NSW premieres. Flickerfest's international programme will feature 33 films including 2 world premieres, 19 Australian premieres and 4 NSW premieres.

Key highlights in the Australian program include the NSW premiere of Martha the Monster, starring Rose Byrne and her husband Bobby Cannavale. The Australian program will also welcome the World Premiere of Second Best, a dark comedy directed by award-winning Australian director, writer and actress, Alyssa McClelland Second Best tells the story about the power of identical twin sisters and the invisible, unbreakable bond that binds them, no matter what might try and break them.

The prestigious International program will feature Across My Land, a film portraying an American family at the Mexican border, produced by Joaquin Phoenix and was nominated for a Palme d'Or for Best Short film at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Flickerfest will also screen the Australian premiere of Five By Five, starring award-winning English actor Idris Elba.

FLiCKERFEST is Australia's leading Academy accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival and kicks off the summer cinema season under the stars at Bondi Beach, screening the best short films from Australia and the world in the chilled and iconic location of the Bondi Pavilion from Friday 12 January to Sunday 21 January.

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