Film Festival

In mid-June each year a 3-day Film Festival is held at the Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton, attracting local and visiting film lovers alike. The Warburton Film Festival is our major activity of the Year. 

Each Festival begins on Friday afternoon with the screening of short films as part of the “Show Us Your Shorts “ (SUYS) competition for young filmmakers. Awards are presented before  the official opening of the Festival early in the evening. The opening feature film then follows. 

On Saturday, five feature films are shown. The Festival Dinner is held early in the evening. 

On Sunday, a further three films are screened.


The 2012 Film Festival

The 2012 Warburton Film Festival, which will be held on 15 to 17 June 2012, is still being planned. The program of selected films will be posted on this website when available.

Other information on the 2012 festival can be found on the WFF website

 

The 2011 Film Festival

The 2011 Film Festival was a critical success, the choice of films being commended by the majority of attendees.

Highlights of the 2011 Film Festival included:

  • Opening of the Festival by David Price, Head the of VCA School of Film and Television
  • Q & A session by David Parker, producer and cinematographer of the new Australian film ‘Matching Jack’
  • Q & A session with Bill Hughes, producer of the classic Australian drama ‘The Interview’.

The starbox system indicates the level of audience appreciation for the feature films which were screened:

Catfish
White Material (France 2009)
City Island (US 2009)
The Waiting City (Australia 2009)

Monsters (UK 2010)
The Hedgehog (France 2009)
The Interview (Australia 1998)
Mother (South Korea 2009)
3.5 / 5
3.7
4.1
3.0

2.8
4.9
4.0
3.3

 

President Joseph Guthrie introduces a feature film

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President Ida Haanappel with Australian
film directors David Parker and Bill Hughes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Festival Dinner on Saturday night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCA’s David Price with 2011 ‘Golden Shorts’
award winner Ryan van Dijk

 

Short Film Competition

Awards for the short films entered in the 2011 “Show-Us-Your-Shorts” competition were presented at the 2011 Film Festival.

The winners were: 2011 table of awards

Entry forms and conditions of entry for the 2012 “Show-Us-Your-Shorts” competition can be found at the SUYS website. Queries should be addressed to Greg Nicholas on 5966 9215 or nicholas.g.k@southernphone.com.au