Judging

Film Maker

  • It’s a People’s Choice Award. Ideally all films submitted will be screened. However, if there are too many entries to screen, 40 entries will be short listed by a panel of judges. The 40 films will be scheduled into a 2 programs screened at Village Road show Cinemas on Wednesday 12 September and Thursday 13 September. The audience will be invited to vote on the films at both screenings and the top 10films from each night will then be screened on the final night  Friday 14 September, where the audience will vote for the top film. All decisions will be final.
  • Prizes: Well over $5,000 worth of prizes to be won. There will be First, Second and Third prizes in each category (General , Schools and Mobile). Prizes will include cameras and equipment, phones, software and a whole lot more including a red carpet private screening of your winning film.
  • Free workshops:  To help you produce the best film you can make, all those who to enter the festival can register and attend a free consultancy with a professionalfilm maker in our Victoria University mobile classroom.  Click on the free workshop tab to register.