Tickets available now! 24-27 April

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Tickets available now! 24-27 April 〰️

Sharing Stories on the Big Screen

Bass Coast Shorts
Film Festival

Bass Coast Shorts film festival
is an exciting new opportunity for
established and emerging filmmakers.

Celebrating creativity and storytelling.

An event for film lovers featuring forums,
Q & A’s, and the best short films from
Australia and around the world.

The next festival is in April 2025
in venues around Bass Coast. 

  • Thursday April 24, 7-9pm (Sneak peek) – ARCHIES CREEK HOTEL

  •  Friday April 25, 6-9pm (Opening night screening) – BERNINNEIT

  •  Saturday April 26, 2-4pm (Screening) – BERNINNEIT

  •  Saturday April 26, 4.30-5.30pm (Free festival forum) – BERNINNEIT

  •  Saturday April 26, 6.30pm - 9.30pm (Screening and awards) – BERNINNEIT

  •  Sunday April 27, 3pm – 5pm (Closing screening) – ARCHIES CREEK HOTEL

We want to be inspired by your film!

2025 Program

Archie’s Creek

Thursday:

  • The Muse

  • Vanishing Seaweeds

  • Il Sangue del Sole

  • Before the Ring

  • An Ordinary Life

  • 鲑鱼的家园/Home of Salmon

  • Last chance

  • Ladies Night

  • A Walk With Kate

  • Fleeting Moments

  • Loser

    Sunday

2025 Program

BERNINNEIT

Thursday:

  • The Muse

  • Vanishing Seaweeds

  • Il Sangue del Sole

  • Before the Ring

  • An Ordinary Life

  • 鲑鱼的家园/Home of Salmon

  • Last chance

  • Ladies Night

  • A Walk With Kate

  • Fleeting Moments

  • Loser

About Bass Coast Shorts

Bass Coast Shorts film festival was established in 2022, with submissions from local, national and international film makers.

The aim of the festival is to give new and emerging, as well as established film makers, an opportunity to show their films to a regional audience.

The festival accepts films in several categories:

  • Open (from anywhere in the world and around Australia)

  • Local (from Bass Coast and the South Gippsland region)

  • Schools/Under 18.

  • Animation

  • Documentary

  • Music Video

  • Coastal Life

  • Environmental

A great opportunity for up and coming film makers to showcase their talent.

It all begins with an idea … a burst of inspiration.

Awards

Best Film awards are given in each 3 categories.

  • Open category

  • Local category

  • Schools/Under 18

There are also awards for:

  • Best First Nations Film

  • Best LGBTI+/ Inclusivity Film

  • People and Place Film Award

  • Best Emerging Talent

  • Best Screenplay

It’s a wonderful environment to see some amazing films that make you question, make you laugh, and touch your heart.”

If you are a film maker and would like to submit your film for the next Bass Coast Shorts Film Festival, please use the Film Freeway portal to access and submit.

Where are we?

 
 

Screening venues:

Archies Creek Hotel 89-91 Archies Creek Rd, Archies Creek VIC 3995

Archie’s Creek Tickets

Berninneit Cultural Centre, 91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes 3922

Berninneit Tickets

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