


Many of our past Gala and other finalist films have been invited to screen around the world at our partner film festivals including the International Mobil Film Festival in San Diego, MINA, the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival and more. We are passionate advocates for the showcasing of the best smartphone films from all around the world, show up on Sydney's top big screens. From 2015-2018 we held our Gala Finals at the iconic art deco Chauvel Cinema in Paddington, Sydney. We were one of the few festivals to go live in 2020 in a sell-out Sydney show! Our 2018 Gala Finals were also a complete sell-out at the Sydney Opera House and our SF3 Kids and Shortlist Screenings were held at Event Cinemas Bondi Junction. In 20, SF3 was held at Event Cinemas, George St, right in the heart of Sydney, Australia. Our 2021 Festival was pushed to early 2022 due to an ongoing lockdown in Sydney and was held in partnership with Palace Chauvel Cinemas and the Actors Centre Australia. We will be holding live screenings and awards in Sydney, Australia and our festival will include live screenings, red-carpet events, VIP party, networking events and masterclasses. Our finalist films and one feature film will be selected from all the entries to screen at SF3 2022. The festival will be both live and online, current Covid restrictions depending. Here’s your chance to start filming and be in the running to share in over $50,000 worth of prizes awarded annually, and have your film screened on one of Australia's premiere screens in front of a global audience at our 2022 Festival, in the Australian Spring.
#Submit your flick movie
The SF3 Mini Award is for films up to a maximum of 3 minutes in length.Įveryone has a great idea for a short film and a potential movie camera in their pocket, so no excuses. Longer kids film that are really fantastic and justify being longer will be accepted with permission from us at The SF360 Award for 360 and VR videos up to 20 mins.ĥ. A minimal amount of drone footage is allowed. All films must be shot entirely on smartphones and tablets. The SF3 Kids Award for filmmakers 16 and under at the time of filming. Films must be from 40 mins and no maximum.ģ. This is for feature films shot entirely on smartphones and tablets. The Official Selection from this category will be screened in our 2022 Gala Finals and will vie for our top prizes.Ģ. Within this category we will also award the #FILMBREAKER Award for first-time filmmakers and the Luma Touch Finished on Mobile Award for films both shot and edited on a mobile device as additional prizes. The films can be edited on any device and with any program and external equipment like lenses and mics can be used.

The films must be entirely shot on smartphones or tablets, with the exception that a very minimal amount of Drone footage is allowed. The SF3 Best Film for short films 20 mins and under. Our esteemed judging panel consists of the cream of the Australian and Hollywood film industries.ġ. Our 2022 Festival Ambassadors are Hollywood legend Phillip Noyce, Kerry Armstrong, Christopher Stollery, Kriv Stenders, Nicole da Silva, Jason van Genderen, Emily Prior, Stan Grant, Kara Rose, Jon Bell & Wanuri Kahiu. As long as your film is shot entirely on a smartphone or tablet, your film is eligible for submission. Open to filmmakers of all ages from every country from first-time filmmakers to professionals. SF3 - the SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival.
