The Setting Sun International Film Festival (SSIFF) is calling for entries for its 12th annual edition to to be held in Yarraville next year.
The 2025 festival will take place in May at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville, with screenings also held at the Greek Centre in the Melbourne CBD and online.
Organisers of the culturally diverse festival are looking for short and feature length films that tell a great story and entertain, with the judging panel also evaluating the creativity, originality, dialogue and production values of each entry.
Entrants will have a chance to win $10,000 in cash and prizes in categories such as best film, best film by a female director, best youth film and best western suburbs film.
Winners at the 2024 festival included Greta Nash who won best Australian film for ‘Heart Throb’ and Katrina Mathers and Leigh Hobbs who won best western suburbs film for ‘Mr Chicken Goes To Mars’.
“Last year, we delivered a great program of events and films,” said festival director Anna Bourozikas calling for entrants.
“We encourage everyone, amateur or professional, to get involved in the fun.”
Youth sessions, question and answer sessions and The Rogue Program for female film makers will also feature in next year’s festival.
Entries close on January 31 and to be eligible, all films in all categories must have been completed no earlier than February 1, 2023 and must not have been screened in the western suburbs prior to the festival.
The 2025 Setting Sun International Film Festival runs from May 8 to May 18.
Details: settingsunshortfilmfestival.com.au/
Cade Lucas
