The Bondi Short Film Festival is an annual one-day competitive short film festival open to amateur filmmakers held in the Australian city of Sydney, at Bondi Beach.
[4] The Festival accepts entries in any genre, with the only restrictions being it must be Australian, under 15 minutes in length, and made in the previous 18 months.
[4] Prizes are currently awarded in four categories: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Music.
[4] Whilst the competition is predominantly an amateur’s festival, films are judged by leading industry professionals.
Over the years, festival judges have included Margaret Pomeranz, Sam Worthington, Bruce Beresford,[4] Rachel Ward, Damon Gameau, David Caeser and Gracie Otto.