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This is a list of film festivals in Oceania.
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| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
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| Canberra International Film Festival | 1996 | Canberra | International | First known as the Australian International Film Festival, it is held annually in October. | http://www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au |
| Canberra Short Film Festival | 1996 | Canberra | National | Premier Australian Short Film Festival, it is held annually in September - October. | http://www.silversunpictures.com.au/csff |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Short Film Festival | 2000 | Bondi Beach | Short film | An annual one-day competitive festival open to amateur filmmakers | http://www.bondishortfilmfestival.com/ |
| Byron Bay Film Festival | 2006 | Byron Bay | Special interest | An annual nine-day independent festival | http://www.bbff.com.au |
| Dungog Film Festival | 2007 | Dungog | National | Showcases Australian films in a non-competitive environment that celebrates and promotes Australian screen culture | http://www.dungogfilmfestival.org/ |
| Flickerfest | 1983 | Bondi Beach | Special interest | Short-film festival | http://www.flickerfest.com.au |
| KOFFIA Korean Film Festival in Australia | 2010 | Sydney | Special interest | Korean Film Festival in Australia | http://www.koffia.com.au |
| LFF Lebanese Film Festival | 2011 | Sydney | Special interest and focus on Lebanese culture | Lebanese Film Festival in Sydney | http://www.lebanesefilmfestival.com.au |
| Popcorn Taxi | 1999 | Sydney | Special interest | A year long film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process | http://www.popcorntaxi.com.au |
| Show-Fest International | 2004 | Sydney | International | Short film festival held annually in the historic Ritz Cinema where the audience and filmmakers interact via Q&A | http://www.nafa.net.au/festivals |
| Sydney Film Festival | 1954 | Sydney | International | Held annually for two weeks in June | sydneyfilmfestival.org |
| Sydney Underground Film Festival | Sydney | Special interest | http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com | ||
| Tropfest | 1993 | Darlinghurst, Sydney | Special interest | Annual short film festival | http://www.tropfest.com.au |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane International Film Festival | 1992 | Brisbane | International | Focuses on films from the Pacific Rim. | http://www.biff.com.au |
| FilmFantastic Gold Coast Film Festival | 2001 | Robina | Special interest | Annual venue for fantasy, horror and science fiction. | http://www.filmfantastic.com |
| In The Bin Film Festival | 1999 | Currumbin | Short Films | Annual event which kicks off a national tour visiting over 50 locations a year and teaching film production. | http://www.inthebin.net.au |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Film Festival | 2002 | Adelaide | International | A biennial, non-competitive film festival held on alternating years to the Adelaide Festival of Arts over two weeks in late February. | http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest Night Film Festival | 2001 | Hobart | International | Held annually as part of the Antarctic Midwinter Festival. | http://www.longestnightfilmfestival.com/ |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne International Film Festival | 1951 | Melbourne | International | Held annually in July or August. | melbournefilmfestival.com.au |
| Melbourne Queer Film Festival | 1991 | Melbourne | Special interest | Held annually, it is one of the oldest and largest LGBT film fests. | mqff.com.au |
| Melbourne Underground Film Festival | 2000 | Melbourne | Special interest | Annual alternative festival programmes adult-theme, genre, sexual and artistic-concept films. | muff.com.au |
| Popcorn Taxi | 1999 | Melbourne | Special interest | A year long film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process. | popcorntaxi.com.au |
| Alliance Française French Film Festival | 1989 | Melbourne | International, Independent | frenchfilmfestival.org | |
| St Kilda Film Festival | 1983 | Melbourne | International, Independent | stkildafilmfestival.com.au | |
| Indian Film Festival - Bollywood & Beyond | 2010 | Melbourne | International | Showcases the best of Indian cinema, from blockbusters to arthouse. Held annually in March or April it travels to three other cities. | indianfilmfestival.com.au |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth International Arts Festival | 1953 | Perth | International | http://www.perthfestival.com.au/ | |
| Revelation - Perth International Film Festival | 1998 | Perth | International | independent films, underground films, documentary, hybrid works | http://www.revelationfilmfest.org/ |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Arts and Film Festival | 2007 | Melbourne, Sydney, Perth | Special interest | Features films that focus on various human rights issues. | http://www.hraff.org.au |
| Japanese Film Festival | 1997 | State capitals, nationwide | Japanese content | In its 15th year as of 2011. Conducted annually during the final quarter of the year. Selected films are screened at state capitals before culminating in the major program held in Sydney and Melbourne. | http://www.japanesefilmfestival.net |
| Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival | 1998 | Nationwide | Special interest | Travelling festival of Australian comedy films. | http://www.overthefence.com.au |
| Serbian Film Festival | Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | Special interest | http://serbianfilmfestival.org.au/ | ||
| In The Bin Short Film Festival | QLD, NSW, SA, VIC, WA | Short Film | Australia's largest touring Cultural event traveling to over 50 locations a year presenting and teaching all things short film | http://inthebin.net.au/ |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific International Documentary Film Festival | 2004 | Papeete | Special interest | Annual documentary festival. | http://www.fifotahiti.org |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu Very Short Film Festival | 2007 | Port Vila | International | Annual open entry to any film 3 minutes or less. | http://sites.google.com/site/vanuatuveryshortfilmfestival/ |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48HOURS | 2004 | Auckland | Special interest | Annual competition in which a short film must be produced in 48 hours. | http://www.48hours.co.nz/ |
| Reel Earth | 2005 | Palmerston North | Special interest | previously the Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival | http://www.reelearth.org.nz |
| Big Mountain Short Film Festival | 2006 | Ohakune | Special interest | Annual short film festival. | http://bigmountain.co.nz/ |
| Documentary Edge (International Documentary Film Festival New Zealand) | 2005 | Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin | Special interest | International Competition and New Zealand Competition. | http://www.docnz.org.nz |
| New Zealand International Film Festivals | 1970 | Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch | International | Annual festival with a travelling programme in 10 additional cities. | http://nzff.co.nz |
| Show Me Shorts Film Festival | 2005 | Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch | trans-Tasman | New Zealand's first and only trans-Tasman short film festival. | http://www.showmeshorts.co.nz |
| Reel Brazil Film Festival | 2009 | Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown | Special interest | Annual Brazilian film festival | http://www.reelbrazil.co.nz |
| German Film Festival New Zealand | 2009 | Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch | Special interest | Annual German film festival | http://www.goethe.de/ins/nz/wel/prj/ffl/enindex.htm |