SUBMISSIONS OPEN 1 MARCH
SUBMISSIONS OPEN 1 MARCH
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The Noosa International Surfilm Festival is all about bringing together the best surf films from around the world - and delivering them to an appreciative audience!
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: 1st march 2024
Submissions CLOSE: 1st June, 2024
HOW TO SUBMIT
All submissions will only be received via FilmFreeway
RULES:
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
We invite storytellers from across the globe to share their unique visions and distinctive voices with us.
Whether your creation is an evocative narrative film that weaves the tales of surf legends and sea lore, a gripping documentary that delves deep into the heart of surf culture, a whimsical animation that dances on the waves of imagination, or an avant-garde exploration that pushes the boundaries of storytelling, we are eager to set sail with you.
If your work embodies the essence and spirit of surfing, it has a home at our festival. This is your opportunity to unleash the full spectrum of your creativity, to let your narratives flow as freely as the tides. Let your stories be carried on the waves of Noosa's shores, where they will resonate with an audience that shares your passion and appreciation for the surf and the cinematic art it inspires.
Join us in this celebration of surf cinema, where your vision will become part of a larger tapestry of oceanic tales and cinematic wonders.
Submissions must be recent works, completed after July 1st, 2021, with short films not exceeding 30 minutes in length. Feature films are anything over.
Selected filmmakers are required to provide a high-resolution format of their film by June 1st, 2024, for official screening.
PREMIERE/DISTRIBUTION
The Noosa International Surfilm Festival is a celebration of surfing’s best new or recent releases and, dedicated to showcasing the best in surfing cinema, emphasises the preference of premiere status for selected films.
Upon notification of selection in early June 2024, filmmakers are required to ensure their works are not screened elsewhere in Australia until their festival debut, preserving the exclusivity and allure of premieres at our event.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: See FilmFreeway.
We are here to showcase your film.
We are super stoked to provide this platform to all surf film makers wherever you are in the world.
Whether you have a short or feature length film, a documentary, an animation or something totally new and wild, we’d like to see it.
What are we looking for? Submissions that tell a story or inspire or bring loads of laughs or look beautiful - or all of these!
We have a star-studded cast of judges lined up for this event, see the Panel page for the full line up.
Awards & Prizes
Best Feature Film Award receives AUD 1000 prize money
Best Cinematography Award receives AUD 1000 prize money
Best Short Film Award receives AUD 500 prize money
All accepted submissions will be screened on a big cinema screen to full houses,
as part of the Noosa International Surfilm Festival program.
