Dylan and Lizzy are best friends, growing up in a typical dystopian suburbia. Dylan has a plan to take her mom's boyfriend's car for the night. The two of them drop acid, steal the car, and the wild sequence of events that ensue over the next nine hours is one for the books. Dylan is all gas, no brakes. Lizzy is more in touch with the risk verses benefit equation. The unlikely duo are still inseparable, and their journey is as entertaining as it is dangerous. In the end, we are reminded that life's a trip, so enjoy the ride.


Best Short Film (Main Category)


Directed by: Zac La Roc

The Joker (David Howard Thornton, "Terrifier") has captured Robin and after two days of awful torture his revenge plays out in front of a helpless Batman. Inspired by the 1988 DC comic "A Death In The Family"—with a horrific twist.


Best Short Film (Main Category)
Best Director (Main Category)
Best Actor (Main Category)
Best Cinematography (Main Category)
Best Makeup (Additional Category)
Best Costume Design (Additional Category)
Best Horror (Additional Category)


Directed by: Aaron William Bennett

 When dedicated cardiologist Dr. Anastasia "Stacey" Dimas (Nafsika Antypas) becomes entwined with the ghost of Jason Walker (Jarred Harper), a charming stranger whose life she fought to save, she must navigate a perilous world of crime, love, and supernatural intrigue while uncovering the truth behind his mysterious death.


Best Short Film (Main Category)
Best Actress (Main Category)
Best Thriller (Additional Category)
Best Producer (Additional Category)


Directed by: Jarett Bellucci, Nafsika Antypas

Teacher that's teaching kids to smile in a post a dystopic school.


Best Short Film (Main Category)


Directed by: David Dulev

Caitlin's sister, Cassie, has Down's Syndrome.
She also has a love for writing stories, sea salt and chardonnay vinegar crisps... and "feng shui-ing" every room she enters. When she comes to stay for the weekend, she brings all this colour and character with her, decorating Caitlin's rigid routine.


Best Short Film (Main Category)


Directed by: Georgie McGuigan

EVA tells the story of two parents expecting a child. A routine scan reveals a rare genetic condition: the baby’s brain will never develop, and after birth it will survive only for a few hours. Confronted with this devastating truth, the couple faces an impossible choice – to end the pregnancy, or to bring the child into the world so that its organs might save the lives of other newborns.


Best Short Film (Main Category)


Directed by: Martin Genovski

Tired of being treated like a product to sell, a young model searches for happiness in her life and in the modelling industry.


Best Short Film (Main Category)


Directed by: Lee O'Connor