Submit Your Film
Submissions for the 2025 CinefestOZ Film Festival are now open!
CinefestOZ accepts submissions via FilmFreeway.
Before submitting your project, please ensure you have read the submission terms and conditions that are relevant to the category your are submitting under.
For the 18th edition of the festival, CinefestOZ is now taking submissions for the following categories.
The Film Prize brings to the festival Australian filmmakers and actors of international repute, including a Film Prize jury made up of five national and international filmmakers.
CinefestOZ presents a diverse range of Australian and French screen content, celebrating storytelling. This category includes feature length films and documentaries.
Screenings of specially curated short film sets are played across Busselton, Margaret River and Bunbury. All short films are considered for the Short Film Awards if the project is eligible. Music Video submissions will be included under the Short Film selection.
This category is open to all other screen-based storytelling, including innovative works that utilise elements beyond traditional media. These works may include Wed series, TV Pilots, VR, MR, and AR projects for various platforms, media installations, or a combination of those formats. There is no limitation as to the length of the work. This category also includes web and tv series.
Deadlines:
Early Bird deadline – 1 May 2025
Regular deadline – 1 June 2025
If you have any questions regarding the submission process or your eligibility, please contact the CinefestOZ Program Manager at [email protected]