The 3rd Byron Bay Film Festival will run from Febuary 29th to March 8th 2008.
Entry is $25 Australian (about US$20) and submissions close October 31st 2007 and to be in competition films must not have been screened before 2006. Filmmakers are encouraged to submit a paperless entry through withoutabox.com.
For more information please visit ?url?www.bbff.com.au?/url?
An alternative lifestyle mecca, surfers' utopia, filmmakers' hub and millionaires' playground. Byron Bay's vibrant, artistic, freethinking community is a melting pot like no other.
The Byron Bay Film Festival is an Australian International Film Festival that screens a diverse programme of films, of ALL LENGTHS and ALL GENRES, many of which reflect the interests and values of our unique local community - maintaining a strong emphasis on social and environmental issues, human rights, diversity and multiculturalism, creativity, indigenous culture, spirit, healing, connecting to nature, conscious thinking and positive living, music of every variety, colourful characters, humour and, of course being Byron Bay, surfing.
BBFF provides a platform for independent filmmakers in all stages of their careers. We believe in creating opportunities wherever possible and we aim to profile selected filmmakers and promote their films both before and after our festival. We bring the work of talented creatives to an appreciative and intelligent audience and our festival is attended by some of the heavyweights of the Australian Film Industry.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Byron Bay is said to have the highest concentration of filmmakers in Australia outside of a metropolitan area. The inaugural Byron Bay Film Festival was held in February 2006 and focused solely on Australian films and the back catalogue of our local filmmakers. Byron Bay is a magnet for people from all around the globe both passing through or making Byron their home and so it seemed fitting that BBFF should metamorphosis into an International Film Festival in its second year.
With the community and media squarely behind us our 2007 festival was a phenomenal success with over 100 films screened from 24 countries. BBFF is supported by many Australian distribution companies and film industry organizations that provide judges for us creating further opportunities for participating filmmakers.
BBFF is focused on growing significantly each year, on creating an event which is a positive experience for all and on eventually establishing a respected film market for independent films.
Our selection panel has extremely diverse tastes, as does our local audience. Life in Byron Bay is about as ideal as it gets and so as well as bringing our audience films which resonate with their lives and interests we like to transport our audience away from their sub-tropical paradise and let them experience stories, people and places worlds away.
We have a number of awards to give away in numerous categories including but not limited to Best Film, Short Film, Drama, Documentary, Cinematography, Experimental, Animation, Environmental & Surf Film. Prizes are available for some award winners as sponsors come on board.
www.bbff.com.au
29/02 - 08/03/2008
