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Australian Short Film Audience Award 2023

The Australian Shorts Gala is A Night of Horror’s signature session, dating back to the festival’s inaugural edition in 2007, celebrating talented, emerging filmmakers from around Australia.

Ticket holders are provided with a ballot at the end of the session to vote for their favourite Australian short film. The winner of Best Australian Short Film Audience Award will be announced during the Closing Night Festival Awards Ceremony, Sunday October 1st.

Stills below of the short films screening in the AUSTRALIAN SHORTS GALA, Saturday September 30th, 1pm, at Dendy Cinemas Newtown, Sydney. From top left: STREET NO. 4 (dir: Lark Lee), SIERRA-98 (dir: Jessica Trinity Fisher), ATTICUS (dir: Kieton Beilby), THE FOLLOWED (dir: Emma Louise Leonard) , ANA (dir: Vanessa Babic), SOMETHING TO CHEW ON (dir: Ryan Casey), GET HOME SAFE (dir: Noah Janssen), SVENGALI (dir: James Robert Woods) , THE DAM (dir: Andrew Sully).

Get your ticket for the session here.

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