Films / music / arts that are underground, experimental, independent, alternate, avant-garde. Also UBU Films / Sydney Filmmakers Co-op for trying to pioneer experimental films in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s, left-wing thinkers, old music or interesting, experimental, original music, plus things that are controversial, confronting, scary, bizarre, obscure, surreal, absurd…
Our promise is to bring four whole nights of subversive, experimental, visual and aural pleasure for the 2008 Sydney Underground Film Festival. The 2008 festival is taking place from the 11th - 14th September at the Factory Theatre, an amazing venue in Sydney.
Dedicated to nurturing an alternative film culture through the promotion of independent and experimental films, our aim is to support filmmakers who operate outside established film industry infrastructures, by providing a platform for exhibition, exposure and critical discussion.
Festival passes for the 2008 event are now on sale. Click on the ’tickets’ page of the festival website to purchase passes through the website on via MOSHTIX
Boundary-breaking Best Australian Short Film Award :
Slogun
AUSTRALIA / IRAN / 2007 / 3 mins
director MAHMOUD YEKTA
Innovative Narrative Award :
Vermin
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 23 mins
director
DEAN FRANCIS
Experimentation in Film :
Defaced
AUSTRALIA/ 2005 / 1 min 51 sec
director WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Witness
AUSTRTALIA / 2006 / 1 min
director WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Fishy
AUSTRTALIA / 2004 / 45 sec
director WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Unique Aesthetic Film Award :
Vulcanizer
AUSTRALIA / 2007 / 2 mins
director RYAN LEECH
Social / Political Film Award :
Postcards From Australia
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 2.5 mins
director ATANAS DJONOV
Recycled Cinema Award :
Picnic At Wolf Creek
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 10 mins
director SODA JERK
Material Affects Award :
Aloha Hawaii
AUSTRALIA / 2007 / 5 mins
director
TONY LAWRENCE
Australian Animation Award :
Happy In Our Grave. Ten Years Deep
AUSTRTALIA / 2006 / 14 min : 48 sec
director RICHARD EAMES
Australian Best Actress :
ALANA GOLINGI
White Song
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 11 mins
director KATRINA GRAHAM
Australian Best Actor :
DAMON GAMEAU
Vermin
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 23 mins
director
DEAN FRANCIS
Myspace / SUFF award :
Uranium Mining Costs The Earth
AUSTRALIA / 2007 / 2 min 45 sec
director TREVOR WILLS
Encouragement Awards :
Blindspot
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 4.5 mins
director YASEMIN LOCKEETT
Le Petit Chef
AUSTRALIA / 2007 / 6.5 mins
director ANNABEL OSBORNE
The Changing Man
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 3 mins
director RAMI FISCHLER
Untitled
AUSTRALIA / 2006 / 14 mins
director LOREN WEBER
Blessed
AUSTRALIA / 2004 / 4 mins
director JESSICA LOCKHART
Boundary-breaking Best Feature Award :
Tin Can Man
IRELAND / 2006 / 83 mins
director IVAN KAVANAGH
Boundary-breaking Best Short Film Award :
Seeking Wellness Part Two : Daddy’s Time
USA / 2007 / 23 mins
director
DANIEL SCHNEIDKRAUT
Digital Effects Award :
Los 60
UK / 2006 / 2 mins
director YOLANDA DE LOS BUEIS
Provocative Film Award :
Gary’s Touch
CANADA / 2006 / 25 mins
director
KEN TAKAHASHI
Experimentation in Film Award :
Seeking Wellness Part One: Cup Of Friendship, Shrine of Scars
USA / 2006 / 17 mins
director DANIEL SCHNEIDKRAUT
Innovative Narrative Award :
Anonymous
SPAIN / 2006 / 20 mins
director CRISTIAN POZO
International Best Actor :
PATRICK O’DONNELL
Tin Can Man
IRELAND / 2006 / 83 mins
director IVAN KAVANAGH
International Best Actress :
LARA BELMONT
Lump
UK / 2006 / 13 mins
director FAYE JACKSON
Audience Reaction Award :
Gary’s Touch
CANADA / 2006 / 25 mins
director
KEN TAKAHASHI
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