Anglesea is rolling out the red carpet for local young filmmakers 

It’s time for our local young people to show off their skills, dust off camera lenses, and prepare thier oscar-worthy performances, for a chance to win big at the inaugural Anglesea Shorts Film Festival. 

Auspiced by the Anglesea Community House; the Anglesea Movie Club, after an extremely successful three years, wants to give something back to the community who has supported them so wonderfully. 

Anglesea Shorts Film Fest important dates:

• Applications close: Sunday 26 January
• Finalists screening night: Sunday 16 February, 1.30-5pm
• Tickets: It’s a free event!

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Film producer Darcy Yuille has come on board as judge for the event and a free screening of the 12 finalist films will be held on Sunday 16 February from 1.30 to 5pm. 

The club will be doing up the local Angelsea Memorial Hall for the glamourous event, red carpet and all.

Club president Evelyn Wuchatsch said she was inspired to engage local young people with a short film festival, encouraging kids to give it a go.

Application guidelines:

• Kids aged 18 and under, who live in Anglesea and its surrounds, including Aireys Inlet, Bellbrae, Fairhaven and Moggs Creek.
• Film submissions are to be no longer than three minutes in length, and they must include a reference to mango, whether that be as part of the film’s plot, a mention in the dialogue or just a physical guest appearance in a scene.
• No limitations have been placed on genre, number of actors able to be included or the device used to capture and edit the film.
• Applications are due January 26.

Kids aged up to 13 will fall in the Junior category, with $500 prize money up for grabs. 

Kids aged 14 to 18 make up the Senior category who will go in the running for the $1500 prize money. 

A filmmaking and video editing course, to be held in March by an experienced videographer, will also be awarded to the winners in each category.

A total of 12 finalists will be selected for the screening event and each will receive $100 in celebration of their efforts, while the filmmaking course will be made available to other local children interested in increasing their skills for $50.

For more information, email movieclub@anglesea.org.au or head to the Anglesea Community House Facebook page.

To register your interest for the film festival and access an entry packet, head here. 

words by Frankie Anderson-Byrne