This was clearly evident in Pranolo’s “Push & Pull”. There were times during the screening that it became a bit cramped in the hall, especially when a few of the shorts utilised subtitles, the audience had to crane over each other to read the text.
Stories ranged from coming-of-age tales to those tackling topics as far out as metaphysics experiments in “The Grand Design”. It was varied and showed a range of unique tales from film-makers around the country. Another about an amateur boxer from the Bronx. We began with the eerily quiet “Thin Air”, a film about the nature of relationships in the disciplined world of gymnastics. Francis Coady, the show’s creator who met us at the gates of the theatre directed us to our seats and advised us to “squish in” so as to fill up the theatre, with the hall filling to the brim in just a couple of minutes, I realised it was a sold out event.Īfter a short introduction from Kristy Best who works on ABC2 and a welcome from Francis Coady, we dived head first into the finalists. I arrived at Bondi Pavilion and was warmly greeted by the volunteers supporting the show. My friend and I recently decided to make a short film, so when the offer to review the Bondi Short Film Festival came around, I thought it would be a good way to do some research and check out the work from other independent film makers in my town. With the added excuse of “giving creative’s a deadline to work towards” as said so eloquently by Francis Coady the curator of the event. The criteria for this festival calls out directly to the budding film-maker attempting to make his or her first foray into this realm. In fact, I came away having seen some very talented film and documentary makers weave stories out of the very diverse and multi-faceted social fabric that exists right here in this city. With a short list of conditions for entry, the Bondi Film Festival celebrates creativity and applauds those who take a shot.
With more than 200 submissions, the best fourteen are picked for screening. The brainchild of Francis Coady, It is an annual event in which documentary makers from around the country are invited to submit their works to the panel to win a prize worth more than $10,000. The 12th annual Bondi Film Festival took place at Bondi Pavilion on Saturday. The short film that won the 2012 Bondi Short Film Festival “The Maker”.
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