Creative Wollongong Short Film Festival
Schedule
Sat Mar 07 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:30 pm
UTC+11:00Location
Wollongong Botanic Garden | Wollongong, NS
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The Creative Wollongong Short Film Festival will showcase the best entries from the 2025/26 Short Film Competition, along with a selection of commissioned films, all inspired by this year’s signature theme item - birds.At Wollongong Botanic Garden as part of Sunset Cinema Wollongong.
Tickets: FREE, but spaces are limited and bookings are essential. Visit the website to secure your spot.
Gates open at 7pm, with musical performances, red carpet photos and Q&A with film makers.
Screenings will commence at last light.
We’ll also be announcing the Festival prize winners at the end of the night, as decided by our official judging panel: Vincent Sheehan, Yael Stone, Ian Collie and Skye Netting.
Running time: approx. 150mins
This event is recommended for ages 15 years and over. Please note, these newly created films have not been officially rated. We are putting a M rating on the screening as a guideline as there may be some mature language and themes. Children under 15 years may attend with the supervision of their parents.
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Presented by Wollongong City Council in partnership with Screen Illawarra.
Thanks to our supporters: Sunset Cinema, Coequal, Bus Stop Films, Guardians of the Grassy Woodlands project (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water), ITeC Academy, TAFE NSW, TEN ALPHAS, Yours & Owls, Illawarra Film Society, Moonlander Media, Relativity Films, Sketchbook TV, Eye Candy Film Productions, Shellharbour Council and Who & Why Media.
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Where is it happening?
Wollongong Botanic Garden, 40 Murphys Avenue,Wollongong,NSW,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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