The Multicultural Film Festival showcases short films that explore stories of diversity and inclusion.
The VMC's Multicultural Film Festival submission period is closing soon! You or your networks have until 20 June to submit your short film to be in contention for some brilliant prizes.
We are seeking creative, original, non-formulaic short films about cultural diversity and multiculturalism. The stories the films tell can be made by and/or be about people from any cultural background.
Prizes include:
- Tips and ideas industry session from SBS Head of Unscripted, John Godfrey
- Industry session with SBS Content Industry Diversity Manager, Michelle Cheng
- An internship with Mushroom Creative House, a creative agency and production house that has unparalleled access to the music & entertainment worlds
Film has a unique capacity to connect audiences to other points of view. Though we may have different backgrounds, when we immerse ourselves in stories of cultural heritage and identity, it’s easy to see that there is more that unites us than divides us.
We support emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and also invite submissions from filmmakers of any background to produce films that explore multiculturalism and promote social cohesion.
Each year, our shortlisted films feature characters who are encountering new ways of life, struggling with feeling isolated in a new country or within their cultures' traditions, or beginning to embrace and celebrate their difference.
Ranging from gentle childhood fables to more stridently political works, all are strong examples of the power of storytelling in creating dialogue and initiating understanding.
There will be four categories in the Main Festival:
- Short Fiction Film
- Short Non Fiction Film
- Open Category Film
- Emerging Film Maker
Many thanks to our partners Swinburne University, SBS & Mushroom Creative House.
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Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)Address: Level 3, 1 Macarthur Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 9651 5901
Email: contact@vmc.vic.gov.au
Website: www.multiculturalcommission.vic.gov.au