2024
AFF Youth Senior School Shorts
The AFF Youth Filmmaking Competition is an opportunity for South Australian students and young people to experience the power of film, make industry connections, and share their own stories on the big screen.
Director
Various
Runtime
60 Minutes
Classification
All Ages
The AFF Youth Filmmaking Competition is an opportunity for South Australian students and young people to experience the power of film, make industry connections, and share their own stories on the big screen.
Shortlisted films will be screened at the AFF Youth Schools Screening Day. Films nominated by the AFF Youth Jury from the competition shortlist will be presented and awarded at the AFF Youth Gala.
2024 Senior School Shortlisted Films:
The Darkness Looks Back (Coopa John Collard)
Momentary – Waterflame (Kai Gruberlind)
Wandering (Henry McPheat)
Life of an Oyster Farmer Documentary (Bailey John Klingberg) *Nominated
Make Your Move (Sabina Strojek)
Percy (Percy McGuire, Ashleigh Penny) *Nominated
Donatello Detective (Matthew Page, Ethan Alaia, Josh Hynes) *Nominated
You Are In Control (Subedhaa Bansal)
A Demon's Got My Baby (Anouk Chapman, Liezel Heylen) *Nominated
The Torment (Dhruv Rao) *Nominated
A Suit in the Cycle (Georgia Walters) *Nominated
Nothing (Jake Brian Richard Wilson) *Nominated
Chaos in Serenity (Nia Phillips)
Shortlisted films will be screened at the AFF Youth Schools Screening Day. Films nominated by the AFF Youth Jury from the competition shortlist will be presented and awarded at the AFF Youth Gala.
2024 Senior School Shortlisted Films:
The Darkness Looks Back (Coopa John Collard)
Momentary – Waterflame (Kai Gruberlind)
Wandering (Henry McPheat)
Life of an Oyster Farmer Documentary (Bailey John Klingberg) *Nominated
Make Your Move (Sabina Strojek)
Percy (Percy McGuire, Ashleigh Penny) *Nominated
Donatello Detective (Matthew Page, Ethan Alaia, Josh Hynes) *Nominated
You Are In Control (Subedhaa Bansal)
A Demon's Got My Baby (Anouk Chapman, Liezel Heylen) *Nominated
The Torment (Dhruv Rao) *Nominated
A Suit in the Cycle (Georgia Walters) *Nominated
Nothing (Jake Brian Richard Wilson) *Nominated
Chaos in Serenity (Nia Phillips)
Film Credits
Director
Various
Year
2024
Type
Short
Program Strand
AFF Youth & Shorts
Genre
Children, Educational & Family
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