Dendy Awards
Synopsis
The 10 finalists compete for four illustrious prizes: the Dendy Live Action Short Award and the Yoram Gross Animation Award (winners of these two awards are eligible for the Academy Awards); the Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director; and the AFTRS Craft Award; and the Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award for Screenwriting. All finalists screen together in two sessions with the filmmakers in attendance.
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Films showing at this event
Moment
A meditative 3D animation, rich with texture and the ambiance of the natural world, that beckons us to find solace in turbulent times.
The Eviction
A group of university dorm students tackle the ethical dilemma of whether or not to evict one of their own over a morally ambiguous offence. Does the punishment fit the crime?
The Fling
This hybrid stop-motion horror romcom about two women at a fancy restaurant shows us that love is a many tentacled thing.
DIY
A grieving woman stumbles upon the seedy underworld of organised crime just next door. Will she run or get herself dirty?
Faceless
Experience three parallel lives of an Indigenous man in Naarm (Melbourne) – in each instance, we ponder if he will always be made to feel like an outsider in his own land.
Interview With A Hero
An enigmatic Cambodian-Australian puppeteer’s life begins to unravel during a TV performance. Can he be vulnerable to his young daughter about the genocide he fled?
Mango Seed
A tender autobiographical account of a father-daughter relationship impacted by the young woman’s decision to pursue her dreams in another city.
Mates
A reunion between two old friends at an Inner West Sydney terrace reveals resentment and abandonment issues. What does it truly mean to be ‘mates’?
Baggage
A charming stop-motion animation about three girlfriends checking in at the airport, but one is carrying more emotional baggage than the others. SXSW 2025.
Button Pusher
Trust, love, friendship, betrayal and air conditioning are scrutinised in this triumphant film set in an African hair salon.
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