Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest

Discover the power of independent cinema at the Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest. Our biannual festival showcases the creativity and originality of independent filmmakers from around the world, providing a platform for emerging artists to showcase their work and connect with audiences and industry professionals.

What sets our festival apart is our focus on promotions. Cinema is not just about watching films, it's about engaging with the community and having meaningful conversations. That's why we host Q&A sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, and networking events that bring audiences and artists together. It's an opportunity for you to discover new perspectives and build lasting connections.

At the Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest, we're committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in independent cinema. We welcome submissions from filmmakers of all backgrounds, all genders and prioritize films that feature diverse stories, characters, and perspectives. Our festival is a celebration of independent voices, and we believe that every story deserves to be told.

Whether you're a filmmaker or related to the industry in any way, the Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest is an event you won't want to miss. Join us in the heart of Melbourne and experience the best of independent cinema at the Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest. It's a celebration of creativity, diversity, and community, and we can't wait to share it with you.

Award winners shall be provided with a detailed free review of their project along with the winner's laurel.

Official selections shall be provided with a selection laurel. Feedback shall be provided too.

All selected submissions shall be duly and extensively promoted on our website.

Each category shall have a winner, a finalist, and a semi-finalist.

accept submissions of feature films, documentaries, and shorts that have been completed after January 1, 2001.

All films must be in English or have English subtitles.

Films must be submitted online through our submission portal.

Submission fees vary based on the category of the film and the submission deadline. Please check our website and submission portal for current fees.

Filmmakers must provide an electronic press kit (EPK) that includes a synopsis, a director's statement, production credits, and high-resolution stills from the film.

All submissions must include a trailer for the film. The trailer should be no more than three minutes long.

Filmmakers must have all the necessary rights to their films, including music and images.

The Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest does not require premiere status.

Do not try to influence decisions regarding status of submission. All decisions made by the festival management committee are final.

All submissions will be reviewed by our selection committee, and decisions will be communicated via email.

The Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest reserves the right to use excerpts from selected films and EPKs for promotional purposes.

By submitting your film to the Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest, you agree to our submission rules and guidelines.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and celebrating the power of independent cinema together at the Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest.

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lillian carter

Wonder team, selection of great films and a joy to be a part of!

June 2024

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Jane Kou

Thanks for awarding RabbitWell.com's short film "Soul" as Best Animation and Halloween (Rabbit Well episode 6) as a Finalist. Muchas Gracias!

May 2024

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Mimi Garrard

We are honored to be a part of your festival.

Mimi Garrard

May 2024

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Larry Wells

Hello Melbourne Live,

I'm honored that my screenplay "Fair Youth" was selected as a 2024 award winner for Best Drama Screenplay. Please accept my humble thanks for this recognition!

The "Fair Youth" screenplay is an adaptation of my novel of the same title which is being published this summer along with my memoir "Ghostwriter." Both books will be available in Australia soon.

All the best from Mississippi!

Larry Wells

GHOSTWRITER: Shakespeare, Literary Landmines and an Eccentric Patron's Royal Obsession, nonfiction, by Lawrence Wells (University Press of Mississippi, 216 pages, illus., $28.00 hardcover, ISBN 9781496852434)

FAIR YOUTH, a novel by Lawrence Wells (Sanctuary Editions, 248 pages) $24.95, paperback, ISBN 9780916242930)

Pub-date for both books: July 15, 2024. Books available in Australia

Ghostwriter, creative nonfiction, is the story of Wells being hired by the University of Mississippi to ghostwrite "Fair Youth," a novel, for a potential donor (the late Gertrude C. Ford) for a planned $10m performing arts center. “Mrs. F” was convinced that Edward de Vere, 17th or Oxford, was William Shakespeare, and that she was the reincarnation of de Vere's alleged mistress, Queen Elizabeth I. ("A rich and amusing literary memoir with a conspiratorial twist.“ Kirkus Reviews)

Fair Youth, a fictional sequel to Wells' "Ghostwriter," is the novel that Wells ghostwrites for “Mrs. F.” It is a mystery about the legend that a romance between Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain, and Queen Elizabeth I, produced a son, Henry, born in secret but who, in real life, is universally acknowledged as the “Fair Youth” of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. When Queen Elizabeth refuses to acknowledge Henry as her heir, he joins the Essex Rebellion and makes a vain attempt to seize the throne. He is sentenced to death but Elizabeth leaves orders for his sentence to be commuted.

Lawrence Wells' novel "Fair Youth" was recently named a finalist in the 2024 Hawthorne fiction competition.

https://americanwritingawards.com/hawthorne-prize

May 2024

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Tom Gruenberg

Melbourne Live Indie Fest is an elegant festival. It's conceived from knowledge and imagination, and sends signals to all filmmakers, worldwide, this is the spot for proper inspection, by keen minds and spirit. Thank you, for your honors, Johnny Vonneumann

January 2024

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