Poco is a short film festival bringing the best of Australian filmmaking to a new stage in Regional Victoria. Entries are accepted by filmmakers and animators around the country, in both regional and metropolitan areas, including students. Short films across any genre are accepted with SAE Best Short Film, Jury Prize and Best Student Film awards. Poco encourages all types of short film entries, including but not limited to; animation, drama, comedy, horror, documentary, sci-fi and music videos.
All shortlisted entries will be screened at the Poco Short Film Festival live event in Ballarat, 3rd August 2024 while also running a simultaneous online festival.
Poco - Shorts in Winter - August 2024.
We're proud to offer 12k worth of prizes split between 5 award categories:
SAE Best Short Film - $8,000
Jury Prize - $1000, a DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor, and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Best Student Film - $3,000
Audience Choice Award - $250 Lemac gift card
Best Emerging Talent Award - $250 Lemac gift card