St Kilda Film Festival – Under the Radar Terms and Conditions:
1. The St Kilda Film Festival short film competition only accepts Australian-made short film entries.
The Festival also accepts Australian co-productions where:
- a significant proportion of key crew are Australian, OR
- significant pre and postproduction occurred in Australia, OR
- the film received significant funding from Australia
Australian co-production eligibility details must be detailed at the time of submission and the Festival has final decisions on eligibility. If you are unsure of eligibility, please contact Under the Radar Director - Jay-Dee.Pitcaithly@portphillip.vic.gov.au
2. To enter Under the Radar Category:
(a) An entrant MUST be under 21 years when the short was filmed (the entrant is referred to as the “Producer”).
3. St Kilda Film Festival accepts all fiction and non-fiction film genres. The Under the Radar Competition Screening is an all-ages (with adult supervision) event. As such, films with content that would be likely to be refused classification may be disqualified or not considered for selection.
4. The Producer grants St Kilda Film Festival the rights to:
(a) Screen to a physical audience in a programmed session dependent. Screening locations are to be determined but are likely to include both traditional and non-traditional screening venues.
(b) Exhibit the film online for the duration of the Festival, in a programmed session available ‘on-demand’ from the St Kilda Film Festival website via the approved streaming platform.
(c) Utilise a portion of the entered film for promotional purposes such as the trailer.
5. The Producer (submitting filmmaker) warrants to the St Kilda Film Festival that they have obtained all the necessary permissions to enter this film and that the film does not infringe the rights, including copyright, of any third party. This includes use of music and literary material.
6. All productions screened at 2025 St Kilda Film Festival must have been completed within 2 years of the entry closing date.
7. Entries cannot be withdrawn after Saturday 1 March, 2025. By submitting your film to the Under the Radar for consideration, you acknowledge this condition of entry and waive your right to withdraw your film from the Festival after this date.
8. If your film is selected for the Festival, you will be sent an email confirmation by Saturday 12 April, 2025.
9. The Festival strongly requests that selected films are removed from public viewing on other platforms and do not appear at other public screenings for the duration of the Festival campaign. This does not apply to existing agreements to other Festivals or with streaming platforms.
10. As part of the online presentation of the event, the St Kilda Film Festival will be expanding its reach to a national audience. We do advise that all online festival content will be under a strict geo-blocked restriction limited to Australia only.
Film Criteria
11. Films submitted must be no longer than 15 minutes, inclusive of credits.
12. Entries must be received by Friday 31 January, 2025.
14. The St Kilda Film Festival has a commitment to ensuring equitable participation and inclusion.
The festival offers film submission waivers for people who require financial assistance with entering the competition or for those film makers who live, work or study within the City or Port Phillip. Please email Jay-Dee via Jay-Dee.Pitcaithly@portphillip.vic.gov.au to request a submission waiver.
If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in Under the Radar, please contact Jay-Dee Pitcaithly on 0481 153 535 or email: jay-dee.pitcaithly@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Please note, this event is co-run by the City of Port Phillip FReeZA events committee - a Victorian State Government Initiative to support all ages drug, alcohol and smoke free entertainment for 12 to 25 year olds.
