The next edition of the Veterans Films Festival, an International festival held in Australia, will take place in November 2022 in Sydney, NSW.
The Veterans Film Festival (VFF) is dedicated to sharing stories that explore real or imagined perspectives on warfare and its influence on society..
The Veterans Film Festival showcases the human experience of our serving and ex serving personnel and their families. We also include stories about the influences, impact and the complex situations before, during and after war.
The festival presents a unique annual festival program: feature films and short films, film competitions, spotlights and retrospectives, film and TV previews, special screenings, industry events, networking sessions, discussion panels and other events.
The festival embraces all genres, including:
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Animation, Art, Avantgarde, Biography, Classics, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark Comedy, Documentary, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film Noir, Flash, Health, History, Horror, Human Rights, Independent, Kids, LGBTI, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Mockumentary, Music Video’s, Mystery, Nature, News, Parody, Postmodern, Realism, Reality, Religion, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Science Fiction, Silent movie, Social Issues, Spiritual, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western… and more.
The Veterans Film Festival is curated by a not for profit creative enterprise charity that engages, entertains and educates audiences by showcasing films made by creatives of all ages, cultures and abilities around the world.
A prize pool of $20,000 in cash and prizes will be available for the 2022 Festival films with other prizes in addition to the Red Poppy Awards.
The Red Poppy Award is presented to the Best Feature Film and to the Best Short Film. All films submitted to the official competition will be eligible to compete for the coveted Red Poppy Awards, inspired by ‘In Flanders Field’ a war poem, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae.
Past festivals have awarded Best Female Actor and Best Male Actor and this year's festival will acknowledge student films and those with a veteran in a key creative role.
The Harry Julius Animation Award is presented in memory of his pioneering work in Australia. His animated series, Cartoons of the Moment is regarded as the birth of Australian animation. Up to 6 films of any length will be eligible for judging.
The Sergeant Joseph Cecil Thompson Award for Best Music/Sound is named in memory of Bandsmen who were trained soldiers expected to support their battalions in battle. Joseph, was a cornet player with the 9th Battalion Band that landed at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915.