Flickerfest's Best Shorts at The Mercury

0:00Australia's biggest short film festival, Flickr Fest, rolls into the Mercury this Saturday, the 9th of May, marking its 35th year with A. Stop on the 2026 National Tour. Their screening two-killer programs packed with standout shorts from their Australian Academy qualifying comps that lit up Bondi earlier this year. The first lineup, best of Australian shorts, spotlights five gyms from South Australian Tallinn. You got award winners in debuts, tackling secrets, outback reckonings and personal breakthroughs, all crafted by local filmmakers like ALICE, Sluder from the Adelaide Hills and Yankuna Jajara director Lilla Berry. These films pull from raw stories that resonate deep, showing how Aussie creators are pushing boundaries and earning global nods, like that Lumix, a war for top Australian short. It's a big win for the scene down under, highlighting voices from Mary-Vill High to the vast outback. Switching gears to best of international shorts, it's Australian premieres of heavy hitters,

1:01including the Oscar-winning singers about unlikely. Bond's Oscar nominated a friend of Dorothy with stars, Miriam Margolius and Steven Fry, plus Flickr Fest's best international short from Indonesia and a stunning animation champ. Catch this double bill if you're nearby, at the prime shot at Fresh Cinema that sticks with you long after the credits. That wraps Adelaide News today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.