Showdown 2023 Submissions

Short Film

Two winners to be selected from this category

Any genre
No longer than seven minutes
Scripts written in screenwriting format
Open to Sunshine Coast residents only, over the age of 16 years old

ENTER NOW - SCRIPTED (SHORT FILM)

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Unscripted

Two winners will be selected from this category

Unscripted format, factual or documentary treatment and/or pitch
Open to Sunshine Coast residents only, over the age of 16 years old

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Indigenous Project

One winner to be selected from this category

No longer than seven minutes
A short film script written in screenwriting format or an unscripted format, factual or documentary treatment
Entrants must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or have a team member who is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Open to Sunshine Coast residents only, over the age of 16 years old

ENTER NOW - INDIGENOUS (SCRIPTED)

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ENTER NOW - INDIGENOUS (UNSCRIPTED)

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Music Video Treatment

One winner to be selected from this category

Submit a music video treatment written to one of two Powderfinger songs

Rockin’ Rocks
A Song Called Everything
Open to Sunshine Coast residents only, over the age of 16 years old

ENTER NOW - MUSIC VIDEO

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2023 Submission Dates

Monday 23 January - Friday 24 February

Entry fee $50 per submission

All categories are open to Sunshine Coast residents only, over the age of 16 years old