The pre-selection panel has chosen the eight films that will compete for the eight awards this year in Action-Fest.
Anniversary
[ WRITER Rob Leggo | PRODS R. Leggo & Robin Royce Queree | DIR R. Leggo | DUR 7:00 ]
After the separation of husband and wife, we follow the first faltering steps taken towards finding peace in a situation that will never truly be the same again.
Domestic
[ WRITER Brett Snelgrove | PROD B. Snelgrove | DIR Katie Hides | DUR 7:52 ]
It’s crouching lover, hidden agenda when a couple puts their relationship and martial-arts skills to the test in this film about fidelity, forgiveness, and how to turn domestic objects into menacing weapons.
Drop Cops
[ WRITER David Allsopp | PROD D. Allsopp | DIR D. Allsopp | DUR 2:33 ]
The previously untold story of the men who fight to save Sydney’s water supply, battling pool patrons, enthusiastic gardeners, and evaporation.
Gary’s Bad Day
[ WRITER Elena Lonergan | PROD Tony Chu | DIR T. Chu | DUR 5:57 ]
At the end of a long day at the office, Gary is about to leave, but what if changes at his job force him to stay –- forever!
Heads Up
[ WRITER Les McDiarmid | PROD Garrett Russell | DIR Dean Ganter | DUR 6:56 ]
Between no man’s land and a mad man, the name of the game is survival. Captain Chris Jones and his men have lived through four years of hell in the trenches of the First World War. But with peace only days away, can they hope to survive their new commanding officer?
Omega Rising
[ WRITER Adam Montgomery | PRODS A. Montgomery & Robert Double | DIR R. Double | DUR 4:18 ]
Set in the present about a man of the future. On a top secret mission, Joe is living amongst us to avert impending disaster.
P.O.W.
[ WRITER Alan Warren | PROD A. Warren | DIR Meg Lindner | DUR 4:57 ]
As a husband and wife argue their way toward an inevitable separation, their future choices yield to old ones.
Tiff Smith’s Community Action Stories
[ CREATED BY Paul Barry, Bard Canning, Timothy Kenyon & Tristan Kenyon | DUR 7:00 ]
XBC-TVG Community Access Channel presents “Tiff Smith’s Community Action Stories”: This week, our host investigates a local underground warrior.
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Drop Cops
The industry Judging Panel viewed the films on Thursday night and cast their votes. Come to Awards Night to find out who won in each category.