The AGFF is an all-new film festival based in Melbourne, Australia but is open to submissions from domestic and international writers and filmmakers. As a writer-based festival, Aussie Gold is revolved around the creatives of writing for film and television. Upon the fair judging of screenplays by three experienced judges(features and shorts), the AGFF has expanded to accepting film mediums in both long form and short form submissions.

The judges of this program have a soul focus of seeking out creative writing quality within these projects, with an aim to return cinema back to its roots with writer-driven stories and narratives.

Although, writing is the encouraged focus of this festival, here in Australia, we heavily encourage and support the inclusion of Australia’s First People and submissions from the Aboriginal Community.

The idea is to feel something and impact the audience, rather than watch a film based around the actor, the sheer concept, or simply being based on an overuse of CGI. Aussie Gold Film Festival is built to convey a story that can express quality through the writer’s eyes.

AGFF 2024 HAS COME TO A CLOSE!

(If you have won, or have been selected and have not received your laurels, please submit a form through this website and include:

-Name

- Project Title

- Selected/Honourable Mention/Runner-up/Award Winner status on FilmFreeway

Please give us up to a week to deliver your laurels - OR - feel free to create your own via tools on FilmFreeway!

The 2024 Sergio Leone Award goes to…

Phaedra - Jeremy Artis

Best Feature Film Award:

• Drama

WINNER: People - Maciej Ślesicki, Filip Hillesland

R/U: Della - Fatima Abahamzeh

Honourable Mention: Princess - Brandon Robert Kersjes

• Thriller

WINNER: Let Me Go! - Vitor Cardoso

R/U: The Imposters - Nicholas Winter

Honourable Mention: Mercy of Others - Damien Giglietta

• Horror

WINNER: Group - William R.A. Rush

R/U: Problematic Intentions - Vernon Wiggins

Honourable Mention: Infernal - Christophe Lenoir

• Comedy

WINNER: Cooked - Cameron Utiger

R/U: Hanky Panky - Nick Roth

Honourable Mention: You And What Army - Jim Menza

• Romance

WINNER: THE WAY I PAINT - Jean-Michel Després

R/U: The Chocolate Club - Deborah Hadfield

Honourable Mention: I Can't Sleep Without You - Joe Jatcko

• Action

WINNER: SDI: Secret Department of Intervention - Thomas Khawam

R/U: Dominic Bane - Matthew Silva

Honourable Mention: Mujer Azteca - Karla Daniela Arrendondo Gonzalez

• Sci Fi/Fantasy

WINNER: A Trip Elsewhere - J.R. Sawyers

R/U: Skater Girl™ - Rae Phoenix

Honourable Mention: The Old Man and the Demon Sword - Fábio Powers

• Experimental

WINNER: The Mollie Project - Ahmet Alim Yılmaz

R/U: My Shadow - Astra Silver Burke

Honourable Mention: Aeon Oz - Heinz Kasper

Best Short Film Award:

• Drama

WINNER: Prey - Phoenix Rain

R/U: Ivy - Jodi Ferguson

Honourable Mention: GAZE - Johannes Gnida

• Thriller

WINNER: Obsession - Angus Baird

R/U: The Shower - Bo Sanders

Honourable Mention: THE BOX - Angela Andronache

• Horror

WINNER: The Newlyweds: Blood At the Altar - Lucien Christian Adderley, Richard "Byrd" Wilson

R/U: Girls Will Be Girls - Isabel Steuble-Johnson

Honourable Mention: NEXT WORLD 'Coven of Demons' - Jaden Lundberg

• Comedy

WINNER: Thats right - Alan Claridge

R/U: Ticking Boxes - Nuno Dias

Honourable Mention: Flushed - J.D Moorea

• Romance

WINNER: Morning After - Emily Quattrocchi

R/U: Crossroad - Eric Willis

Honourable Mention: A Moment - Joshua Lawrence

• Action

WINNER: Dojo - Jon Paul

R/U: The Final Round - Hugo Morris, Daniel Allen

Honourable Mention: Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes - Pat Mitchell

• Sci Fi/Fantasy

WINNER: The Crone - Catherine Kasima Kanda

R/U: The Ice Age Sauna - Yusuke Yoshida

Honourable Mention: Kiseru - Igor Neljak

• Experimental

WINNER: Dear Child II - Devin Peters

R/U: You Don't Deserve This - Shaun Rylee

Honourable Mention: Memento Mori - Fabio Servullo

Best Documentary Award: (Short/Long Form)

WINNER: Ambassador of Remembrance - Magdalena Zelasko

R/U: Peace Wilderness Man - Tim Millard

Honourable Mention: Flight Among the Shadows - Hashem Aliakbari

Best TV/Series Pilot:

WINNER: The Celebrant - Katherine Armon & Craig Smith

R/U: Good Judys - Marcus London Hall

Honourable Mention: Indemnity : The Rabbit Hole - Tiffany Littlejohn

Best Animation/Motion Design: (Short/Long Form)

WINNER: Black Wing - Tim Main

R/U: Sam and Duke's Big River Adventure - Tom Taylor

Honourable Mention: Mashi Hob - Amanda Hodges

Best VR and Interactive/Games Award:

WINNER: Oneiro - 360 VR Movie - Milos Tasic

R/U: Nursing Journey: Future - Lunera Comunicação

Honourable Mention: Coffin Room - KAY KWAN

Best Student Film Award: (Short/Long Form)

WINNER: Kindling - Danni Fenech

R/U: Phaedra - Jeremy Artis

Honourable Mention: Empty House - Taylor Thomson

Best Music Video:

WINNER: Grandir - Amandine Garrido Gonzalez, Matthew Gaines

R/U: Les mots d'amour (Words of Love) - Laetitia Demessence

Honourable Mention: Dance The Night Away (Do Do Do Do) - Reilly Stewart, Dan Wilson

Best Short Screenplay Award:

WINNER: The Beautiful Life of the Chaotic Mind - Sarahjane Bilston

R/U: The move of the whistle - Mirko Mariotti

Honourable Mention: Lexi and Alejandro - Catherine Stanley

Best Feature Screenplay Award:

WINNER: The 13th Floor - Sam Mitchell

R/U: Eddie on the Scrap Heap - Marc Littman

Honourable Mention: Providence - Tatjana Marjanovic

Best TV/Series Pilot Screenplay:

WINNER: MAR - Archie Will Carter McDonald

R/U: Wintermore - Sean Taylor

Honourable Mention: Son of a Sheriff - Travis Davidson

Best Short Animation Screenplay Award:

WINNER: La Piazza - Richard Thompson

R/U: Tangled Tails - Oleg Condrea

Honourable Mention: Old School - Bernhard Riedhammer

Best Feature Animation Screenplay Award:

WINNER: Thunder an Elephants Journey - Erik Daniel Shein

R/U: Emund - Mohammad Abedi

Honourable Mention: Willow's Journey - Donia Youssef

Best LGBTQI+ Project Award:

WINNER: The Ballad of the Bench - Grace Foskett

R/U: The Imposters - Nicholas Winter

Honourable Mention: ARLO AND THE SEA - Damian Overton

Best First Nations/Aboriginal Content Award:

WINNER: Wadjemup Wirin Bidi - Dr Glen Stasiuk

R/U: The Gap - Ada Tuna

Honourable Mention: Bidi Walbraaniny - Path to Healing - Dr Glen Stasiuk

660 SUBMISSIONS OVERALL IN 2024.

AUSSIE GOLD FILM FESTIVAL WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE AGFF2024 AND HOPES TO SEE YOU FOR THE 2025 SEASON!

All Winners, Runners Up and Officially Selected projects are eligible to receive official AGFF laurels.

Terms and Conditions:

All entrants are welcome to participate.

All participants must have created the project themselves and own the rights or have obtained permission from the owner of the content for submission.

Any genres accepted and considered.

All ages are welcomed to enter.

Students are encouraged to participate and will receive a discounted submission fee via Film Freeway.

Entries will not be disclosed with any party outside the festival unless given permission to do so.

No refunds will be given under any circumstances.

Changes to screenplays and films are accepted before the current entry deadline. If changes to submitted work is required and if the deadline has passed, the entrant will be required to submit their work as a new submission.

AUSSIE GOLD FILM FESTIVAL (AGFF) EVENT DETAILS:

Location: Kurunjang Community Hub

Address: 35 Mowbray Cres, Kurunjang VIC 3337

Date: TBC

Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm (Doors close after 7pm to ensure the best viewing experience for our seated guests)

FESTIVAL STRUCTURE: AGFF 2024

- Introduction to the Aussie Gold Film Festival by Special Guest speaker.

- Showcase of: Short Film Winner, Runner-Up, Third-Place and Honourable Mentions.

- Showcase of: Preview-versions of Feature Winner, Runner-Up, Third-Place and Honourable Mentions.

- Showcase of: Short and Feature Animation Winners and Runners-Up.

- Showcase of: Documentary Winner (Preview-version if Long Form)

- Showcase of: TV Series Pilot Winner.

- Showcase of: Animation/Motion Design Winner.

- Showcase of: VR and Interactive/Games Winner.

- Showcase of: Student Project Winner and Runner-Up.

- Showcase of: Music Video Winner and Runner-Up.

- Showcase of: LGBTQI+ Winner and Runner-Up.

- Showcase of First Nations/Aboriginal Content Winner and Runner-Up.

- Award Ceremony for Winners of all categories, including screenplay categories.

- The ‘Sergio Leone’ prize will be awarded to a special, standout project that deserves individual praise and acknowledgment.

- Finally, three short excerpts from the Screenplay Winner, Runner-Up and Third-Place screenplays will be read aloud before the event comes to a close.

-- All winners will be posted to the official website --