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TROPIC • LIFESTYLE

New chapter
the night in the People’s Choice Award. attendees the opportunity to join an open
CINEMATIC SHOWCASE Mini-masterpieces ranging from floor conversation and hear from local
comedies, documentaries, music videos, and national professional filmmakers,
Cairns’ best short film festival is animation and more by junior, emerging broadcasters, and state and national
expanding into CPAC. and established filmmakers will be funding bodies.
screened in the submission-based event. The awards night takes place from 7pm on
This year marks the sixth anniversary of The best of the best are carefully curated, Saturday 23 November at CPAC. Tickets cost
the Understory Film Festival, with the with those short-listed in the running to $15 for adults and $12 for concession, and
event set to be showcased in its new home win cash prizes and awards. are available from Ticketlink. The
at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre Previously held at the Tanks Arts Centre, symposium is free to attend and runs
(CPAC) on 23 November. the popular showcase has drawn from 3-5pm in the CPAC Studio.
The awards night brings a touch of hundreds of entries since 2014, with local Submissions for the 2019 Understory Film
Hollywood to the tropics, inviting punters heavyweights Aaron Fa’aoso, Douglas Festival close 8 October for high school
to dress up, walk the red carpet, catch the Watkin and Kier Shorey all adding their students and 11 October for all other entries.
best short films produced in the Tropical voice to the Festival as hosts over the years.
North and vote for their favourite film on Since its inception, the Festival has
produced some amazing success stories,
including brother and sister duo Julian and
Elizabeth Cullen who entered numerous
films whilst completing their high school
studies at Cairns State High School. The
siblings have gone on to forge successful
careers in the film industry, including
acting roles in the 2018 hit TV series, The
Bureau of Magical Things.
Recognising the need to nurture the next
generation of filmmakers, the Festival
will introduce a junior category for ages MORE: Search online for
7-15, and a free symposium will be held “Understory Film Festival”
prior to the awards presentation, offering

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