PIFF announces the 2012 poetry competition with the theme “The Future Imagined”

PIFF announces the 2012 poetry competition with the theme “The Future Imagined”

The Poetry in Film Festival (PIFF) is on the hunt for the feature poem to be interpreted into short films. This year’s theme is ‘The Future Imagined’ Submit your poem by June 30th 2012.

This Year’s Finalists

This Year’s Finalists

We are proud to announce the Poetry in Film Festival 2011 Finalists. Eights films from some of Australia’s most talented filmmakers

Festival judges speak – A must watch

Festival judges speak – A must watch

For all the filmmakers out there: Jessica Lawton and John Hughes, two of the 2011 festival judges gives us their tips on what they will be looking out for in this year’s films. If you’re entering a film this year, this is a must see..

Prize Pool Announced

Prize Pool Announced

Only 1 month to go until the film entry deadline on 9 September 2011. Not only is there a chance your film will be screened around Australia, there are also awesome prizes up for grabs. Thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters we are very excited about the PIFF2011 prize pool.

PIFF  2011 Featured Poet

PIFF 2011 Featured Poet

We received over 150 poems from around Australia and some even globally. Selection was not an easy task but there could only be one winner.
We are excited to announce this year’s winning poem is ‘Four Letters, Three Words.’ written by Belinda Hilton.

2010 Festival finalists – watch them online

2010 Festival finalists – watch them online

The quality and variety of films submitted in our inaugural year was a demonstration of the talent of Australian filmmakers. What will 2011 bring?

Screening dates

Melbourne (Screening and Awards Night):
9th October, 2011
Palace Cinema Como

Sydney: 30th October, 2011
Palace Verona

Brisbane: 26th October, 2011
Palace Centro

Adelaide: 19th October, 2011
Palace Nova

Perth: 12th October, 2011
Cinema Paradiso

Canberra: 10th October, 2011
National Sound & Film Archive

Purchase Tickets

Tickets are $17 and $15 concession.

Melbourne – 9 October: Book Online Here **First Screen SOLD OUT. Second Screen now on sale **

Canberra – 10 October: Do it the old-fashioned way and call in to NFSA get your PIFF2011 ticket
Tel. 02 6248 2000. Tickets are $15 and $12 concession

Perth – 12 October: Book Online Here

Adelaide – 19 October: Book Online Here

Brisbane – 26 October: Book Online Here

Sydney – 30 October: Book Online Here

About the festival

PIFF 2011 is a new and exciting film festival based in Melbourne, Australia.

Entrants in the festival are given a piece of modern poetry. From there they are free to interpret the poem in the form of a 4-7 min short film however they see fit. Make it funny, serious, scary – it’s up to you.

You don’t need to include the lines of the poem in your film, interpret it however you want.

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