JOY’S HOUSE FILM FESTIVAL
The Joy House Film Festival is a short film festival with the main theme of JOY and sub-theme of diversity.
It was founded in 2013 to give a platform for emerging filmmakers and for their work to be celebrated. The festival awards prizes for best film, best diversity film, best female filmmaker.
This festival is proud to have discovered great films and such talented filmmakers, such as "The Present's" Jacob Frey. This three-minute film tells the story of a young boy who gets an injured puppy as a gift, we won't spoil what happens next but it's not surprising Disney were left so impressed after seeing this film that they offered him a job. Another festival favourite is "Joy & Herron." This 4 minute animated film directed by Passion's Kyra & Constantin, tells the story of Joy, the brand dog mascot, and her comic trials with a pesky heron. This short film has gone on to win many accolades across the globe.
And in 2023, Radheya Jan Jegatheva won Joy House Film Festival’s best film for Bird Drone. A wonderful short film about a seagull falling in love with a drone. He has since gone on to win more awards including the 2024 Australia’s Best Short Film award.
The Joy House Film festival will continue to support emerging filmmakers around the world, spreading joy and serving a platform opportunity and a voice for undiscovered & talented filmmakers. It's supported by the Media & Entertainment Arts Alliance's Diversity Committee & Actors' Equity Australia.
Event: Sunday 9th February 2024
Time: Doors open 5pm
4.45pm start.
Tickets: https://10thannualJoyHouseFilmFestival.eventbrite.com.au
Awards & Prizes
Up to $1000 worth of prizes. Prizes include -cash vouchers, movie tickets, show bags, Haribo lollies etc.
Prizes for Best short film, Best diversity short film & Best Female Filmmaker film.
Supported by Actor's Equity Australia's Diversity Committee.
Rules & Terms
Light entertainment short films. Short films must be made within 5 years and they must have a scene of JOY (happiness) in the short film. Open to drama, comedy, animation, stop animation, music video, action etc.
If selected, the short film must be submitted for exhibition in Mp4 or mov (formatted 25 frames / p.s / or 24 frames /p.s only ) mp4
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FILM SUBMISSIONS
JUDGES ANNOUNCED for 11th annual Joy House Film Festival. Peter Thurnwald (ZO Kitty, Bump) & Adam Dunn (The Fall Guy, Elvis),
JOY’S FILM HOUSE
Joy's Film House is a new series featuring interviews with award winning filmmakers, a spin-off branch of Joy House Film Festival, now in its 11th year.
Episode One features 2023-4 Joy House Film Festival winner Radheya Jegatheva, for Bird Drone, which has gone on to win 16 awards including 2 Academy award qualifying festivals. Bird Drone is about a seagull who falls in love with a drone, a touching story and one of Joy House Film Festival favourites.
An insightful interview about the making of Bird Drone, with filmmaking tips and what’s next for Radheya, a very talented filmmaker; one to look out for. I believe he will be an Oscar winner in the future.
Episode two features Bina Bhattacharya, award winning filmmaker who wrote, directed & produced, From All Sides. It is one of eight Australian films in the Goes to Cannes program, where seven festivals are invited to present five works-in-progress to the Marché du Film. The market, which runs concurrently with the festival's glamorous world premieres, is Cannes's business side, where sales, financing and distribution deals are made. Its motto is "the heart of the film industry".