Festival

The Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest is a mega cultural event, with thousands enjoying the films made by professional and emerging filmmakers about Roebuck Bay and the Kimberley in 2017.

Breathtaking filmmaking was on show from the start, with artist Sobrane Simcock filmed painting a dancing brolga, which she silent auctioned for the 2018 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest.

Roebuck Bay Working Group Project Manager, Kandy Curran said “Attracting actor Steve Bastoni
to get involved in the Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest has been a game changer, with the actor providing filmmaking and acting workshops with Shayne Thomson for emerging filmmakers, many of whom won awards at the premier on August 5, 2017. The winning filmmakers pushed the bar high, making animations, documentary’s, dramas with local talent and comedies using guerrilla filmmaking techniques.”

‘Whirlpool’ is an animated story passed down by a Bardi elder about the drowning of a constable.

FILM FORMATS AND ENTERING

The Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest short films need to be under five minutes and focused on Roebuck Bay or the Kimberley coast natural, cultural or the region’s rich coastal cultures.

Get details on how to have films considered for the 2018 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest.

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The overall winning documentary in 2017, Roebuck Plains to Roebuck Bay, is a creative film that’s all about mangrove crabs.

The MUD AND SALTwater SHORT FILM FEST is an initiative of the Roebuck Bay Working Group. Thanks to the major funders: Cygnet Bay Pearls, Sobrane Simcock, State NRM, Inspiring Australia, Rangelands NRM, National Landcare Program. We also thank businesses and NFP’s who donated prizes and in kind support: Greg Quicke – Astro Tours, Betta Home Living, BK Signs, Broome Bird Observatory, Broome Car Hire, Broome Whale Watching, Diverse Water Sports, Finn Films, Good Cartel, Harvey Norman, National Science Week, Sundowner Camel Tours, The Mangrove Hotel, Zanders.