Dec 9 2020
2021 Mud & Saltwater Short Film Fest to Celebrate World Environment Day
Tickets will be available in early 2021 for the two screenings of the Mud and Saltwater on June 4 and 5, 2021 (always books out). The 2021 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest will celebrate World Environment Day. As such, filmmakers have the chance to win the much sought after ‘Muddy Award’ for the Best in Fest and Best Film, Best Roebuck Bay Film, Best Kimberley Calling Film and Best Film with a World Environment Day Message.
The oldest outdoor picture theatre, Sun Pictures, will be full of atmosphere for the screenings of the short films about Roebuck Bay, Broome and the Kimberley region, with local filmmakers capturing the stories, culture and landscape of our iconic region and the people that call it home. What is especially unique about the short films, is that they are made by filmmakers who live and or work in the Kimberley region, providing a unique insight into our way of life, values, sense of humour and talents.
SHORT FILMS NEED TO FIT ONE OF THE CATEGORIES BELOW:
ROEBUCK BAY (WA)
Drama/Narrative – Actors, lights, camera…action
Documentary – Non-fiction & documenting an aspect of reality
Science Short – With a science edge
Comedy – Can your short film make someone laugh?
Animation -Using claymation to computer generated imagery
Music – Integrating song and imagery
BROOME (WA) About Broome, with a focus on the natural, cultural or heritage values (any genre)
KIMBERLEY CALLING (WA) About the Kimberley with a focus on the natural, cultural or heritage values (any genre)
Thanks to our major sponsors: Rangelands NRM with support from the Federal Government National Landcare Program, Sobrane Gallery, Cygnet Bay Pearls, Inspiring Australia and Broome Whale Watching. Thanks to our donors Broome Betta Electrical, Broome Bird Observatory, Camera Electronic, Feral Films, Good Cartel, Mark Jones Films, Murranji Photography, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media, Press Play, Unbound Sound and the University of Notre Dame.
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Wayne and Simon please come to the 2021 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest on June 4-5 or to Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm on June 12 🎥👏
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The producers behind the highest-rating Australian adult TV drama of 2020 – Mystery Road series 2 – discuss new frontier film High Ground and creating stories with something to say.
FILMFREEWAY IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES for the 2021 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest. This year we will celebrate World Environment Day, with the 2021 screenings on June 4-5 at Sun Pictures. There will be a third screening on June 12, 2021 at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm. ![]()
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SHORT FILM CATEGORIES ![]()
* PRIZE FOR BEST FILM IN EACH CATEGORY![]()
*Films can be as short as 1 minute, 2 minutes... limit 5 minutes including credits![]()
*Upload to FILMFREEWAY by April 1, 2021![]()
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ROEBUCK BAY, (WA)![]()
1 Drama/Narrative actors, lights, action![]()
2 Documentary non fiction![]()
3 Science ![]()
4 Comedy can you make someone laugh?![]()
5 Animation claymation to CPI![]()
6 Music song and imagery![]()
BROOME (WA)![]()
7 Broome *About Broome’s natural, cultural or heritage values (any genre)![]()
KIMBERLEY CALLING (WA)![]()
8 Kimberley Calling *About Kimberley natural, cultural or heritage values (any genre)![]()
9 FEATURE FILM *Limit 10 minutes including credits![]()
Enter film about any of the above topics. * This category limited to 3 films only. Please email PiaBoyer@hotmail.com to register interest and check if spots are available.![]()
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OTHER PRIZES![]()
10 BEST IN FEST![]()
11 BEST IN FEST BY EMERGING FILMMAKER![]()
12 BEST WORLD ENVIROMENT DAY FILM![]()
Encourages worldwide awareness of the exceptional biodiversity of Roebuck Bay, Broome or the Kimberley, and action for protection of the environment.![]()
13 PEOPLE’S CHOICE![]()
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To enter your Film in the 2021 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest, which is run by the Roebuck Bay Working Group, you (the Producer) must:![]()
- Submit a Film that is related in subject matter to the natural, cultural or heritage values in the Categories of 'Roebuck Bay' (has six sub-categories), 'Broome' (subject matter relating to Broome in WA), 'Kimberley Calling' (subject matter relating to wider Kimberley region in WA) or ‘Feature Film’. Films entries that don't have Roebuck Bay, Broome or Kimberley WA as their subject matter WILL NOT be considered.![]()
*Complete your film entry on www.filmfreeway.com/festival/MUDandSALT » and finish uploading film by April 1, 2021.![]()
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The contacts for the 2021 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest are Kandy Curran (Director) and Pia Boyer (Producer & Event Manager) info@mudandsaltwater.org.au ![]()
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The esteemed judges are Paul Bell (Feral Films), Mark Jones (Mark Jones Films), Dr Michael McCall (University of Notre Dame) and Neil Turner (Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media). ![]()
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Thanks to our major sponsors: Rangelands NRM with support from the National Landcare Program, Sobrane Gallery, Cygnet Bay Pearls, Inspiring Australia, Yane camera Electronic, Sotiroski Photography, Broome Whale Watching. Thanks to our donors Broome Betta Electrical, Broome Bird Observatory, Feral Films, Good Cartel, Mark Jones Films, Matsos, Murranji Photography, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media, Press Play, Unbound Sound and the University of Notre Dame.
MUD AND SALTWATER SHORT FILM FEST - Broome, Western Australia
www.filmfreeway.com
The 2021 MUD AND SALTWATER SHORT FILM FEST is an opportunity to spread your creative filmmaking wings and celebrate the environmental, cultural and heritage ...
An incredible photo of a crab in the award winning film Secrets of the Kimberley, screened in the 2019 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest. Broome's Peter Strain, who specialises in anthropomorphic photography provided a stunning collection of photos, many of which were taken in Roebuck Bay. © Peter Strain
BREAKING NEWS: The super popular Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest will screen on June 4-5 in 2021 to celebrate World Environment Day. Film Freeway will open on January 1, 2021 for entries (Film Freeway) on the Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest website. www.mudandsaltwater.org.au![]()
Filmmakers of any level are invited to submit a short film to 5 minutes including credits. As Australian actor Aaron Pedersen said in 2019, everyone has a short story and we should all have a go at telling it through short film and not worry about a lack of filmmaking experience at the outset. ![]()
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Short film entries need to fit one of the categories below: ![]()
ROEBUCK BAY (WA)![]()
Drama/Narrative - Actors, lights, camera…action![]()
Documentary - Non-fiction & documenting an aspect of reality![]()
Science Short - With a science edge ![]()
Comedy - Can your short film make someone laugh?![]()
Animation - Using claymation to computer generated imagery![]()
Music - Integrating song and imagery![]()
BROOME (WA) About Broome, with a focus on the natural, cultural or heritage values (any genre)![]()
KIMBERLEY CALLING (WA) About the Kimberley with a focus on the natural, cultural or heritage values (any genre)![]()
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Thanks to our major sponsors: Rangelands NRM with support from the Federal Government National Landcare Program, Sobrane Gallery, Cygnet Bay Pearls, Inspiring Australia and Broome Whale Watching. Thanks to our donors Broome Betta Electrical, Broome Bird Observatory, Camera Electronic, Feral Films, Good Cartel, Mark Jones Films, Murranji Photography, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media, Press Play, Unbound Sound and the University of Notre Dame.