Bell
Shakespeare
Shorts
Festival

2024 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED

We are excited to announce the 2024 Bell Shakespeare Shorts Film Festival shortlist. A total of 31 student films were submitted this year from primary and secondary schools across Australia. Thank you to all students who submitted films about, or inspired by, Shakespeare, and to the many teachers who assisted the filmmaking and submission process.

Winners will be announced in an online ceremony and screenings on Thursday 28 November 6.30pm AEST.

We have shortlisted 13 films for this years awards. Congratulations to the following films and associated creative teams:

Something Wicked This Way Comes
Kelvin Grove State College QLD

Julie Caesar
Santa Maria College WA

Traitor
The University High School VIC

Murderers ‘R’ Us
Prince Alfred College SA

A Midsummer Camp
Perth Modern School WA

Hamlet Film
The University High School VIC

Do You Bite?
The Cottage School TAS

Enter Macbeth
St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown NSW

The Gnawing Psyche
Christmas Island District High School WA

Prospera
Caulfield Grammar School VIC

A Day In Shakespeare
Waitara Public School NSW

The Twelfth Midsummer Murder
Yule Brook College WA

Deceitful Loyalties
The University High School VIC