Coastal Surge International Film Festival
A Big Coast Needs A Big Screen
2024 WINNERS!!!
What an exciting event across two nights! So many wonderful photos and comments to come. We couldn’t have been more excited about the programmes we showed, the gratitude of the locals and the fantastic support offered by Creative Art Central, Central Coast Council, Avoca Beach Theatre, Everglades and Central Coast Digital Media.
Congratulations to all the winners and to every storyteller who had their work screened during the event.
SHORT FILM AND DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME
Best Film
WHAT A CATCH by Thomas Pickering
Best Regional Film
SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE DEATH by Dean Russell
Best Documentary
BENEATH THE SOIL by Peter Hartwig
Best Actress
Angela Kyle for THE LAST DRESS
Best Actor
Adam Johnson for JOSELINE
Best Cinematography
Best Music
Jake Bourke for A GRIM TALE: THE CULT OF BALOR
MUSIC VIDEO PROGRAMME
Best Video
‘Love Again’ by Ruby Archer
Best Visual Design
‘Nocturna’ by GabzaK
Best Showmanship
‘If You Want It’ by LACE
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Amelia Foxton & Glenn Fraser
Festival Directors
Coastal Surge Film Festival is running its sophomore event in November 2024 as part of the Central Coast’s Lakes Festival.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE:
Short Fiction & Documentary Film Night @ Avoca Picture House Thursday November 7th from 6pm
Music Video Competition & Screenings @ Everglades Woy Woy Friday, November 8th from 6pm
Short Fiction & Documentary Event
Thursday, November 7th
@ Avoca Beach Theatre
From 6pm: Red carpet photos, live music and a mixer with casts and crews and judges panel of internationally-renowned filmmakers and actors.
Screening from 7pm: An assortment of short films from local, national and international filmmakers. Screening time approx 1.5 hours, followed by awards ceremony.
Music Videos Event
Friday, November 8th
@ Everglades, Woy Woy
From 6pm: Red carpet photos, a mixer with musicians, casts and crews and judges panel of music industry professionals
Screening from 7pm: An assortment of music videos from local and national musicians and bands, run time approx 1.5 hours. The judges will select the winners on the night and the awards ceremony will take place after the screenings.
See you there!
Photo Credit © 2020 Serge GolikovNIGHT 1
From 6pm, Thursday, November 7
Venue
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre
We have an incredible selection of local, national and international short fiction films and short documentaries which will be shown on the big screen at the sumptuous Avoca Beach Theatre on Thursday November 7th.
From 6pm there will be red carpet photos, delicious hot food available from Morley’s Recipes, live music and a mixer with the casts and crews of the films and our judges panel of internationally-renowned filmmakers and actors.
The screening of the short films starts at 7pm sharp, the short films will be shown back-to back with a total screening time of about an hour and a half. The screening will be followed by the awards ceremony.
Our judges have spent the last weeks watching through all of the selected films and the following awards will be presented on the night:
Best Narrative Film
Best Documentary
Best Regional Film (doco or drama) (Central Coast, Hunter and Newcastle Regions)
Best Cinematography
Best Original Score
Best Actress
Best Actor
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/coastal-surge-film-festival-2024
Seats are limited, get your tickets while seats last
NIGHT 2
Friday, November 8
Venue
Everglades, Woy Woy
Genre: Music Videos
Venue: Everglades, Woy Woy
Coastal Surge is excited to present a unique collision of music and film with the region's inaugural Music Video Festival, where the best music clips from across the Central Coast and Hunter regions, as well as the best national offerings, will play on the big screen at the festival event on Friday November 8th at the fabulous Everglades in Woy Woy.
From 6pm there will be red carpet photos and a mixer with the musicians and casts & crews of the music videos, as well as our judges panel of music industry professionals.
The screening of the music videos starts at 7pm sharp, the music videos will be shown back-to back with a total screening time of about an hour and a half and followed by our awards ceremony.
Our amazing judges panel of music and film industry professionals will be watching and deciding on the winning music videos on the night. The awards up for grabs are:
AWARDS
Best Music Video
Best overall music video wins a $1000 cash and a trophy
Imagineer Award
Best visual design in a music video wins $800 cash and a trophy
Showmanship Award
Best performance in a music video wins $500 cash and a trophy
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://kingdomsounds.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/c733c120-dcd8-4f8f-b07c-a77ac7279101
Seats are limited, get your tickets while seats last
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
Your Hosts…
Coastal Surge International Film Festival prides itself as a prestige berth for big screen content. As filmmakers themselves, Glenn Fraser and Amelia Foxton have seen their work on the biggest screens in the world - from Sydney Film Festival, Tropfest and Sundance and dozens in between. They’ve worked markets, earned grants, won awards, and developed unique voices internationally. Your hosts appreciate the value of the cathedral experience of cinema. This isn’t an online fest - this is the real deal - playing out in one of the country’s most iconic regional cinemas, based just over an hour north of Australia’s biggest city, Sydney.
Its successful debut at the Avoca Beach Theatre in 2023 proved there is demonstrably a hunger for the Coast’s own film culture. In 2024, Coastal Surge International Film Festival will expand and play over two nights with two different audiences in mind.
“We want to share our best with you. We want to bring a bit of industry glamour to the Coast and - most importantly - encourage the region to speak its magic to the wider world,” Foxton offers.
There will be a red carpet, media and a fantastic mixer after the events where we can all get to know each other, exchange stories and develop lifelong international connections.