Sony announces finalists for Catchlight Film Festival 2024

Sony has announced the finalists for the fourth annual Catchlight Film Festival.

Presented by Sony Australia, the Catchlight Film Festival celebrates the best short-form filmmaking shot on Sony cameras across Australia and New Zealand. The festival aims to encourage filmmakers at all levels, by showcasing the exceptional talent and abilities of cinematographers and filmmakers who are using the Sony system to capture their stories. 

Winners of this year’s Catchlight Film Festival will be announced on Saturday 28 September at the 2024 Catchlight Film Festival awards ceremony in Sydney, hosted by Sony Australia.  

The Catchlight Film Festival includes five categories – Fiction (scripted), Non-Fiction (documentary), Student Fiction, Music Video, and 2024 sees the debut of the “Cinematic Social” category, designed to recognise striking and beautiful work created specifically for the small screen.  

The new category in 2024, Cinematic Social, was introduced to recognise short form evocative content that has risen to prominence on Social Media in recent years, most often in the form of travel and lifestyle Reels. This content does not follow a typical fiction or non-fiction story line. The sequence of content may follow a theme, idea, location or concept. The key is the visual identity of the content remains the same which unifies the short film. 

Building on Sony’s deep roots in the global film and television industry and its technology leadership in digital imaging, the Catchlight Film Festival aims to support the vibrant and flourishing filmmaking community in Australia and New Zealand. 

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Catchlight Film Festival 2024 finalists 

Fiction  

Die Bully Die – Nathan Lacey
For Joan – Micaela Osfield
Jia – Nicholson Ren
The Balloon – Fink-Jensen James
WOLF – Ali Kadhim 

Non-Fiction  

DAD – Jones Riley Eli
Making Revisions – Matt Deavin
Chasing The Breeze – Malin Noah
I AM A SKATEBOARDER – Jack Coghlan
Debut – Hitchens Peta 

Music Video  

Queen of Sin – Cameron Zayec
Bindi in the Dirt – Nick Sullivan
Final Resort – Bronson Moyle 

Lies – Jon Copson 

The Choice – Tristan Solar-young 

Student Fiction  

The Great South – Ormsby Taniora
Stonewall – Lily Lunder
The Meat it Feeds On – Sidney Fenton
Period Party – Georgia Brogan 

Places, Please! – Paul Rye 

Cinematic Social 

Japan – Lost – Elliott Sauvage 

Wanderlust Bali: The Land of Enchantment – Yichong Xiao 

Vivid Sydney 2023 Flow Motion Hyperlapse – Filippo Rivetti 

Ground – Maharaj Krish 

Found in Japan – Julian Ortiz

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To view the finalists’ films please visit – https://filmfestival.sony.com.au/ 

Sony Scene Tradeshow 

In 2024, Sony is introducing the first ever Scene Tradeshow. This ticketed event takes place over two days where attendees will have the opportunity to get hands on with the latest Sony cameras, lenses and accessories. Taking place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of September at the White Bay Power Station in Rozelle, Sydney attendees will be inspired by industry experts through a curated selection of talks, panels and masterclasses. On display at the Scene Tradeshow will be a printed artist gallery of all finalists in the 2024 Alpha Awards, and a screening of the shortlisted films for Sony’s short film competition, Catchlight Film Festival. Sony’s Scene Tradeshow is a photography, film making and content creators expo event and is not one to miss. Register your interest.