Have you put blood, sweat, tears and money into a feature film, short or web series? Submissions are now open for the 2019 Gold Coast Film Festival and SIPFest with $20,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs for filmmakers!

The Gold Coast Film Festival is an AACTA-Award qualifying film festival for features, bringing diverse Australian and International films, filmmakers and film events to the Gold Coast.

Australian indie filmmakers are in for a chance to win the Blackmagic Design Best Australian Indie Film Award, with $10,000 in Blackmagic Design equipment, and the PKF Best Australian Indie Film Peer Award judged by GCFF alumni and awarded $1,000 plus a Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve software package.

Short films will compete for the chance to screen at SIPFest on the iconic Surfers Paradise Beach and share in $8,000 in cash prizes while the Best Australian Web Series will be awarded $500.

GCFF highly encourages entries from first time or emerging filmmakers!

Submissions are now open through Film Freeway. Head to www.gcfilmfestival.com for details and to enter. Good luck!