Port Douglas Film Festival

Earlier known as UZI 8mm film fest the Port Douglas Film Festival kick-started over a Sunday afternoon barbeque in the colorful corner of the Port Douglas backyard in 2000. The film festival which began with its motto "Lets all make films amongst our friends & have a film night soiree" with almost 400 people thronging the grounds in the first year. The next two years saw a considerable increase in the number people, thus testifying to its growing popularity. The increasing popularity will pave the pathway for an annual film festival weekend in the years to come. Port Douglas Film Festival in 2002 and 2003 was funded by a RADF (Regional Arts Development Fund). Port Douglas Film Festival or Port Shorts Film Festival takes place every year in November at the "Clink Theatre", Mowbray St Port Douglas. Port Shorts involves not just a town, but the whole Far North Queensland and beyond. Port Short covers Super 8mm, Animation and Digital which make for a thrilling experience.

Features of Port Douglas Film Festival:

• The film festival is an ideal platform where both budding and experienced filmmakers showcase their talent.
• Almost 13 films are shown every year, with its increasing popularity thanks to the audio-visual media.
• You can add to your soaring spirits with the bar facilities available at the grounds.
• The crowd swings to the tunes of the DJ in the “under the starsâ€? tropical amphitheatre. MC Jay C discusses the films and the crowd gets all charged up in the 120 seater theater.
• It is an intimate evening with the screening of several feature films all night long on the “big screenâ€?.
• With the audience actively participating in the critical evaluation of the movies, the event ensures quality entertainment.