Australia’s love of home grown drama is reflected in the program for this year’s SHORTS Film Festival (April 28 – May 5) with a third of the 60 films to be screened dedicated to the drama genre.
Film storylines and settings though are diverse with tales of an over the hill boxer, a conflict at a suburban skate park and a man struggling with life in the outback among the films being shown over the week-long festival.
Other genres featuring strongly at SHORTS are comedies, animations, documentaries, science fictions and thrillers. The Festival will be held for the second year at the Norwood Concert Hall thanks to the support of the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters. 
SHORTS Film Festival Director David Ngo says this year’s program has the makings of one of the biggest and best festivals in its nine year history.
“It is going to be a great week. We have films screening from all over Australia and a few from overseas and they’re all of a very high quality. I expect it is going to be our best festival yet,” said David.
“The social atmosphere for which the festival has become popular will continue with the opportunity for people to eat, drink and talk about the films with not only each other, but with many of filmmakers themselves.”
The SHORTS Film Festival will also continue its artistic tradition, started by its patron David Bromley, of showcasing the talents of a South Australian painter.
Datsun Tran has taken on the role of Artist in Residence at this year’s Festival and has created a piece entitled “Witness” to help raise funds to support the running of the event.
“I’ve had an interest in film as far back as I can remember, so I was really excited about the opportunity to create a piece for the 2012 Shorts Film Festival, “said Datsun.
Datsun’s painting can be viewed in the offices of the major sponsors of the festival before being taken to Norwood Concert Hall for festival week.
This year, SHORTS in conjunction with the Norwood, Payneham and St Peters Council, will also help to encourage the next generation of filmmakers through a series of master classes to be held as part of National Youth Week (April 13-22).
Tickets are available from the SHORTS Film Festival website.
Prices range from $12 to $30.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.shortsfilmfestival.com
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