Festival History
The 15/15 Film Festival began in Victoria, Australia, in 2001 with only 13 participant submissions, but it screened to a sold-out cinema of 650 people.
Amadeo Marquez-Perez, a Latrobe University Graduate in Sociology and Documentary Filmmaking, collaborated with Jacqueline Erasmus, an award winning independent short-filmmaker, to bring to Australia a festival that would fill a gaping hole in the film industry.
2008 is the eighth year of the festival, last year receiving over 250 entries which screened to audiences totaling over 9000 people. As in previous years, representatives from the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria will attend the Melbourne Gala Night to select 11 of the films for inclusion in the AFC's Australian Short Film collection.
As the festival continues to grow, it is our goal to be part of a global film community. Every year we vow the next will be bigger and better again, providing ample opportunity for emerging filmmakers from every country.
The 15/15 Film Festival has been privileged over the years to have supported emerging but now well-known filmmakers such as Melbourne's Genevieve Bailey, Jarrah Gurrie and Murray Lorden. Scott Ryan, a keen participant in 15/15, went on to write, direct and act in his film ‘The Magician’ (2005). Murali K. Thalluri, who participated in the 2004 festival, later directed his first feature ‘2:37’ (2006) which was nominated in the 2006 AFI Awards. Countless other participants are continuing to build film careers world wide. Browse past films to see their work.
Past Objects and Quotes:
Year Quote Object
| 2008 | Yes, It is quite common | Keys |
2007 | "You will have to believe what it says on the label." | Money |
| 2006 | "There is a way of communicating without words." | Pegs |
| 2005 | "Where do we go from here?" | Shoe laces |
| 2004 | "You have got my attention, I am listening." | Water |
| 2003 | "The dogs will bark but the caravan continues its journey." | Origami |
| 2002 | "Do not the tiger and the wolf love their children?" | Rock Candy |
| 2001 | "The world is immersed with words and objects and art of interpretation creates an individual." | Bandaids |
