SF·01 Online festival · short films from Australia

Short films, big nights.

Short Fuse streams 40 Australian short films for one week, each with its rating, advice and captions, plus filmmaker Q&As.

Opening night film

First Light

PGMild themes2026Short · 12 minCCAD

A fisherman's daughter takes the boat out alone. Opening night film.

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Opening night

Late session

SF·03 Ratings

Rated, like any film.

Every short is classified, with the advice shown first.

G
General: very mild impact. Suitable for everyone.
PG
Parental guidance: mild impact. Some content may confuse or upset younger children.
M
Mature: moderate impact. Not recommended for children under 15, but not restricted.
MA15+
Mature accompanied: strong impact. Legally restricted to 15 and over; under 15s need a parent or adult guardian.
R18+
Restricted: high impact. Adults only.

SF·04 Access

Every film, for everyone.

Captions on all 40 films.

CaptionsAll 40 films

Burned in, or switchable.

ADOn 26 films

Marked before you press play.

Q&AsLive captioned

And Auslan on opening night.

KidsA family session

G and PG only.

SF·05 Plans

Festival passes.

One-off prices. Nothing renews.

Single

One session

One session of 6 films.

Watch within 48 hours

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Week

Everything

$29

All 40 films and the Q&As.

All week
Every Q&A

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Concession

Everything

$15

For concession card holders.

All week

One-off. Nothing renews.

Prices in AUD, including GST. Passes don't renew.

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Festival week, 14 to 21 November.

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