Made in the West is a celebration of Western Sydney cast, crew and locations on the big screen. Enter your film and join Western Sydney filmmakers on the red carpet!
Submissions for the 2024 Made in the West Film Festival are now OPEN!
If you have made a short film (under 15 minutes) that features cast, crew or locations from Western Sydney, you are eligible to submit your film.
All genres and types of content are welcome, from documentaries and music videos, to animation, drama series, web series episodes, sci-fi and horror.
Earlybird prices apply until Sunday 7 July 2024.
Submissions close at midnight on Friday 25 October 2024.
As always, submissions in the festival will be judged by a panel of industry professionals. Finalists will compete for trophies including the Best in the West Award (for best indie film of the year), Best Student Film, Best Music Video and the highly coveted Audience Choice Award.
Enter your film and nominate your crew for one of NINE individual category awards!!
Individual category prizes for Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design and Best Original Score will be announced on the night.
This year we are celebrating our lucky 13th year and we’re prouder than ever to showcase filmmakers from across Western Sydney and the original and authentic stories being told in our local region.
Made in the West Film Festival will be making a return to the best big screen in the region at EVENT Cinemas, Liverpool on Saturday 23 November 2024.
We’re thrilled to have the support of such a fantastic and supportive cinema venue in the West and we can’t wait to screen Western Sydney films on their HUGE Vmax cinema screen once again this year. With full DCP and surround sound, comfy armchairs and theatre-style seating for 330 people, it's surely going to be fun!
SUBMIT YOUR FILM and join us on the red carpet.
In 2023, Made in the West Film Festival awarded more than $25,000 worth of prizes, including set building and cinematography packages, coaching and mentoring sessions, studio and edit suite hire, professional photo shoots and business workshops.
We had a blast last year and we can’t wait to roll out the red carpet again and hear from local filmmakers about their work.
Feeling a bit of FOMO? Check out the highlights reel from last year’s event and SAVE THE DATE for 23 November!
The 2024 festival is set to be another great night as we bring you the best short films from Australia’s most exciting indie film scene in Western Sydney.
We can't wait to see what you all have in store for us this year!
See you soon, film fam xx