posted on 2017-02-08, 00:52authored byThe Australia-Indonesia Centre
<p>Though we are close neighbours, Australians and Indonesians
know little about each other. But we also know that Australians and Indonesians
want to get to know each other better and that we share a great sense of humour
and passion for creativity.</p>
<p>Between April and June 2016, over 900 films were entered in
the ReelOzInd! Short Film Competition, and in July a shortlist was created by a
jury of film industry and academic experts from both nations. Winners were
chosen in the categories of Best Film, Best Fiction, Best Youth, Best
Documentary, Best Animation and Best Collaboration.</p>
<p>From August to November 2016, the Australia-Indonesia Centre
collaborated with 28 industry, education and community partners from both
nations to screen the winning entries in 14 cities across Australia and
Indonesia.</p>
<p>Following gala premieres at the Australian Centre for the
Moving Image in Melbourne and Universitas Kristen Petra in Surabaya, the
festival traveled to Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Adelaide, Jakarta,
Yogyakarta, Jember, Malang, Bandung, Bali and Probolinggo.</p>
<p>The festival events earned an audience of over a thousand,
with 5000 more watching the films online.</p>