The soul of the festival - Why we do what we do

The critical issue for us is that self expression is one of the key areas that is undervalued or overlooked within urban, regional and remote areas. Even cities and media schools have many graduates making films - which are in the most part films about someone else's amazing life or a fantasy. Well what if that fantasy was their life, their community, their world?

It is this that OTF aims to stimulate, develop and encourage - the creation of works that deal with issues, personal or community, youth or adult, disaffection or love, land/country or people or identity e.t.c. and speak of it with a sense of humour.

In this way people are able to deal with the biggest issues in their lives/communities in an effective, entertaining and self expressed manner, which is then celebrated, communicated and heard by their community!

Festival Info.

The Festival is approximately 2 & 1/2 hours with intermission. OTF presents 14-16 films ranging anywhere between 2 - 20 minutes. The evening will be screened on the same day around Australia November 15, 2008.

We will provide films on DVD, Artwork, Programme, Media releases and PR materials.

Also will provide national campaign of screening

You provide venue, local PR and Marketing and manage the distribution and collection and return to us of voting slips for the Audience vote for Most Popular Film. 

This year we have  opened the festival to International comedies and it promises to be one wild ride of comedy through national identities and culture - from Taiwan, France, the US, South Africa, UK, Holland and more.

These are films which range in style and humour - slapstick, black, tragic, satiric, cheeky, absurd and bizarre; as animation, clay mation, docos and live action dramas etc.

Further info and venue registration / interest /more info contact festdirector@overthefence.com.au