Dubbo Filmmakers 2nd Annual Worldwide Smartphone Film Fest 2025
Our One Eye Film Festival has been running for over 10 years, and we've been thrilled by the amazing smartphone films that have been submitted into the festival. So much so that we’ve dedicated this festival to smartphone and tablet films!
The Worldwide Smartphone Film Fest celebrates smartphone filmmakers from all walks of life from all around the world. As well as a category for local filmmakers, we’re looking forward to seeing the most interesting smartphone and tablet films from around the world. Non-English films are welcome but must include English subtitles.
Categories:
Our shorts category requires films to be 12 minutes or less (including credits).
Our super shorts category requires films to be 90 seconds or less (including credits).
We also have a JOEYS category for films up to 5 minutes long made by students from Dubbo or surrounds.
All genres and types of films are welcome, including:
Drama
Comedy
Horror
Fantasy
Documentary
Music video
Experimental
Video art
As well as an opportunity to have your films screened, we are aiming to make the festival a must attend for filmmakers, with workshops and networking opportunities. Attendance is not compulsory, but we'd love to see you there!
Films do not necessarily need to be family friendly but we will not consider films with overly-graphic sex or violence.
We strongly encourage you to include with your project files at least one photo and a trailer or teaser - this makes it a lot easier for organisers to promote your project (if selected).
Please note: longer short films may be accepted by arrangement - please get in touch if you would like to be considered .
Our main focus is short films, but there is also a special, non-competitive category for smartphone and tablet feature length films. Only one feature length (over 40 minutes) film will be selected to be screened at the festival. You (or key cast or crew) must either be prepared to attend the festival (currently at your own cost) and participate in a Q&A OR participate in a pre-recorded interview to be screened at the festival.
NOTE: All selected filmmakers receive 1 complimentary ticket to the festival. The selected feature film will receive up to 4 complimentary tickets.
A panel of judges will select a winner in the shorts (one local and one non-local), super shorts (one local and one non-local) and JOEYs categories.
About Dubbo Filmmakers:
Dubbo Filmmakers is a not-for-profit with the objective to encourage screen content creation in all its forms.
Film Submission Dates:
Entries close July 31, 2025
Event dates August 16 & 17, 2025
Festival Venue:
Screenings and the workshop will be held at the Black Box Theatre at the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.
Getting to Dubbo
Dubbo is a less than one hour flight from Sydney and about a 5 hour drive across a classic Australian landscape.
There are also trains and buses available from Sydney.