CApture Film Festival
CApture Film Festival is a celebration of creativity and inspiration designed to spotlight students' remarkable talents in Years 9, 10 and 11. Our festival is not just about showcasing films; it's about nurturing the future of storytelling through the power of the lens.
Capture Film Festival is back for 2025!
Open exclusively to NSW public school students, this exciting competition invites young filmmakers to showcase their creativity and storytelling skills. All entries must incorporate the 2025 signature item: 'clip'—how you include it is up to you!
Selected films will premiere at a red-carpet screening at AFTRS in November, celebrating the next generation of storytellers. Whether you're an experienced filmmaker or creating your first film, this is your chance to shine. Submissions open soon—stay tuned!
Congratulations to our CApture 2024 winners!
- Reveal the 2024 winners
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Winner – Wildflower – Chatswood High School
Runner up – More Than a Memory – Winmalee High School
Best animation – Flint and Foil – Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus
People's choice – The Hunt – Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
About the CApture Film Festival
CApture Film Festival is a showcase supported by the NSW Department of Education’s CApture filmmaking resource. The interactive resource supports students to produce their own short films as they are guided by interviews from award-winning industry experts, real-world short film examples and engaging activities.
Submitted films from Years 9, 10 and 11 students are between 3 and 5 minutes in duration, include the signature item and adhere to the guidelines of a PG-rated film.
The inaugural CApture Film Festival took place at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park on Tuesday 14 November 2023. Senior departmental officers, sponsors and the creators of the CApture filmmaking resource were present for this remarkable occasion.
2024 CApture digital showcase
| School | Film |
|---|---|
| Newtown High School of the Performing Arts | Sorry, It's Occupied |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus | A Tale of Courage and Cleanliness |
| Winmalee High School | More Than A Memory |
| North Sydney Girls High School | Unboxed |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus | Flint and Foil |
| Newtown High School of the Performing Arts | The Hunt |
| Cherrybrooke Technology High School | Finding Home |
| Chatswood High School | Figment |
| Canley Vale High School | Our Feature Presentation Circa 2100 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School | Pandora's Boxes |
| Newtown High School of the Performing Arts | The Confrontation |
| Macarthur Girls High School | New Steps |
| Chatswood High School | Wildflower |
| Newtown High School of the Performing Arts | Reignite |
Enquiries
CApture 2024 is proudly supported by the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Luna Park and Monkey Baa Theatre.
All Arts Unit programs are inclusive. If support is required to participate in the CApture Film Festival, please email [email protected] so that we can assist.
