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A national festival of student-made films inspired by Shakespeare

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2025 FESTIVAL FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to our 2025 Bell Shakespeare Shorts Festival winners! This year we received an incredible 54 film submissions from primary and secondary schools across Australia, our most competitive year to date. The calibre of entries was incredible. Thank you to all students who submitted films about, or inspired by, Shakespeare, and to the many teachers who assisted the filmmaking and submission process.

View our winners using the link at the bottom or watch the full stream here:

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Beneath The Curtain  
Genesis Christian College QLD  

Blood Money  
Reddam House NSW

Hamnet
The University High School VIC

Eternal Summer  
Sydney Girls High School NSW

Puck's Prequel  
Mortlake College P-12 VIC

Romeo & Juliet Act 4 (and ¾)  
Perth Modern School WA  

3 Murderers  
Immanuel College SA 

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2025 Judging Panel:

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Peter Evans

Bell Shakespeare Artistic Director

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Anthony Taufa

Actor

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Laura Turner

Filmmaker

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Ava Madon

Actor

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Oliver Crawford

Actor

With thanks to the following supporters of the 2025 Bell Shakespeare Shorts Festival:

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Currency press 400x250
Hayden Orpheum 400x250
NIDA 400x250
Pan Macmillan 400x250
Penguin Random house 400x250
RITZ 400x250
Bell Shakespeare Shorts Festival 2024