Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival

Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival Brilliant short films from every corner of the World. Gympie, Australia.

Held over four days, the Heart of Gold International Film Festival combines the genuine warmth and hospitality of a country town with world premieres of Australian and international short films that are entertaining, thought-provoking and inspiring.

22/06/2026

We've got some great films selected to show you at Space Girls ON FILM on Friday 26 June 2026. An hour of short films from around the world including BIG JOHNNY. Here's a quick review of this heartwarming story from our Intern Liz.

Along with film, you can also see Sunny Coast punk rock trio Lattes For Milfs and lots more.

Tix are just $5 for under 25 years! and $15 for everyone else https://events.humanitix.com/on-film

Space Girls ON FILM is a collaboration between Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival and Space Girls Festival, supported by Headspace Gympie .

Designed as a welcoming, inclusive event for the whole community, ON FILM celebrates women's and LGBTIQ+ voices in screen and music while creating a space where people of all ages can come together to share stories, support creativity and connect with one another.

Thanks to funding from Gympie Regional Council Community Grants Program

For 20 years Heart of Gold has reflected the same values that define the Gympie Regionโ€”๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’๐’–๐’“๐’„๐’†๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’. ...
16/06/2026

For 20 years Heart of Gold has reflected the same values that define the Gympie Regionโ€”๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’๐’–๐’“๐’„๐’†๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’. Heart of Gold demonstrates that a small community festival can grow to become internationally known and loved: this requires your support.

๐‘บ๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’–๐’“ 20๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’„๐’†๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’‚๐’™ ๐’…๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’…๐’๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐‘จ ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’„๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ with Australian Cultural Fund

Want to be part of the story? You can also sponsor an Award, our free community events or the Festival and we'd love to hear from you.

In 2026, the festival returns to Gympie for nine days of film, creativity, community and connection.

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ 20 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด
๐Ÿ’›Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
๐Ÿ’›12-20 September 2026
๐˜Ž๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ, ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ

Links to ACF and sponsor info on our website are in the comments below

๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐‘ฎ๐’Š๐’“๐’๐’” ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ญ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ด ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’Š๐’† for a night of cinema, live music, and communityGympie will play host to a bold new ...
10/06/2026

๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐‘ฎ๐’Š๐’“๐’๐’” ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ญ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ด ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’Š๐’† for a night of cinema, live music, and community

Gympie will play host to a bold new collaboration on June 26, 2026, when two celebrated festivals join forces for โ€˜ON FILMโ€™ in the Gympie Music Hall at 26 Channon Street Gympie from 6pm.

The event brings together Heart of Gold Short Film Festival and Space Girls Festival for an event dedicated to building community and showcasing women's and LGTBQI+ voices in film and music. The night promises to be equal parts celebration, storytelling, and rocking music.

Doors open at 6:00 PM for a program of short films that turn the lens on identity and screen queens and live music from Lattes for M.I.L.Fโ€™s, a Sunnycoast three piece grunge/punk/rock wrecking ball. The Gympie Music Hall will transform into a pop-up cinema and performance space, offering a warm, accessible setting for an audience where all are welcome.

"Space Girls ON FILM is about creating a night where everyone feels welcomeโ€”whether you're a film lover, a music fan, or just looking for something interesting and creative," said Cindy Vogels, Founder and Co-Director of Space Girls Festival. "We're thrilled to bring these two festivals together in a relaxed, unpretentious space where stories and music can shine."

Tickets are limited and just $5 per person for under 25 years. The event is 13+ or with a parental guardian, with an emphasis on inclusivity, creativity, and community connection.

Event details:
What: Space Girls ON FILM
When: Friday, June 26, 2026 โ€“ Doors 6:00 PM
Where: Gympie Music Hall, 26 Channon Street, Gympie QLD
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/on-film

This event is supported by funding received from Gympie Regional Council through the Community Grants Program.

02/06/2026

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’•'๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•?

We love what the red carpet does to people! It's fun and glamourous, and soooo many smiles on faces that it makes the heart sing. Here's some highlights from 2025, some red carpet reminiscence!

See you at the 2026 Gala on Friday 18 September 2026 so we can do it all again!

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ 20 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด
๐Ÿ’›Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
๐Ÿ’›12-20 September 2026
๐˜Ž๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ, ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ

๐ŸŽฌ CALL FOR WORKSHOPS & FACILITATORS โ€“ CREATIVE LAB 2026 ๐ŸŽฌAs part of the 20th Anniversary Heart of Gold International Sho...
01/06/2026

๐ŸŽฌ CALL FOR WORKSHOPS & FACILITATORS โ€“ CREATIVE LAB 2026 ๐ŸŽฌ
As part of the 20th Anniversary Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival, we're seeking expressions of interest from filmmakers, writers, artists, creatives and industry professionals to deliver workshops, masterclasses and talks as part of CREATIVE LAB 2026.

๐Ÿ“… 12โ€“14 September 2026
๐Ÿ“ Gympie, Queensland

We're looking for engaging sessions ranging from 2-hour workshops to full-day intensives exploring storytelling through film and related creative practices.

Topics may include:
โœจ Scriptwriting & storytelling
โœจ Photography and videography
โœจ Documentary filmmaking
โœจ Creative writing
โœจ Content creation & digital storytelling
โœจ Community storytelling
โœจ Emerging technologies and innovative creative practice.

Whether you're an experienced facilitator or have a unique creative skill to share, we'd love to hear your ideas.

๐Ÿ“ง Submit your workshop concept and facilitator details to [email protected].

Help inspire the next generation of storytellers and creatives in the Gympie region! ๐ŸŽฅโœจ

28/05/2026

๐ŸŽฌ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ๐’€! ๐‘ญ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ด๐‘ด๐‘จ๐‘ฒ๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘บ of funny, heartwarming, inspiring, thought-provoking short films. Films that tell a story of what it is be human, that create connection and make the world a better place.

There are just a few days until submissions close and we don't want to miss sharing the power your film has to create change with our audience.

๐Ÿ“ฃfinal submission deadline 31 May
๐Ÿ‘‰links in bio and comments for more info, award categories, and how to submit.

Films selected for the 2026 program will be eligible for a number of awards.

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ 20 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด
๐Ÿ’›Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
๐Ÿ’›12-20 September 2026

Find us on FilmFreeway to submit
Thanks to support from Screen Queensland

TONIGHT at Eumundi! We sold out - thanks everyone - so we have released more tickets. Purchase online to secure yours ht...
23/05/2026

TONIGHT at Eumundi! We sold out - thanks everyone - so we have released more tickets. Purchase online to secure yours https://events.humanitix.com/heart-of-gold-on-tour-2026/tickets or at the door.

Saturday 23 May 2026
Eumundi School of Arts Hall
Doors open 6pm
Show starts 6.30pm
Runtime 2 hours of brilliant short films from our 2025 festival program
Cost: $20 per person

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’•'๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•?Since 2006, Heart of Gold has been driven by the passion and support of volun...
21/05/2026

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’•'๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•?

Since 2006, Heart of Gold has been driven by the passion and support of volunteers, a festival for community and by community. To make a positive impact on the world through the power of short film and creativity. This week is ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฝ๐’๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ and we'd like to shine the spotlight on each and every one of you who over the last 20 years have contributed to making the Festival what it is. Such a milestone is worth celebrating - just like you!

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ 20 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด
๐Ÿ’›Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
๐Ÿ’›12-20 September 2026
๐˜Ž๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ, ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ

๐ŸŽฌ๐‘จ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” of funny, heartwarming, inspiring, thought-provoking short films. Films that tell a st...
19/05/2026

๐ŸŽฌ๐‘จ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” of funny, heartwarming, inspiring, thought-provoking short films. Films that tell a story of what it is be human, that create connection and make the world a better place.

There are just two weeks until submissions close and we don't want to miss sharing the power your film has to create change with our audience.
๐Ÿ“ฃfinal submission deadline 31 May
๐Ÿ‘‰links in bio and comments for more info, award categories, and how to submit.

Films selected for the 2026 program will be eligible for a number of awards which this year includes:
๐Ÿ†Best International Short Film $1,500
๐Ÿ†Best Australian Short Film $1,500
๐Ÿ†Best Queensland Short Film $1,500
๐Ÿ†Best Documentary Short Film $500
๐Ÿ†Best Animation Short Film $500
๐Ÿ†Best Comedy Short Film $500
๐Ÿ†Best Secondary Student Short Film $500 (free entry)
๐Ÿ†Screenerโ€™s Pick Award $500
๐Ÿ†Audience Choice Award $500

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ 20 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด
๐Ÿ’›Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
๐Ÿ’›12-20 September 2026

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Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival is proud to support Cultivate the Chaos and the STUFFit Student Film Fe...
18/05/2026

Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival is proud to support Cultivate the Chaos and the STUFFit Student Film Festival. Join their July intake and be part of the 2026 Heart of Gold Festival team!

๐’€๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š - ๐‘ช๐’†๐’“๐’• ๐‘ฐ๐‘ฐ๐‘ฐ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’“๐’”๐’†. ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 2026 ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†.

Cultivate the Chaos and Learnivation RTO 45570 invites students, families and others interested in our youth education courses, to our Open Day in May.

Come along to learn more about our SIT30522 Certificate III in Events course. See how this program combines hands-on learning, creativity and real-world work pathways for students aged 15 to 19.

Event details:
Friday 29 May, 3:30pmโ€“5:30pm
Student Entrance, AICM, 28 Channon St, Gympie.
Light refreshments will be provided. Parents, carers, school staff and anyone interested in youth pathways are welcome.

Please book for this free event for catering purposes.
https://events.humanitix.com/cultivate-the-chaos-gympie-open-day

Pic is the 2026 STUFFit crew at the stunning AICM building.

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