Central Coast Film Festival

27/08/2025

❗Submit your film!❗

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21/08/2025

Lock in your Pass now!
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17/08/2025

In the lead up to the 2025 Central Coast Film Festival, we’re kicking things off with Buzz Day on September 13 @ Cinema Paradiso. A full program of films, creativity, and collaboration designed to spark your next big idea. Don't miss out on the two hour short film writing Masterclass with festival director or our encore screening of some of the 2024 festival's best films.

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21/07/2025

⏳ The Countdown is on⏳

Filmmakers it's time to start making plans to submit your film, as our September 1st deadline is quickly approaching. This will be the absolute last day you can submit as we need to finalise our program and prepare it for the screen. We can't wait to see what you have been cooking!

15/07/2025

Central Coast Filmmakers... your time is now!

28/05/2025

📣📣We're very excited to launch our Central Coast Filmmaker of the Year initiative!📣📣

Open to all filmmakers who submit a film with a valid Central Coast address, Central Coast Filmmaker of the Year is an opportunity to kickstart your career and take a big leap forward in the world of filmmaking.

We are very exccited to be working with the The University of Newcastle, Australia, Sara Lee Australia and Screenworks to create this opportunity!

The Central Coast Film Festival is proud to announce two major new awards for 2025, celebrating and investing in the next generation of homegrown talent

16/05/2025

CCFF is excited to announce .pigeon as a platinum partner in 2025. Digital Pigeon will provide 9 of our filmmakers with year-long professional subscriptions and assist the festival with all our large file transfer needs. These services are integral to delivering a program of films from around the world.

14/05/2025

🎥 We're looking for a marketing officer to join our team of passionate volunteers! 🎥
Apply Now ➡️ bit.ly/Mkting2025

02/04/2025

📣 Announcement 📣

We are excited to partner with Avid & Fade In to award our filmmakers this year. The winning of Best Editing will receive a year-long subscription to Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools, enabling them to level up their workflow with industry standard software. The winner of Best Writing will receive a free copy of Fade In, the software used by writers like and

30/03/2025

📣 Time is Running out 📣
Our first deadline for this year is APRIL 1ST! Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their films, it's been incredible reviewing everyone's work. Now if you're film is not ready yet (or you've been thinking of making one), please do not stress, as there is plenty of time left until submissions close on September 1st!

09/02/2025

CCFF Film reading recs 📚

1) Scorsese on Scorsese - David Thompson
A collection of enlightening interviews where Martin Scorsese discusses his films and gives insight into his creative process.
2) The Art of Dramatic Writing - Lajos Egri
Lajos Egri's work has inspired everyone from the writers at Pixar to George Miller. The classic text helps writers get to the core of what drama is and how to nurture it in their work.
3) Figures Traced in Light - David Bordwell
Bordwell's exploration of staging helps filmmakers to understand how the movements of actors and their position within the frame help to carry and deepen the story. Bordwell explores the works of Howard Hawke, Michelangelo Antonioni, Yasujiro Ozu, Takeshi Kitano and others.
4) Hitchcock - Truffaut
Based on a week of recordings between two legendary directors, Francois Truffaut dives into the mind of Alfred Hitchcock and looks for what makes him tick.
5) On Filmmaking - Alexander Mackendrick
Gathered and edited in this collection, the notes of director turned teacher Alexander 'Sandy' Mackendrick's notes on his craft are all you need for a diy, at home film school.

06/02/2025

Take your stories into your own hands 🎥