Ignite is Australia's premier Christian Short Film Festival.
Started in 2004, its major aims are developing young Christian film makers and encouraging people to be creative about communicating the truths of the Bible.
The rules are simple:
Previous keywords have been:
Ignite is based in Sydney, but receives entries from around the world. In recent years films have come from countries as diverse as the UK, Argentina, India and Cambodia.
There are no age limits to entry.
Competition Format
The Festival Director assesses all films to ensure they meet the entry criteria. All films that do get sent to a panel of judges who decide on the 20 best films.
Each judge then individually chooses winners in the various categories, along with one or two 'honourable mentions', and these decisions are collated by the Festival Director to come up with category winners.
The 'Top 20' films are all eligible for the People's Choice award. These films are uploaded onto this website, and voting happens online.
The major prize for Best Film- the Gold Sparky - is decided by the judges at the Festival Screening and Awards Night.
Ignite Awards
Awards are given for the following categories:
A range of cash and other prizes are also attached to the various awards.
Started in 2004, its major aims are developing young Christian film makers and encouraging people to be creative about communicating the truths of the Bible.
The rules are simple:
- Films must be based on a verse or passage from the Bible that contains a keyword
- Films must be no longer than 5 minutes
Previous keywords have been:
- 2004 - 'Parables'
- 2005 - Water
- 2006 - Fire
- 2007 - Light
- 2008 - Rock (or Stone)
- 2009 - Animal(s)
- 2010 - Love
Ignite is based in Sydney, but receives entries from around the world. In recent years films have come from countries as diverse as the UK, Argentina, India and Cambodia.
There are no age limits to entry.
Competition Format
The Festival Director assesses all films to ensure they meet the entry criteria. All films that do get sent to a panel of judges who decide on the 20 best films.
Each judge then individually chooses winners in the various categories, along with one or two 'honourable mentions', and these decisions are collated by the Festival Director to come up with category winners.
The 'Top 20' films are all eligible for the People's Choice award. These films are uploaded onto this website, and voting happens online.
The major prize for Best Film- the Gold Sparky - is decided by the judges at the Festival Screening and Awards Night.
Ignite Awards
Awards are given for the following categories:
- Best Script
- Best Performance by a Male Actor
- Best Performance by a Female Actor
- Best Cinematography
- Best Sound
- Best Editing/Effects
- Best Director
- Best Entry by a School
- Best Entry by a First-time Film Maker (Bright Spark)
- People's Choice
- Best Film (Gold Sparky)
A range of cash and other prizes are also attached to the various awards.
