Concrete Playground

Short films come in two flavours: the quick, one-two punch of a comic gag and the perfectly concentrated, pithy concept piece. A festival with only one type will stagnate pretty quickly, but one with both in balance can make for a worthy way to spend your time.

Bondi's Flickerfest is such an outfit, and 2010's line-up is a rich programme of both international and homegrown bursts of inspiration. Those wanting to skinny dip in the meaningful should definitely check out the Stories of Human Rights session, while the Oscar Shorts demonstrate the growing recognition for brief flares of genius.