Koorie Youth Flick Fest 2026
PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO AND YO BENDIGO. SUPPORTED BY FED SQUARE.
Catch the winning Koorie Youth Flick Fest films on the Big Screen during NAIDOC Week.
The Koorie Youth Flick Fest is an annual short filmmaking competition for First Nations young people, aged 25 years and under, who live in Central Victoria.
The Koorie Youth Flick Fest is an opportunity to showcase the storytelling, creativity, originality and local stories of First Nations youth. In 2026, entries had to meet this year’s theme of ‘Deadly’ and what ‘Deadly’ means to them.
All of the filmmakers live in Bendigo on Dja Dja Wurrung Country.
Film Program:
Neika Randall (Yaegl and Bundjalung) – ‘Find Your Deadly’
Neika is proud to be both Yaegl and Bundjalung, and enthusiastically showed off her deadly inspirations, which included her uncle, her teacher, and her aunt.
Zoe & Phoebe Gash (Wannawura) – ‘Our Wannawura Language’.
Zoe and Phoebe are sisters and proud Wannawura women. Their film highlights the importance of having inspirational and deadly role models to look up to, such as First Nations sportswomen across a range of sports.
Spencer Jackson – ‘Deadly’
Spencer’s film explores the difference between his internal view of himself vs how he presents himself externally as a deadly First Nations man.