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From the slate

Festival selections, awards, screenings and new productions from Immersion Imagery and its sister company Eye Candy Film Productions, who share the slate.

2026

12 updates
Linda
12 July 2026Linda

Linda named a Semifinalist at the Cannes Indie Shorts Awards

Linda has been selected as a Semifinalist at the Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, one more step in the short's international festival run.

Echo
28 June 2026Echo

Echo selected for the Southern Light Film Festival, Madrid

Echo has been officially selected for the Southern Light Film Festival in Madrid, continuing the VR short's international festival journey.

Echo
25 June 2026Echo

Echo named an Official Finalist at WSXA Paris 2026

Echo has been recognised as an Official Finalist at WSXA Paris 2026, an honour for the VR short on an international stage.

Tracey
22 June 2026Tracey

Tracey wins Wollongong City Council funding

Tracey, the next short on the slate, has been awarded funding through Wollongong City Council's Small Cultural Grant. It will be the final film in the company's housing crisis anthology.

Linda
27 May 2026Linda

Linda selected for the Palma Film Festival, Spain

Linda has been officially selected for the Palma Film Festival in Spain, another international selection as the short travels the festival circuit.

Linda
13 May 2026Linda

Linda selected for the Montreal Women Film Festival 2026

Linda has been officially selected for the Montreal Women Film Festival 2026 in the Best Short Narrative category, a festival celebrating women's voices and storytelling worldwide.

Linda first screening
23 April 2026Linda

Linda has its first screening in Warrawong

Linda screened for the first time at the Gala Cinema in Warrawong, a cast, crew and community night ahead of the film's festival run.

Diamonds and Rust
13 April 2026Diamonds & Rust

Diamonds & Rust enters colour grading

Diamonds & Rust has reached colour grading with colourist Gerardo Ceres, one of the final stages of post-production for the 1970s-set short.

Linda
26 March 2026Linda

Linda earns a second nomination at the California Indies

Linda has received a second festival nomination, at the California Indies Film Festival.

Linda
18 March 2026Linda

Linda receives its first festival nomination

Linda has received its first festival nomination, at the Chicago Indie Film Awards. The short explores housing insecurity, particularly its impact on women.

On location with the crew
15 February 2026On set

On location with the crew

A day on location, with the camera and sound team at work capturing a scene.

Frances
9 February 2026Frances

Frances selected for the Your Way Film Festival

Frances has been named an official selection at the Your Way Film Festival, near the close of a festival run that has carried the short around the world.

2025

14 updates
Behind the scenes on location
10 December 2025On set

Behind the scenes on location

The crew on location during a day's filming.

Diamonds and Rust shoot
20 October 2025Diamonds & Rust

On set for Diamonds & Rust

The Diamonds & Rust shoot underway, a 1970s scene taking shape on the monitor.

Diamonds and Rust shoot
13 October 2025Diamonds & Rust

Setting up a shot on Diamonds & Rust

The crew rigs lighting and sound for a scene during the Diamonds & Rust shoot.

Diamonds and Rust shoot
11 October 2025Diamonds & Rust

On location for Diamonds & Rust

Cast and crew gather between setups during the Diamonds & Rust shoot.

Diamonds and Rust shoot
10 October 2025Diamonds & Rust

The Diamonds & Rust shoot begins

Cameras roll on Diamonds & Rust, the 1970s-set short, at the start of its October shoot.

Linda wrap
6 October 2025Linda

Linda wraps production

Linda has wrapped, with cast and crew celebrating the end of the shoot. The production was supported by Wollongong City Council and Culture Bank Wollongong, and now moves into post-production.

Frances
23 September 2025Frances

Frances in consideration for the AACTA Awards 2025

Frances is in consideration for the AACTA Awards 2025 and available to watch on AACTA TV during the member voting period.

Diamonds and Rust
6 August 2025Diamonds & Rust

Diamonds & Rust crowdfunding campaign launches

A crowdfunding campaign has launched for Diamonds & Rust, a 30-minute short set on the NSW coast in the 1970s, with filming to begin in October. Support was raised through the Australian Cultural Fund.

Frances award
13 July 2025Frances

Frances wins Best Film in Los Angeles

Frances won Best Film at the Los Angeles Movie and Music Video Awards 2025.

Frances at St Kilda Film Festival
12 June 2025Frances

Frances screens at the St Kilda Film Festival

Frances screened at the St Kilda Film Festival, one of Australia's most respected short film festivals.

ATFIA awards Sydney
13 May 2025Frances

Frances honoured at the ATFIA awards, Sydney

The team gathered in Sydney for the ATFIA awards, an evening recognising Frances and the response it has received.

Frances
6 May 2025Frances

Frances selected for the St Kilda Film Festival

Frances has been selected to screen at the St Kilda Film Festival.

The Quiet Tide filming
6 May 2025The Quiet Tide

The Quiet Tide is filmed

Immersion Imagery shot its next short, The Quiet Tide, over a weekend with cast and crew.

TITAN International Film Festival awards night
27 January 2025Frances

Frances at the TITAN International Film Festival awards night

Frances was celebrated at the TITAN International Film Festival awards night.

2024

4 updates
Frances laurels
3 October 2024Frances

The first laurels arrive for Frances

Frances received its first festival laurels, an early sign of the recognition ahead.

Frances
3 September 2024Frances

Frances receives its first nomination

Frances earned its first festival nomination, shortly after completion.

Frances
6 August 2024Frances

Frances is complete

Frances is finished and ready for its first screening. The short is a portrait of the housing crisis and the people it can quietly overwhelm, following a recently divorced woman determined not to be parted from her dog.

Frances
5 July 2024Frances

Frances reaches its first screening

Immersion Imagery prepared for the first cast and crew screening of Frances, marking the completion of the short.