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We are so thrilled to announce that Souvenir is screening at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival this November! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨🦀

This is such a stunning full circle moment for us as Yingna and I originally pitched Souvenir way back in 2022 at the @melbqueerfilmfest ‘Pitch Pleez’ competition! We are so deeply honoured to be welcomed back and to screen alongside so many gorgeous fellow Australian queer filmmakers.

The Australian Shorts Package will screen Sat 21 Nov 3PM @ ACMI. Link to tickets in bio. 💅🌸🎟️

Shout out to @georgia.brogan for this gorgeous still 📸

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Guess what! 🎬✨!!!
Four months ago, I posted that I started my screen debut in the short film Souvenir and I wanted to share this great news... I’ve just found out that 30 Australian short films have been selected for the next stage of consideration for the 2027 AACTA Awards, and the film @souvenir.shortfilm , directed by Renée Marie Petropoulos @renee_marie_petropoulos is one of them!

For those who may not be familiar with the AACTA Awards, they are Australia’s leading screen awards, comparable to the Oscars in USA, the César Awards in France, the Prix Gémeaux and Prix Iris in Québec, and the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs) in Canada.

Such a wonderful journey this film is having, from winning the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW in Austin and now making it to the top 30 for the 2027 AACTA Awards!!! Oh la la! That is Absolutely Fabulous!

If you are an @aacta member, the voting is now open! This is your opportunity to discover and enjoy the work of 30 talented Australian filmmakers and have your say on which six films you believe should progress towards the 2027 AACTA Award nomination!

Voting closes on Friday 16 October 2026 at 5:00pm AEDT

Link to vote in bio or
Vote here ➡️ https://www.research.net/r/L7Z37N2?mc_cid=bb6ba3d204

Watch all the entrants (Short Films, Feature Documentaries and Student Films)
Here ➡️ https://aacta.awardsplatform.com/gallery/entrant

On that note…

Wishing all the best to all the filmmakers, cast and crews! And, of course, Im keeping my fingers crossed for Souvenir. 🤞🏽🦀✨💛

“Good Night, and Good Luck” et bon cinéma!

Much love ~ Athésia 💋xoxox ~

📸 by: @souvenir.shortfilm
#AACTA #AACTA2027 #SouvenirFilm #AustralianFilm #AustralianCinema

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We are so excited to announce that Souvenir has made it to the Shortlist for the Best Short Film AACTA Award! ✨🦀🏆

We are so honoured to be a part of this incredible list alongside so many truly talented Australian filmmakers.

If you’re an @aacta member, voting has just opened and closes October 16th.

Link to vote in bio! 🌊✨✉️

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We are so overjoyed to announce that Souvenir will be heading to the Utah Queer Film Festival 🌸💖🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We are so thrilled to be a part of this stunning festival and to able to share our film with our Utah LGBTQIA+ community!

Souvenir will be screening as part of the ‘Sapphic & Trans Femme Shorts Collection’ on Sun 8 Nov, 3:00pm @ the Utah Film Center.

Tickets in bio 🎟️📸✨

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We are so overjoyed to share that Souvenir is heading to York for the Aesthetica Short Film Festival this November! 👁️🦀✨🇬🇧

@asffestival is a real champion of emerging filmmakers and we’ve always wanted to take part in this gorgeous festival!

Ticketing information to come soon! Stay tuned! 🎟️🌸💖

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We are so thrilled to share that Souvenir has received the Best Fiction Short Film Award at @melbfilmfest ✨🦀🏆

We want to thank the MIFF Short film jury, Mia and Raphë and all of the gorgeous MIFF programmers for championing our film! We are so delighted that our story resonated with you and it was such a joy to see the film connect with our Melb/Naarm audience.

MIFF has always been such an important film festival for Yingna and I. We have met so many collaborators on the MIFF dance floors, screenings and at the Accelerator Lab. It truly is a film festival that champions emerging filmmakers - thank you for making us feel seen!

And a special shout out to the fellow short filmmakers, especially in the Australian Short Program. You’re all bloody talented legends and I can’t wait to see what you make next - @bryan_huang_films @keinanpethybridge @marco_polo33 @lashes_film @graceytt @anastasiville @archie__hancock @jackzimmerman_ @aprilrosedes @studiogoono @will_goodfellow

None of this would be possible without our beautiful cast, crew, @screennsw , @spectrumfilms_ and the endless support our friends and family. Thank you all for getting this film made! It does take a village. 🌴🌊📸

Souvenir is screening again as part of the ‘Best MIFF Shorts’ program this weekend. Tickets in bio! 🎟️🌸

Sat 22 Aug 6:45pm @ Kino 1
Sun 23 Aug 6:45pm @ Forum

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We are thrilled to share that Souvenir will have its Canadian Premiere at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival! 🦀🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

It’s such an immense honour to screen alongside so many talented filmmakers from our community. A huge shout out to the incredible @queerfilmfest programming team and especially the incredible @eliii_morris for having us 💖🌸✨

We will be screening with the feature film ‘Ride Or Die’ Sat Sept 19 4pm @ International Village

Link to tickets in bio 👀🎟️💅

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We are so excited to announce that Souvenir is heading to the @boltonfilmfest in October! ✨🦀🇬🇧

The Bolton International Film Festival is one of the largest BAFTA & BIFA qualifying short film festivals in the UK and is an incredible champion of emerging filmmakers!

We are screening as part of the ‘Best of Fest 1’ program, Thurs Oct 1st 8:10pm @ Light Cinema.🥇 Tickets in bio!

🎟️💖🎟️💖

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We are delighted to announce that Souvenir will be screening as part of the Queer Screen Film Festival in Sydney this September! 🦀🌈✨🪩

We are so honoured to be taking part this gorgeous community lead festival and get the chance to screen alongside some truly incredible fellow queer filmmakers. A special shout out to @queerscreen programmer and supremely talented filmmaker in her own right @celestediep 🌸💖💅

We are screening as part of ‘Sweet, cheeky, fearless’ shorts programme which features queer shorts from around the world! 🌏

Sat 5 Sept 1:15pm, Event Cinemas George Street

Tix in bio! 🎟️🎟️🎟️

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We’re so stoked to announce that Souvenir will have its Los Angeles premiere at the @hollyshorts Film Festival this August! ⭐️✨💫🍿🎬

We are so excited to finally share @souvenir.shortfilm with our gorgeous LA friends! See y’all in Hollywood! 🦀🌴📸

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We are so bloody thrilled to announce that we will be having our Victorian premiere as part of @melbfilmfest 🍃🌴🦀

MIFF has been such an instrumental film festival for Yingna and I. We have met so many collaborators at screenings, at the accelerator lab and on the epic MIFF dance floors. The programming is always stellar and we can’t wait to be a part of it!

@souvenir.shortfilm will be screening as part of the Australian Shorts Program. Link to tickets in bio! See you in Naarm!

📸✨🔥❤️

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Last year in October 2025, Souvenir premiered as part of the Iris Prize Official selection. ✨🦀 As queer filmmakers it is such a special honour to be received by such an esteemed LGBTQIA+ festival! We are seriously overdue to celebrate this achievement and share our belated love for this gorgeous festival! 🌸💖❤️🧡🤍

We are also honoured to have been able to take part with such esteemed fellow Aussie LGBTQIA+ filmmakers like legends @leelavargoose @kylieaoibheann @lilsdrummond 💅💕

A massive congratulations to the @irisprize 2025 winner Alexander Farah with their short film @one_day_this_kid_film and a special shout out to fellow Aussie Lily Drummond with their short @withlovelottiefilm winning the Youth Jury Award!

💕🏳️‍⚧️🌈✨🦀

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