2023 Top Screen gallery

17 March to 28 April 2023, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

Top Screen showcases outstanding short films from VCE Media students. The 15 films chosen for Top Screen 2023 were selected from over 300 submissions. The film program explored a diversity of themes and filmmaking styles across a variety of genres including comedy, documentary, drama, music videos, and animation.

Top Screen 2023 was officially launched at ACMI by independent filmmaker and producer William Duan.

Two people stand next to each other smiling. The person on the left has shoulder length dirty blonde hair, a moustache, and a nose ring and wears a grey and white tie dye shirt with a necklace of a turquoise turtle. The person on the right has short dark hair and wears a cross-body bag and a white shirt with red and blue flowers.

Two people stand next to each other smiling. The person on the left has long dark hair and wears a black crop top teal pants, and a belt with a large silver G belt buckle. The person on the right wears glasses, a cross body bag, a white shirt, and a navy tie.

The person on the right hands a black folder to the person on the left. The person on the left has short brown hair and wears an unbuttoned blue shirt over a white t-shirt with a blue and white owl on it. The person on the right has dark hair in a bun with two long braids in front and a moustache. They wear a black shirt with a silver necklace.

Thirteen people stand together with six people kneeling on the floor in front of them.

Fourteen young people sit on large wooden stairs in two rows. Behind them is a wall of orange and red striped couches.

Three people stand together smiling each holding open a black folder with a black certificate with a colourful border inside. The person on the left has long dark hair and wears all black. The person in the middle has short brown hair and wears an unbuttoned blue shirt over a white t-shirt with a blue and white owl on it. The person on the right wears a white shirt, grey beanie, and a black choker.

The person on the left hands a black folder to the person on the right. The person on the left has shoulder length dark hair ad wears a blue shirt. The person on the left has black fringe and wears a white shirt, grey beanie, and a black choker with a black pendant.

On the left, a person with short grey hair wears a long black dress and speaks from a podium. To the right, an audience of fifty people stands and listens.

A person with long dark hair wears a long sleeve black top and blue jeans and smiles. Everyone around her is clapping.

The person on the left hands a black folder to the person on the right. The person on the left has dark hair in a bun with two long braids in front and a moustache. They wear a black shirt with a silver necklace. The person on the right has long dark hair and wears a long-sleeved black top.

Two people stand together smiling with their arms around each other. The person on the left has shoulder length brown hair and wears a black unzipped hoodie over a blue t-shirt. The person on the right has short brown hair, beard, and moustache, and wears glasses and a blue checked shirt.

A family of three stands together smiling with their arms around each other. The mother on the left has short white hair and wears glasses and a blue shirt with orange flowers. The father in the middle is bald with grey stubble and wears a blue checked shirt. The daughter on the right has shoulder length brown hair and wears a blue and white striped shirt.

Two people sit together on a large wooden step. The person on the left has long dark hair and a fringe and wears a black crop top, light blue jeans, and chunky blue and white sneakers. The person on the right has long blonde hair and wears a white shirt, light blue jeans, and white sneakers and sits cross-legged.