The 20th Auburn International Festival for Children and Young Adults is held in New South Wales, Australia from September 18 to September 22. The silent short film, ‘The Three Letter Word’ which is directed by 18-year-old Saleh Kashefi has been nominated to win the award for best young adult short film.
Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults was conceived in 1998. Since the festival’s conception, thousands of primary and high school students from Western Sydney and regional NSW visited the festival and learned about how the rest of the world recognizes the states of children and young adults. The festival showcased over 2000 short and feature length titles and represented 70 countries within the past 20 editions.
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