Port Shorts is open to everyone. However there are a few rules to follow:

All films must only be 3 minutes in length and
final submissions must be on MiniDV digital video.

There are 3 categories for films
Best Super 8 film
Best Digital Film
Best Animation

Each film must contain:
1. A Title
2. Credits of all participants
3. Your interpretation of the item WAVE to be seen in the film at least once

Finally, your film must be suitable for all audience members, young and old, broad minded and easily offended so no gratuitous sex, violence or language please!

Port Shorts encompasses Super 8mm, Animation, Digital... whatever goes!! This combination of old and new provides choice and visual excitement. Some love old school, others want to dapple with technologies latest. This event offers it all.

Port Shorts provides an opportunity for all film makers, from the first time amateur to the seasoned professional, to "strut their stuff".

The Port Shorts Film Festival, formerly known as the UZI 8mm film fest was incepted over a Sunday afternoon BBQ in a sunny corner of a Port Douglas backyard in 2000.

An idea which began as "Lets all make films amongst our friends & have a film night soire" was the start of an event which attracted over 400 people the first year, 450 people the following year and 550 the year after that! 2005 saw 4 sold out sessions as Port shorts continues to grow.