Film competition seeks the Essence of Tasmania

Tourism Tasmania and the Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival have teamed up to launch a short film competition.

The competiton, called Essence of Tasmania, hopes to uncover budding filmmakers who can capture Tasmania's unique essence in a short three-minute film.

Tourism Tasmania will use the best films to promote the state to the rest of the world through social media. The top four filmmakers will also receive $5,000.

The competition is open to entries from around the world and the closing date is April 13. Film categories include drama, documentary, humour, romance, grand adventure and sci-fi.

Visit the BOFA website for more information.