How long does it take to go through 900 movie applications? Which comes first: category or film? And how have non-feature flicks changed over the years? 

We caught up with the mastermind behind Australia's longest running short film festival. 

See more about the festival: https://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/

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How long does it take to go through 900 movie applications? Which comes first: category or film? And how have non-feature flicks changed over the years?&nbsp;
We caught up with the mastermind behind Australia's longest running short film festival.&nbsp;
See more about the festival: <a href="https://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/">https://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/</a>
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We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻&nbsp;
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Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

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Shake your boxes, pour your macadamia milk and get excited because SYN's breakfast flagship is on the airwaves all through 2026.
Meet Ella, Sam, Connor, Jessica, Maddy, Matilda, Ruta and esteemed brekky guests around the table for the most important show of the day.
Out of the box Monday to Friday from 7:30am and weekends from 8:00 am on SYN 90.7FM.
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INTERVIEW | St Kilda Film Festival Director Richard Sowada

Connor and Sam kick off the MLB season by revisiting Moneyball for Movie Monday, tying in with both Opening Day and the VSBL Grand Finals. They chat about the stacked cast, from Brad Pitt to Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman, as well as some of the film’s most memorable characters and quirks.

The pair also unpack the strange “formula” behind winning baseball, debating whether the stats-first approach from the movie would actually work in real life.

Presenters: Sam Kelly and Connor Deneys

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

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Connor and Sam kick off the MLB season by revisiting Moneyball for Movie Monday, tying in with both Opening Day and the VSBL Grand Finals. They chat about the stacked cast, from Brad Pitt to Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman, as well as some of the film&rsquo;s most memorable characters and quirks.
The pair also unpack the strange &ldquo;formula&rdquo; behind winning baseball, debating whether the stats-first approach from the movie would actually work in real life.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly and Connor Deneys
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
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MOVIE MONDAY | Moneyball

Maddy and Connor chat with Jet Nye about Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Topic Thunder, the chaotic split bill he performs alongside Alex Main. Jet explains what audiences can expect from the show, how the pair became a comedy duo, and who is more likely to push things too far when riffing on audience suggestions.

They also chat about the kind of crowd that would have the most fun at the show, and where listeners can catch Topic Thunder during the festival.

Presenters: Sam Kelly, Maddy Halford and Connor Deneys

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

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Maddy and Connor chat with Jet Nye about Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Topic Thunder, the chaotic split bill he performs alongside Alex Main. Jet explains what audiences can expect from the show, how the pair became a comedy duo, and who is more likely to push things too far when riffing on audience suggestions.
They also chat about the kind of crowd that would have the most fun at the show, and where listeners can catch Topic Thunder during the festival.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly, Maddy Halford and Connor Deneys
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
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INTERVIEW | Jet Nye on Topic Thunder

The Cereal Box are celebrating the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this week! Connor and Maddy chat to Jet Nye about “Topic Thunder”, his chaotic comedy show with Alex Main, and Sam and Connor discuss this week’s question and talk about the odd things they find funny. Also in this week’s edition of Movie Monday, the team look back at 2011’s star-studded Moneyball, and play a game of “guess the actor from their 3 most popular movies”.

Presenters: Sam Kelly, Maddy Halford and Connor Deneys

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

We're live weekdays on SYN from 7:30am 📻

And weekends from 8:00am 📻

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The Cereal Box are celebrating the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this week! Connor and Maddy chat to Jet Nye about &ldquo;Topic Thunder&rdquo;, his chaotic comedy show with Alex Main, and Sam and Connor discuss this week&rsquo;s question and talk about the odd things they find funny. Also in this week&rsquo;s edition of Movie Monday, the team look back at 2011&rsquo;s star-studded Moneyball, and play a game of &ldquo;guess the actor from their 3 most popular movies&rdquo;.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly, Maddy Halford and Connor Deneys
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
We're live weekdays on SYN from 7:30am 📻
And weekends from 8:00am 📻
Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN
Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au

INTERVIEW | St Kilda Film Festival Director Richard Sowada

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