The screening of the 2026 SPARK short films saw a sell-out crowd, including Summit guests from around the country, who came together to see 4 new Territory shorts: Laurens Goud’s With You (Darwin), Penelope McDonald’s The Long Drop and Bridget May’s Latch (Alice Springs), and for the first time, a film from Katherine, Ethan Grahek’s Hardcase.
Screen Producers Australia named The Long Drop the 2026 SPARK winner, seeing co-producers of the film Penelope McDonald and Samantha Alexis Laughton receiving 2 full registrations to attend Screen Producers Australia's Screen Forever 2027.
