School-aged film makers from around the country have exercised their creativity to create films around this year's theme, Respect, intended as a trigger for students and teachers to investigate topical issues while learning filmmaking techniques along the way.

The 2011 competition set a new record for the number of entries, doubling from the previous year with 499 submissions nationwide across the categories live-action films, computer games and animations.

Entries represented diverse parts of Australia - from Glencoe in South Australia to Indooroopilly in Queensland; Wynyard in Tasmania to Cabramatta in New South Wales; Peppermint Grove in Western Australia to Sunbury in Victoria. Consistent with previous years, Primary Animation was the most popular category demonstrating a great ability among Australian primary students to harness technology. For older students, the most entered category remains Secondary Live Action. Several schools which made the finalist stage in previous years have also made finalist status in the 2011 competition.