SFNFF

Website Restoration

A complete festival identity and Squarespace website designed to support a growing film festival.

Industry: Arts & Cultural Festival

Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival website designed by Rising Sun Media, featuring festival screenings, programs and First Nations storytelling.

The Brief

The Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival needed a professional online presence that could grow alongside the festival. The new website needed to promote annual screening programmes, support online ticket bookings, acknowledge funding partners, encourage donations and celebrate the festival's history, all while remaining easy for a volunteer committee to manage.

The Challenge

Working within a modest budget meant every decision needed to work harder. The challenge was to create a flexible website capable of growing with the festival while delivering the essential tools needed from day one.

Rather than investing heavily in archive pages, downloadable festival programmes were designed to preserve the event's history while leaving room for future expansion. The project also included a new festival logo, complete website copywriting and a cohesive visual identity that honoured the spirit of the festival and its community.

The Outcome

The result is a scalable digital platform that supports audiences, filmmakers, funding partners and organisers through every stage of the festival. Clear navigation, flexible programme pages and a considered information structure provide a strong foundation for future growth while allowing the festival to continue evolving year after year.

Project Services

Festival Identity
Logo Design
Squarespace Website Design
UX & Information Architecture
Copywriting
Programme Design
Digital Campaign Assets
Print Design
Sponsor & Partner Integration
Donation Strategy

Explore the live website →

Homepage introducing the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival through strong imagery, festival information and clear pathways to tickets and program details.

Festival landing section showcasing the current program, featured filmmakers and ticket access within the evolving SFNFF visual identity.

Festival program section presenting screenings and film information in an accessible visual format, with clear pathways to further details and bookings.

Community program section showcasing SFNFF's year-round screenings, workshops and creative collaborations beyond the annual festival.

About section communicating the festival's purpose, cultural foundations and commitment to First Nations storytelling through film.

Partners and sponsors section giving prominent recognition to the organisations and funders supporting the festival and its community programs.

Donation and community support section creating clear pathways for audiences to contribute financially and help sustain the festival's work.

Festival Print Media

The festival identity moved beyond the screen into an eight-page program designed for print and digital use, festival posters, postcards and QR-linked materials, creating a consistent visual language wherever audiences encountered the festival.

Cover design for the eight-page 2026 Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival program, extending the festival identity into a bold print and digital publication.

Festival schedule designed to make screening sessions, films, ticket information and QR-linked bookings easy to navigate at a glance.

Editorial spread introducing the festival theme, cultural context and acknowledgement within the broader visual language of the 2026 program.

Editorial film listings combining film imagery, synopses, credits and filmmaker information within a clear and cohesive program layout.

Feature film spread using a stronger visual treatment to distinguish the festival's documentary feature while remaining connected to the overall program identity.