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Our #ReefReels short film festival attracted some seriously fintastic entries. Check them out below, and share the ones you love. The film with the most shares will win the People's Choice Award!

Fish Therapy / Ian Thomson

It's the not too distant future, and a couple of the Great Barrier Reef's former inhabitants are dealing with some serious issues...

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Belinda the Single Fish / Damian Smith

It's a tough world for a single fish in the Great Barrier Reef of the future...

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Mop Head / David Gannon

'A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they will never sit.' This old man has a few unusual ideas for saving the Reef...

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Banking on the Reef / Anthony Broese van Groenou

Residents of the Whitsundays are concerned about the effect Abbot Point will have on their livelihoods, and on the precious ecosystem they live next to. If you're a customer of one of Australia's Big 4 banks, then you have the power to help.

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The Last Fish in the Sea / Tristan Klein and Nick Baker

This poignant animation features some wise words from Ethel - the last fish in the Reef...

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Breaking Barriers / Maxx Corkindale

An inept tour guide takes a group for a walk through a future Great Barrier Reef that's a little different from today...

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Great Expectations / Jade Alexander

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority find outs that the word 'Great' might be considered false advertising...

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The One-Two Punch of Climate Change / Tanya Dodgen

This mini-doco with scientists from the University of Queensland explains how climate change affects the Reef, and features a little-known naturalist by the name of Sir David Attenborough.

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Note to Self / Luke Buckley

'Natural beauty comes in many forms, and it is not about perfection.'

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A Coal Port for Christmas / Caresse Cranwell

Residents of the Whitsundays are disappointed to find out that they're all getting coal for Christmas.

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Reefugees / Jan Di Pietro

A good samaritan provides shelter to some displaced Reef creatures...

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Reef Warriors: The Story of S.U.R.R.F / Chris Vlassis

S.U.R.R.F are an organisation dedicated to saving the Reef. But with savours like this, the Reef might be in trouble...

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Avoid the Drama / Travis Hunt

A variety of Reef characters express their opinions about a toxic spill for ReefReels News.

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Imagine A Place / Dean Miller

A poem describing a place you can see from outer space...

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Still can't get enough of the Reef? Click here to see all our other weird and wonderful #ReefReels entries...