Brisbane, Australia
The 2026 Festival
The ninth AFIN International Film Festival culminates in the 2026 Awards Night at SunPAC, Brisbane, celebrating bold independent storytelling from Australia and around the world.
Key Dates
Awards Night
19 September 2026
SunPAC · Sunnybank Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
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Closed
Submissions for 2026 have closed; judging is under way
Screenings
15 to 17 September 2026
Three nights at Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane. See which films play which night on the programme.
Nominees receive 1 free screening ticket per nominated project, to use however they wish. The Awards Night is a separate ticket.
See the programme and book2026 Nominees
The 2026 nominees are live: see the full list.
Screening with us? How to deliver your DCP - frame rate, resolution, aspect ratio and how to send it. Everything has to be delivered and tested by Monday 7 September 2026.
Cannot make it to the Awards Night? Send us an acceptance speech video - format, framing, filename and how to send it. We need it by Saturday 5 September 2026.
Read it cover to cover
The 2026 Festival Guide
Every film in the programme has a page of its own: the poster, the running time, who made it, what it is nominated for, and the filmmaker's own words about it. Read it before you book, or on the night with the programme in your hand.
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Still from THE BORDER
Who you will meet on the night
Your host, your presenters and the people who run the festival. Every one of them has a page in the festival guide.
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Submissions have closed for 2026
AFIN is an IMDb-qualifying festival and a FilmFreeway Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival. Every 2026 entry is now with the adjudication panel; nominees will be announced ahead of the Awards Night.
Last festival: 71 recognised works · 20 awards · 25 countries
While you wait
AFIN 2026
The festival opens in 4 days
Screening 1 at Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane