AFIN International Film Festival

Brisbane, Australia

The 2026 Festival

The ninth AFIN International Film Festival culminated in the 2026 Awards Night at SunPAC, Brisbane, celebrating bold independent storytelling from Australia and around the world.

AFIN on FilmFreeway Eight years of results

Key Dates

Awards Night

19 September 2026

SunPAC · Sunnybank Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane

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Submissions

Closed

Submissions for 2026 have closed, and every award has been presented

Screenings

15 to 17 September 2026

Three nights at Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane. See which films play which night on the programme.

Nominees received 1 free screening ticket per nominated project, to use however they wished. The Awards Night was a separate ticket.

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2026 Nominees

Every 2026 nominee and winner is in the results: see the full list.

A Boy And His Pub posterA Girl Called Alice posterAlone posterAnd God Made The Devil posterAnimus posterBad Social posterBingo Man posterBirders posterBorn to Brawl posterDear Moon posterDecide Decide posterDilemma posterDomanivka posterEkosistem Rasa: The Gula Anau Story posterEmmaline posterEMPATHY REHEARSALS posterEric & Robyn and the Mythical beasts posterExtraordinary Rob posterFading Forward posterFAL: Fatal Act of Love posterFAYE posterFillers posterFinding Joy posterGANIBARRA posterGIRLS DON´T CRY posterGod's Will posterGoodbye Ted posterGuardian of the Field posterHell posterHitman Wanted posterHow To Talk Australians posterHow We Ended Up Here posterIn My Body posterLove & Bullets posterMarbles posterMisery and Other Choices posterMoorditj posterMy boyfriend, a mannequin posterMy Soul Is in a Hurry posterNever Too Late posterOf My Blood posterRaging Midlife posterRed River Cowboy posterRotate posterScary lullaby posterShelf Life posterSisters of the Immaculate Green posterSomething Pointless posterSound of the Somme posterStay posterTelephone posterTemple posterTHE BORDER posterThe Comfort Dogs of Uganda posterThe Damned Thing posterThe Endless Shifts: Stories that Keep Care Alive posterThe Immortal Divide posterThe Impossible Decision posterThe Liars of Black Mountain Road posterThe Lingering posterThe Nine Lives posterThe Rocket posterThe Song of Colour posterThe Witchdoctor and the Windmill posterThey Kill By Night posterThis Bloody Country posterUnder A Falling Sky posterWhite Lies poster

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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. Every 2026 film, as it was programmed.

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Who was on stage

The host, the presenters and the people who ran the festival. Every one of them has a page in the festival guide.

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Entries for 2027

AFIN is an IMDb-qualifying festival and a FilmFreeway Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival. Every 2026 entry went to the adjudication panel, and every nominee and winner is in the archive. Entries for our 10th season are open on FilmFreeway.

The 2026 festival: 68 recognised works · 21 awards · 17 countries

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What is next

AFIN 2027

Key dates, deadlines and how to enter our 10th season

The 2027 awards

What your film or screenplay can win

The Archive

Eight years of winners and nominees

AFIN 2027

Entries for 2027 are open

On FilmFreeway since Sunday 1 November 2026. 22 awards, and every film can be up for several.

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