Roll of honour
Best Short Film
7 winners · 7 years · 2019–2025
Every best short film AFIN has awarded, newest first. This category has carried more than one title over the years, and each entry below shows the exact title awarded that year: Best Australian Micro Short Film, Best International Micro Short Film, Best International Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Short Film.
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2026
Nominees · winner announced 19 September 202618 nominees
- Love & Bullets Best International Micro Short Film Neil Marshall
- The Rocket Best International Micro Short Film Bruno Barros
- Decide Decide Best International Micro Short Film Kenneth Burke
- Something Pointless Best International Short Film David Cormican, Shawn Christensen, Brenden Hubbard, Damon Russell, Dwayne Hill
- Hell Best International Micro Short Film Nolan Gould, Parker Croft, Erika Totoro
- Misery and Other Choices Best Australian Micro Short Film Richard James Allen
- The Lingering Best International Short Film Mel Sanchez
- Dilemma Best Australian Micro Short Film Anthony Littlechild, Carlia Capozza
- Finding Joy Best Australian Micro Short Film Paul Rye
- Marbles Best Australian Micro Short Film Simona Varga
- Rotate Best Australian Micro Short Film Ana Isabel Wall, Greg Pandelidis
- A Girl Called Alice Best International Short Film Tristan Loraine
- Extraordinary Rob Best Australian Micro Short Film Jon Coghill
- EMPATHY REHEARSALS Best International Short Film Antro Film
- Sound of the Somme Best International Short Film Elena Reynaert
- Telephone Best International Micro Short Film Mohammad Gharakhanlou
- Scary lullaby Best International Short Film Anna Nikiforova, Xenia Minaeva, Victoria Goncharova, Tatiana Turenkova, Alexander Kuko
- The Immortal Divide Best International Micro Short Film Nipan Chawcharernpon, J.R. De Ford
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2025
6 nominees alongside
- A GUEST IN MY COUNTRY Best International Short Film Melissa Jo Peltier
- ASTRONOMERS (WEB SERIES "ABOUT PEOPLE AND WAR") Best International Short Film Anna Chizhova
- CHICKEN BROTH SOUP Best International Short Film Soner Sert
- HUMAN RESOURCES Best Short Film Sian Fleming
- THE REACH Best International Short Film Luca Caserta
- THE SESSIONS Best International Short Film Alexander Julian III
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2024
3 nominees alongside
- BURN OUT Best Live Action Short Film Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Fry, Wendy Wang, Everett Osborne
- DIVE Best Live Action Short Film Ruth Gill, Tyler Redmond
- PROMISED Best Live Action Short Film Sreylin Mae
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2023
3 nominees alongside
- BANSHEES RIDGE Best Live Action Short Film Tristan Barr
- LOOK FOR ME AT DUSK Best Live Action Short Film Nipan Chawcharernpon
- The Ankou, the Child and the Bandits Best Live Action Short Film Jean François Moussié
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2022
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Best Live Action Short Film
My Soul To TakeJessica Petelle,
Laura Vandervoort, Kevin Eade, Justin G. Dyck, Peter Mabrucco, Moriah Atlas
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2021
2 nominees alongside
- Mila Best Short Film Andrea Emmes
- Side Effect Best Short Film Renny Grames, Andrea Shreeman
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2020
4 nominees alongside
- If We Had Tomorrow Best Short Film Sergii Sushon, Anastasiya Yevchenko, Patritsiia Kuznietsova
- Juicy Girl Best Short Film Mark Montgomery, Katharine Kim, Kaiwi Lyman
- Circus Sam Best Short Film Georgina Pope, Roy Finch
- Manasanamaha Best Short Film Shilpa Gajjala
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2019
2 nominees alongside
- We Meet On The Roof Best Short Film Nicholas Sun
- Underdog Best Short Film
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AFIN 2026
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Screening 1 at Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane