By the numbers

Seven years of AFIN

2019–2025

Every figure on this page is drawn straight from the results archive - a portrait of what the festival has recognised, and how far it reaches, told in numbers rather than words.

The story so far

A festival, measured

194 works recognised
159 awards presented
225 nominations
36 countries
7 festival years
13 adjudicators
The trajectory

Seven years of growth

From 12 recognised works in 2019 to 70 in 2025 - the festival is 5.8x the size it started.

  • 2019 12
  • 2020 13
  • 2021 14
  • 2022 15
  • 2023 15
  • 2024 55
  • 2025 70
The range

Every kind of storytelling

AFIN judges narrative films, documentaries, screenplays, music videos, animation and web series side by side - 53 distinct award categories across the seven years.

  • Films 107
  • Documentaries 31
  • Screenplays 28
  • Music Videos 16
  • Animation 6
  • Web Series 4
  • Comic Books 2
What we celebrate

The most-awarded categories

  • Best Cinematography 7
  • Best Director 7
  • Best Music Video 7
  • Best Visual Effects 7
  • Best Australian Film 6
  • Best Feature Film 6
  • Best Feature Screenplay 6
  • Best Film Editing 6
A truly international festival

Recognised work from 36 countries

The map on the home page charts every country whose films have won or been nominated at AFIN. Dive into the full seven-year record in the archive.

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