Night 01
Tue 15 September
6:30pm to 9:30pm · Dendy Cinemas Portside
- 14 films
- 23 nominations
- 8 countries
Screened See the line-up
The 2026 screenings have finished
The 2026 Screening Nights
Three nights at Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane, 15 to 17 September 2026. 35 films from 12 countries, every one of them a 2026 AFIN nominee, screened before the winners were announced on Awards Night.
Two events, two tickets
The 2026 festival was two things
You are here
The Screening Nights
Three nights at Dendy Portside, 15 to 17 September 2026. Booked per night.
The other one
The Awards Night
19 September 2026 at SunPAC, Brisbane. Red carpet, a seated dinner and 21 awards presented on stage.
The 2026 winners →Night by night
The 2026 nights
35 films across 3 nights. Every film links to its page and its result.
Night 02
Wed 16 September
6:30pm to 9:30pm · Dendy Cinemas Portside
- 10 films
- 26 nominations
- 4 countries
Screened See the line-up
Night 03
Thu 17 September
6:30pm to 9:30pm · Dendy Cinemas Portside
- 11 films
- 12 nominations
- 6 countries
Screened See the line-up
The record
How the nights ran
- Where
- Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane, Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules St, Hamilton QLD
- When
- 15 to 17 September 2026. Each night was booked separately.
- What you see
- Every film screened was a 2026 AFIN nominee. Filmmakers were in the room, and audiences met them on the night.
- Nominees
- Nominees received 1 free screening ticket per nominated project, to use however they wished. The Awards Night was a separate ticket.
- Booking
- Handled by Humanitix, one booking per night. The Awards Night booked separately through SunPAC.
AFIN 2027
Entries for 2027 are open
On FilmFreeway since Sunday 1 November 2026. 22 awards, and every film can be up for several.