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AFIN 2026
Awards Night
One night, 21 awards presented on stage, and the 2026 winners announced in the room. Nominees, their crews, and anyone who wants to be there are all welcome. Tables are chosen as you book, so the map is best right now.
Seated tables, booked through SunPAC's ticketing system, so the link leaves this site.
Two events, two tickets
The 2026 festival is two things
You are here
The Awards Night
19 September 2026 at SunPAC, Brisbane. Red carpet, a seated dinner and 21 awards presented on stage.
The other one
The Screening Nights
Three nights at Dendy Portside, 15 to 17 September 2026. Every film is a 2026 nominee. Booked per night.
Screening tickets →They are separate tickets, priced differently, and booked in different places. A screening ticket does not include the Awards Night, and the Awards Night does not include a screening.
What you are booking
The night itself
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The stage -
The podium -
Jess Potts
How the night runs
- 5:00 pmRed carpet opens and photography begins
- 5:50 pmSeating opens
- 6:00 pmAwards show begins
- 10:00 pmFormal proceedings conclude, venue closes at 10:30 pm
What the ticket includes
- A two-course seated dinner, entrée and main, served alternate drop
- Three-hour soft drink package, with a cash bar for guests 18 and over
- Professional red carpet photography, published to the AFIN gallery afterwards
- Live performance by Jess Potts, QUT-trained actor and singer
- Q&A opportunities with selected filmmakers
On the table
- Dress code
- Formal, cocktail or cultural attire
- The awards
- 21 presented on the night, in pristine K9 crystal
- Dietary needs
- SunPAC asks for these on the booking form, so there is nothing to send us separately
- Accessibility
- Contact AFIN while you book and we will make arrangements
- Where
- SunPAC Theatre, 470 McCullough Street, Sunnybank QLD 4109
- Getting there
- Free onsite underground parking with direct lift access to the foyer and theatre. About 20 minutes from the Brisbane CBD, and reachable by bus.
- Tickets
- Non-refundable, except in the unlikely event AFIN cancels
- Screenings
- A separate event on 15 to 17 September 2026 at Dendy Portside. Nominees receive 1 free screening ticket per nominated project. Screening tickets are $21 per night plus booking fee at checkout, booked per night on the screening tickets page (afinfestival.com/screenings). Night 1, Tuesday 15 September, is sold out. Limited seats remain for night 2 and night 3; this page is the Awards Night only
- Cannot make it
- Send an acceptance speech video
591 works from 49 countries have screened at AFIN across 7 years of results. The ninth festival is this one.
Your host for the evening
Tanya Rich
Actress - Australia
Tanya is over the moon to be this year's MC for the ninth annual AFIN Awards. She cannot wait to immerse herself in the incredible line-up of films for 2026, and to rub shoulders with the mind-blowing talents behind them.