Held 19 September 2026
AFIN 2026
Awards Night
One night, 21 awards presented on stage, and the 2026 winners announced in the room. The 2026 Awards Night has been held. Every winner and nominee is in the results, and the photographs from the night are in the gallery.
Tickets for the 2027 Awards Night open when the 2027 season is announced.
Two events, two tickets
The 2026 festival was 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.
The 2026 winners →They were separate tickets, priced differently, and booked in different places. A screening ticket did not include the Awards Night, and the Awards Night did not include a screening.
How the 2026 night ran
The night itself
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The stage -
The podium -
Jess Potts
How the night ran
- 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 included
- 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
- 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.
660 works from 51 countries have screened at AFIN across 8 years of results. The ninth festival was 2026; the tenth is open for entries now. AFIN 2027.
Awards night was SO good. Exquisite evening with beautiful humans.
Hosted the 2026 Awards Night
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.”
Tanya, in her own words before the night