Australia Independent Film Festival - Brisbane - Australia. Our programming focuses on high quality independent shorts, from a diverse group of film makers.
Located at Metro Arts one of Australia’s coolest venues within one of Australia’s coolest art precincts is Brisbane’s very own Australia Independent Film Festival. Known passionately as “the filmmaker’s festival,” AIFF is on track to become Australia's premiere short film and screenplay festival and is consistently ranked in the top 100 Best Reviewed Film festivals on FilmFreeway. Founded in 2017
AIFF has grown from strength to strength and is now a prominent event on the domestic and international film festival circuit. We make sure to select films that have not had a huge amount of publicity already - with a specific focus on QLD made films and the traction that those films have already received.
08/08/2025
AIFF25 People's Choice prize announcement!
Courtesy of the Osbourne Hotel our official after-party venue we have a huge $500 gift card for this years main festival People's Choice Winner.
We’re thinking... EPIC WRAP PARTY, but that will be the winners choice!
PLUS – as our official after-party venue, flash your festival ticket at the Osbourne during AIFF25 and score 10% off food & drinks!
We'll be there and hope to see you there too!
Awarded QLD’s Best Draught Beer Venue 2022 & 2023 QLD’s Best Late Night Entertainment Venue 2024 Australia’s Best Entertainment Venue 2024.
08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank Write Brothers for being a festival partner.
At AIFF25, they will privide each of the following category winners a digital download of their highly acclaimed Movie Magic writing software.
Best Screenplay.
Best High School short film.
Best Student short film.
Best Queensland short film.
Best Australian short film.
Best International short film.
For more information on their must have software please visit -
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08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank Dragon Image - Photo & Video Equipment Solutions for being a festival partner.
At AIFF25, they will provide our Best Australian Short Film Winner with a full day studio hire worth almost $1,000. This incredible prize can be utilised at either of their 3 studios located in Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne. For more information, and to start dreaming about your next production, please visit
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08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank The Black List for being a festival partner.
At AIFF25, they will be providing a two-month screenplay listing subscription and two coverage reports to our Best International Short Film, Best Australian Short Film, Best QLD Short Film, Best Student Short Film, and our Best Short Screenplay winner. If you work with screenplays, you should definitely work with The Black List. Click for the best way into the storytelling business –
08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank Audio-Technica Australia for being a festival partner.
At AIFF25, they will be providing the Best Australian Short Film winner a set of ATH-CKS50TW2 Wireless Earbuds valued at $329.00
To find out more about these incredible prizes please visit -
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08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank Panavision for being a festival partner.
At AIFF25, the best Australian short film will win an incredible prize package, including a $3,500 gear rental package courtesty of Panavision. To learn how this incredible prize can be your stepping stone into Hollywood, please visit
Panavision’s end-to-end solutions include filmmaking equipment rental for lenses, cameras, grip and lighting systems, and post production services.
08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank Kodak Motion Picture Film for being a festival partner. At AIFF25 they will provide our Best Motion Film Winner with 5 x 400ft rolls of Kodak 16mm film valued at approximately A$2,000. For more information on Kodak Motion Picture Film, please visit
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08/08/2025
With just three weeks until entries close for AIFF25 we would once again like to thank Blackmagic Design for being a festival partner.
At AIFF25, they will be providing one DaVinci Resolve Studio software suite valued at A$495 each to our Best International Short Film, Best Australian Short Film and Best High School Short Film winners!
With over 50 advanced features, Studio includes DaVinci Neural Engine, additional Resolve FX, stereoscopic 3D and more it is the ultimate film editing software suite! To find out how amazing this prize is please visit -
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07/08/2025
🎬🌟 A standing ovation for Screen Queensland for being an AIFF25 official event sponsor. 🌟🎬
We’re sending a HUGE thank you to our incredible sponsor, Screen Queensland, for their invaluable support of the Australia Independent Film Festival via their Screen Culture Fund! 🙌🎥
Their commitment to championing independent voices, nurturing creative talent, and elevating Queensland’s screen industry makes you a true force behind the future of film.
Thanks to Screen Queensland, we’re able to spotlight bold stories, daring visions, and unforgettable short films — right here in Brisbane at Palace Cinemas James Street. 🌏✨
From all of us at AIFF:
Thank you for backing creativity. Thank you for believing in indie film. Thank you for being part of the story. 🎞️❤️
Festival program avaliable at www.ausindefest.com/program
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Australia Independent Film Festival 2025 program and tickets. Join Filmmakers and filmlovers at Metro Arts West End for a visual smorgasbord of some of the world's best independent cinema.
04/08/2025
AIFF25 UPDATE - THE BIG FIVE ZERO.
Incredibly, we have now received entries from over 50 countries, which is a new festival record. It is such an incredible honor to be entrusted with people's films from so many different corners of the world.
The team at the Australia Independent Film Festival would like to once again thank all of our entrants in AIFF25 because without each and every one of you we would not be a festival.
Adjudication is underway, and all reports suggest the quality of work across all categories is exceptionally high. Well done and congratulations.
We wish each and every entrant the very best of luck. With entries closing in 3 weeks, we can guarantee things will start to get very exciting, very soon.
GOOD LUCK.
30/07/2025
When one of our adjudicators says a film is the best Australian short film they have ever watched, we take notice! 🤩🇦🇺🎬
24/07/2025
Layered between two Academy qualifying festivals, we couldn't help but think if we were a sandwich filling, what would it be...? We're leaning towards sliced smoked salmon, crème fraîche infused with dill, and chives, plus thinly sliced red onion, cucumber, rocket, and avocado, finished with freshly cracked pepper. 🥪😋 Sounds tempting, discover your filling at www.ausindefest.com
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The Australia Independent Film Festival was founded in February 2018 by Brisbane filmmakers Richard Lawton and Jeremy Rigby. They had a shared dream of creating a film festival built on trust, openness and communication that would showcase and celebrate the very best in independent cinema and screenplays from around the world.
On the 24 of November 2018 AIFF showcased 32 incredible shorts at Metro Arts in Brisbane. These included both Australian and international short dramas, as well as documentaries, animations, music videos and experimental films. Filmmakers from Ireland, Russia, the United States and all corners of Australia made their way to the festival, along with some film loving locals ready to get their eyes peeled for some quality cinema.
One of many highlights was a Q&A with Grammy award winning Broadway producer and filmmaker Jhett Tolentino. At the grand awards ceremony that same night fifteen trophies were presented to the very best films of the festival.
In March that year the festival opened for entries. By the end of the submission period the festival had received a massive array of submissions from over 20 countries.
In January 2019 the official call for entries for the second festival was made. Within one month entries have doubled in submission rate compared to 2018. In 2019 the festival spread over three days and will include many exciting new additions including more screenings and expanded networking opportunities.
Attracting global attention, the Australia Independent Film Festival is going from strength to strength. The Australian Independent Film Festival has also gained the support of the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland and is consistently a top 100 ranked film festival on FilmFreeway from reviews and out our over 7,000 listed festivals.
