AFIN International Film Festival celebrates and showcases excellence in filmmaking and storytelling from emerging and established filmmakers and screenwriters, diversity and culture, both domestically, and from every corner of the globe.

AFIN is thrilled to be hosting four screening nights at Griffith University's cinema, showcasing some of the best AFIN nominated films for the year, and concluding with this Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at SunPAC, which is an event not to be missed. The awards night is the perfect opportunity to celebrate excellence in film, network, feast, and enjoy a night with entertainment, networking, awards presentations, and more.

TIMES

5:30pm-6:00pm - Arrivals and casual networking prior to cinema doors opening

6:00pm-6:15pm - Cinema doors opening and processing ticketing, prior to introduction and screening starting

DRINKS / BATHROOMS

Toilets are 1 level below the cinema, accessed by the stairwell or lift on the balcony.

There is a water bubbler and vending machine along the balcony.

PARKING / ENTRY

The venue is located at South Bank, on the corner of Dock and Stanley street, right opposite the children's hospital, and there is plenty of street parking in the area, but public transport is also very handy. You may find free parking (Note: CBD restrictions may apply).

The cinema is through the side-doors, located in the picture below, directly on dock street entry, where the red double-doors are.

AFIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: 2023 LIVE SCREENINGS

PRE-SALE NOTE: TICKETS ARE PRE-SALE ONLY AND MUST BE BOUGHT PRIOR TO THE EVENT. TICKETS CANNOT BE BOUGHT AT THE DOOR.

NIGHT 2 - Wednesday 18th October

CANYON - STAY Directed by Arthur de la Rambelje - Music Video - Canada - Self-rated PG content guide - Runtime - 4:04

Nomination(s):

Best Music Video

CARETAKER Directed by Verónica Rose Wood - Documentary Short - United States Runtime - 8:41

When Antonio receives improper care from his doctor and loses his sight, his sister puts her life on hold and moves to Texas to take care of him full time. A story of the generational history of caretaking in an immigrant Mexican family - and the weight, love and breaking points of familial sacrifice. This is a documentary film I made of my mother, uncle, and grandparents.

Nomination(s):
Best Documentary Short

IRIS Directed by Aida Gevorgyan - Short Film - United States - Self-rated PG content guide - Runtime - 17:34

When a dancer wins an audition to an elite conservatory, she must balance caring for her dying mother and her own growing pill addiction in order to change her life.

Nomination(s):

Best Student Film, Best Emerging Female Director

HEDGEHOG Directed by D. Mitry - Short Film - United States - Self-rated PG content guide - Runtime - 17:09

As the war starts in Ukraine, six years old Nina is sent to her grandma’s remote village. In the shack outside, Nina discovers a badly wounded Russian soldier.

Nomination(s):

Best Live Action Short Film, Best Actress (Emma Pearson)

FUNGUS Directed by Ryan Maddox - Short Film - Australia - Self-rated M/MA content guide - Runtime - 7:45

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An unsettling horror parable, Fungus is a snapshot of terror for a son and his father, whose past crimes must be paid for in blood.

Nomination(s):

Best Visual Effects, Best Australian Film

THE WRONG BARBER Directed by Dean Ganter - Short Film - Australia - Self-rated M/MA content guide - Runtime - 19:38

Being the tale of a young man who came in for a shave, and whom quickly became the focus of the Barber's murderous rage.

Nomination(s):

Best Produced Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Australian Actor (David Field), Best Actor (David Field)

GET AWAY Directed by Michael Gabriele - Short Film - United States - Self-rated M/MA content guide
Runtime - 15:25

A group of friends spending the weekend at a remote vacation rental in the desert, play a mysterious VHS tape, and realize that there are too many strange and terrifying coincidences.

Nomination(s):
Best Produced Screenplay, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Actress (Lisa Jaqueline Starrett), Best Actor (Adrian Quinonez), Best Director

THE LAIR Directed by Neil Marshall - Feature Film - United Kingdom - Self-rated M/MA content guide - Runtime - 01:30:00