FSFF26 PROGRAM
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THE 2026 Future Stars film festival (15+)
Sunday 01 November - Palace Cinemas | James Street
Screening & AWARDS: @ 18.00 - 21.00 (approx).
Tickets Adults: $22.50 CONCESSION $17.50 + booking fee
A showcase of the very best short films from Queensland's high school STUDENTS in Grades 10 to 12. Join a panel of industry professionals and respected community members as they adjudicate each finalist film as it is live screened.
The evening will conclude with a very special awards ceremony.
- about QUEENSLAND students for QUEENSLAND students -
01 MAGIC TRICK ANIMATION
Late one night, a curious rabbit investigates a mysterious spotlight hovering around her home.
02 MASKING DRAMA
Sometimes it’s easier to hide behind different masks than to find the courage to ask yourself one question that could change everything.
03 PIONEERS DRAMA
A group of boys venturing into an ancient underground city uncover a centuries-old entity that should have stayed buried.
04 ACROHC DOCO
Alone on the world’s oceans in a 12-foot boat, Serge Testa sets out to make history—battling fire, isolation, and the unforgiving sea, only to discover that in the vastness of the world, solitude can become freedom.
05 HALF SEEN DRAMA
Subtle distortions escalate into full behavioral divergence, forcing a young lady to question whether the threat is supernatural or a manifestation of her deteriorating mental state.
06 REQUIEM DRAMA
An elderly lady re-lives her memories as she searches through a cabinet, finding symbols of her past and reminding her of a fatal truth.
07 THE WORM DRAMA
A teenage boy comes back home late to greet his father, to be met by a mysterious presence that wants to stay.
08 BUDDY DRAMA
Real Human connection is impossible, but now with buddy you can generate it.
09 FAIRY GOD BRO DRAMA
Nate needs a little more than a sprinkle of magic to get the girl of his dreams. Luckily, the Fairy-God-Bro is carrying a truck load!
10 TO BETTER PLACES ANIMATION
A young boy and girl discover a miniature plane in the forest, and they fly it into the sky to a whimsical floating island.
11 DENIS FROM DELAWARE DOCO
A brief snippet into the astounding life of Denis Chandler. From his family life and upbringing to the hardships of the AIDs epidemic in New York, Denis shares the intimate story that is his life.
12 GREED DRAMA
An unusual group are summoned to a dinner party, with the hopes of infiltrating the mind of a newcomer.
13 PERFECT DRAMA
Experimenting with the idea of makeup being represented as an art form, and the social pressure surrounding it, with the open-ended structure allowing audiences to engage with the film using their own experiences. The Creator wants the audience to understand that perfection is an illusion.
14 MIDNIGHT STAGE DRAMA
A surreal, Lynchian neo-noir journey that explores the glamours façade of the entertainment industry, exposing the psychological violence beneath the surface.
15 METAMORPHOUS DRAMA
Growing up is never easy, especially when confronting a haunting past that you can’t understand and questioning the need to tell someone something that you feel needs to be told.
16 EUTHANASIA DRAMA
A young man must make a difficult decision in an unforgiving situation where all is not what it seems.
17 PURPLE DRAMA
When an airborne virus blurs the line between reality and hallucination, a psychologically immersive journey explores the fragile mind through a haunting fusion of sound and image.
18 THE ROAD BACK DRAMA
As old recordings and fragmented memories of a past friendship resurface, a man is forced to confront the guilt he has been avoiding and decide whether it is too late to reconnect.
19 MISANTHROPHYDRAMA
When the pages of a book blur the line between reality and dreams, an inquisitive mind may lead its reader to a point of no return.
20 PIGEON DOVE FALCON DRAMA
After a group of teenagers steal money from an old man in a Facebook Marketplace deal, Lewis is haunted by supernatural encounters that force him to confront his actions and learn respect.
21 THE LAST SUSPECT DRAMA
A young detective and her partner are assigned to investigate a mysterious murder case. As they uncover more clues and conduct further research, she begins to suspect that the killer may be closer to her than she expected.
