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​AROUND THE WORLD - opening night (18+)
SCREENING SESSION ONE
Adults $22.50 CONCESSION $17.50
Friday 31 OCTOBER - Palace Cinemas | James Street
BAR @ 5.00 PM- Doors @ 6.15 pm
Screening @ 6.30pm - 9.30 pm (approx)
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AIFF 2025 begins with a bang. Join the opening night celebrations as we start our film journey in Queensland, before WE travel around the world with some of the VERY best international shorts FROM NEAR AND FAR. The bar will be stocked, so grab a drink, sit back and enjoy a stellar night of films.
01 MIRROR MIRROR Director Candice Hill (QLD)
As a celebrated art curator is seduced by a younger polyamorous artist, her carefully constructed life unravels—where desire, freedom and self-obsession collide.
02 PRINCES PARTY P.I. Director Frankie MacLaughlin (USA)
Two princess performers attending a child's birthday party are approached by the child's mother with a surprising demand to help expose her husband's affair.
03 THE CLOCK Director Cameo Wood (USA)
A woman haunted by a ticking clock confronts mortality and destiny during a home invasion, as midnight blurs the line between fear, fate, and free will.
04 DON'T BE LATE, MYRA Director Afia Serena Nathaniel (PK)
A missed school bus leaves ten-year-old Myra stranded in Lahore, where her journey home spirals into a tense fight for survival against the men who stalk her every step.
intermission
05 A MEMORY OWED Director Martin Hemingway-Moseley (UK)
Bound by unspoken grief, reclusive 91-year-old Stan and his young carer find unexpected solace on the windswept plains of a once-bustling WWII airfield, where memory still lingers.
06 FALLEN Director Sam joseph (UK)
By confronting the devastating truth of fatal violence against women, this experimental dance segment shifts focus from passive victimhood to the strength and power of resilience.
07 WHAT WE WISHED WE COULD BE Director Luke Shelley (UK)
Two interwoven moments in the relationship of a couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal, revealing their sacrifices, their love, and the things they never felt safe to say.
08 THE KING OF FORKS Director Raphaël Lopez (FR)
Stranded in a desert, a humanitarian’s mission to deliver a mysterious box transforms into an epic odyssey of survival, companionship, and destiny beyond imagination.
Wheelchair accessible seating must be booked by contacting the festival via email.
Please note: Films screened at AIFF25 are not content rated. Age restrictions are recommendations only and viewer discretion is highly encouraged.
Recommended for Ages 18+. May contain sex scenes, depictions of drug use, violence, strobe lighting effects, coarse language and adult themes.
QLD FUTURE STARS (15+)
SCREENING SESSION TWO
Adults $17.50 CONCESSION $15
SATURDAY 01 NOVEMBER - Palace Cinemas | James Street
Doors @ 10.45 AM
Screening @ 11am - 12.45 PM (approx)
AWARDS @ 1.00PM - 1,30 PM (APPROX)
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AIFF is proud to present a screening session of the very best short films from Queensland's high school STUDENTS in Grades 10 to 12. In a first for a SEQ STUDENT film festival category a panel of industry professionals and respected community members will adjudicate each finalist film as it is live screened. The session will conclude with a very special awards ceremony.
- about QUEENSLAND students for QUEENSLAND students -
Doppelgänger
Director Leah Ericson
Insomnia
Director Quinn William Dungey
The story of Angelique
Director Jessica Cross
Dial *67 – An Anonymous Call
Director Xuewei Jiang
Goodbye
Director Mitchell Widdon
TRIBE: Making Men's Groups Meaningful TRAILER
Director Lincoln Knight
Blow Ye Gentle Winds (Music video)
Director Luke Dunlop
Cold Plunge
Director Sophia Merrick
Eclipse
Director Alexa Cary Trevors
Love
Director Parker Schatz
The Space Family
Director Aleisha Farrell
Pink Scales
Director Bridgett Woolley
Diana, 2007
Director Sebastien Arnold
Lacrimosa
Director Sebastien Arnold
Verlate
Director Waldo Wihan Smit
Living in Tension
Director Mackenzie Guyatt
The Glue Family
Director Eleanor Creevey
Drowning
Director Patrick Jones
Detached
Directors Daniel Xu & Carlos Mok
INTERMISSION
AWARDS CEREMONY.
Wheelchair accessible seating must be booked by contacting the festival via email.
Please note: Films screened at AIFF25 are not content rated. Age restrictions are recommendations only and viewer discretion is highly encouraged.
Recommended for ages 15+. May contain violence, mature themes and strobe lighting effects. Parents and guardians attending with children under the age of 15, are encouraged to find out more about the content in a film before deciding whether it is suitable for a child in their care by contacting AIFF.
FREE THE SOFA SESSION (all ages)
Screening session THREE
ticket required
Saturday 01 NOVEMBER - Palace Cinemas | James Street
Doors @ 1:45 PM
Screening @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (approx)
A selection of world class animations and short films that will bring the whole family together. We had some free time so we thought we'd love to keep it free! This is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Brisbane City Council and SCREEN QUEENSLAND.
01 SEE YOU TOMORROW Director Keiya Ando (JP)
A tender portrait of childhood’s first encounter with love, loss, and the memories that remain.
02 ROSIE RESCUES HER PRECIOUS PLANET
A brave and wise Treeble named Rosie leads her community in a fight to save their pristine planet from the destructive Dregs, teaching them the value of sustainability and harmony with nature - Director Joel Stephen Fleming (QLD)
03 THE MOON HAD A SHADOW Director Phil Hart (AU)
Set to music, the Moon Had a Shadow is stunning, evocative and world-class footage of solar eclipses in Idaho / Wyoming and the Tetons, and Exmouth, Western Australia.
04 BRIDGE - My Little Friends Director Kazuyuki Ishihara (JP)
"I'll bring Shiro to you. I promise!" With the help of unlikely friends, a cat keeps his promise to mend a broken heart.
05 SATOMI DIRECTOR Rayner Wang (JP, HK, USA)
At the end of the 20th century, a shy girl with a dazzling voice discovers courage—and magic—when her stage fright leads to an unexpected encounter with a living anime star.
06 113 WORDS FOR YOU TODAY Directors Bo Qing Tang, Lan Zeng (CN)
A team of workers is sent to planet Gliese 12b to build a gravitational portal. To conserve energy for survival on the frozen planet, each worker is allowed to speak only 113 words per day.
Wheelchair accessible seating must be booked by contacting the festival via email.
Please note: Films screened at AIFF25 are not content rated. Age restrictions are recommendations only and viewer discretion is highly encouraged.
Suitable for all ages. Films may have content that may scare very young children, and may contain strobe lighting effects.
KEEPING IT REAL - documentaries (15+)
SCREENING SESSION FOUR
Adults $17.50 CONCESSION $15
SATURDAY 01 NOVEMBER - Palace Cinemas | James Street
Doors @ 3.15 pm
Screening @ 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm (approx)​
Documentary lovers - this session is for you. Join us for a SESSION dedicated to some amazing true stories sourced from all corners of the World, as well as a few from our own backyard. you don’t want to miss this opportunity to see some unique stories on screen.
01 NGARRIDURNDENG KURED
An epic journey where ancient fire knowledge meets modern science. Join Dean Yibarbuk as he leads his people home to protect Kuwarddewardde. - Directors Emma Masters, Dean Munuggullumurr Yibarbuk (AU)
02 ENTER THE WILD - Journey Through Paradise
Off Queensland’s coast, a female humpback’s dramatic heat run unfolds in breathtaking detail — from rare whale-back shots to the hidden peril of entangled lines - Director Beau Eastman (QLD)
03 ATHARAKA Director Simon Mitambo (KE)
The Atharaka people of Tharaka, Kenya strive to reclaim their identity and restore their land, weaving culture and nature back together after generations of colonial unraveling.
04 DARLINGHURST EATS ITS YOUNG Director Madeleine Preston (AU)
Through a box of photographs, a hauntingly intimate portrait emerges of friendship, grief, and the raw, creative soul of Darlinghurst in the 1980s.
05 RANGER LU TUKU PIRRA NGALYPA WARRAM
Two Indigenous ranger teams set out on a 1,900-kilometre journey from the remote community of Bidyadanga to Uluru. Their destination: the largest gathering of Indigenous desert rangers in Australia. Director Salty Davenport (AU)
06 DAD Director Riley Eli Jones (AU)
Three young children reflect on their father’s diagnosis with brain cancer. Told through their eyes, it explores love, resilience, and the ways they process the illness and uncertainty.
07 THE OLDEST HEART Director Jessica Sherlock (QLD)
Australia’s oldest female amateur boxer, Lyn Joy Mills embarks on an extraordinary journey toward her first official fight. At 71 years young her story is nothing short of inspiring.
Wheelchair accessible seating must be booked by contacting the festival via email.
Please note: Films screened at AIFF25 are not content rated. Age restrictions are recommendations only and viewer discretion is highly encouraged.
Recommended for ages 15+. May contain violence, mature themes and strobe lighting effects. Parents and guardians attending with children under the age of 15, are encouraged to find out more about the content in a film before deciding whether it is suitable for a child in their care by contacting AIFF.
HOME GROWN AUSTRALIAN SHORTS & award ceremony (18+)
SCREENING SESSION Five
Adults $22.50 CONCESSION $17.50
01 NOVEMBER Saturday - Palace Cinemas | James Street
Doors @ 5:45 PM
Screening @ 6:00PM - 9:00 PM (approx)
AWARDS @ 9:00pm - 9:30 pm (APPROX)
AFTER PARTY - OSBOURNE HOTEL
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The night of nights. Last but definitely not least, AIFF25 will present some of the very best shorts from Brisbane, Queensland and across this great land. With a session full of thought-provoking stories, we’re finishing on a high.
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Straight after the screening, we’ll celebrate the best of the best with our awards ceremony before heading around the corner to our official afterparty venue, THE ICONIC OSBOURNE HOTEL. FLASH YOUR TICKET then EAT, DRINK and party the night away with 10% off food and drinks.
01 LITTLE ADDY Director Madeleine Chaplain (QLD)
A rowdy singer, sleeping with her guitarist, is blindsided when he quits the band. In all kinds of denial, Addison struggles to write a song to prove to her record label she’s worth keeping solo.
02 LAKEFIELD Director Caden Pearson (QLD)
When Charlie, a big-city journalist, returns home to report on a child’s drowning, she discovers her best friend dead in the same river—and unearths a web of grief, corruption, and buried secrets in a remote Cape York town.
03 MATES Director Rory Pearson (AU)
Two old friends reunite in an Inner West Sydney terrace, but something simmers beneath the surface. What does it truly mean to be 'mates'?
04 THE PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW Director Ben Knight (AU)
A routine parent-teacher interview takes a violent turn as a frustrated teacher is pushed past his breaking point by two feral parents.
05 THE FULL-TIME LOVE RAT Director Tristan Barr (QLD)
A disillusioned game developer confesses his love to an old friend, only to spiral into a dehumanising descent through dating apps when she turns him away.
06 WHITT'S END - Impending Doom Director Jack Thompson (QLD)
The Whitt's End Boys rock up to a house party, and tear the place down with a song about their impending doom.
07 DUSTY Director Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (AU)
Grief, love, and one wild resurrection — a drug-fueled odyssey where memory refuses to fade.
intermission
08 DEAR MOON Director Aimee Dunn (QLD)
After losing her best friend Yue to depression, Joy struggles to celebrate his first birthday without him, reflecting on their past, she desperately tries to only remember the good things.
09 PLIERS Directors Adam Webb & Kyle Thomson (AU)
Sleep deprived and nursing a rotten tooth, a single mother races to get her kids ready for school so she can get to her dentist appointment on time.
10 THE DOODLE Director Laura Walls (AU)
When single parents (and total strangers) Nick and Angie are called into the principal’s office to deal with their kids’ bad behaviour, sparks fly - and not in a good way. But when the pair are forced to attend a ‘progressive’ (read: ‘bullshit’) parenting workshop, an unlikely bond is formed.
11 GREYSTANES Director Ryan Cauchi (AU)
In 1995 suburban Australia, two siblings uncover a dark family secret and, with their Nanna’s old-world wisdom, confront monsters born from Maltese folklore.
12 RAGE Director Renee Kypriotis (AU)
Amidst the chaos of teenage Sharpie life, Julie forges an unlikely bond with the tailor whose cardigan becomes her badge of identity and defiance.
13 APPETITE OF A NOBODY Director Amanda Kaye (QLD)
Gerald is a raw meat eating socially inept guy who wants nothing more than to make friends but when he follows the steps of an 80's self help video things take a bloodcurdling turn.