AFF was the first Australian film festival to create a juried prize for Feature Fiction.
Previous award recipients include:
- Beginning, dir. Déa Kulumbegashvili (Georgia, France, 2020)
- The Seen and Unseen, dir. Kamila Andini (Indonesia, Netherlands, Australia, 2018)
- I Am Not A Witch, dir: Rungano Nyoni (France, United Kingdom, 2017)
- Neon Bull, dir: Gabriel Mascaro (Brazil, 2015)
- Jîn, dir: Reha Erdem (Turkey, 2013)
- Incendies, dir: Denis Villeneuve (Canada/France, 2011)
- Treeless Mountain, dir: So-yong Kim (USA/South Korea, 2009)
- Still Life, dir: Jia Zhangke (China, 2006)
Past Feature Fiction jury members have included:
- Paolo Bertolin (Venice Film Festival)
- Noah Cowan (Toronto International Film Festival)
- Christian Jeune (Cannes Film Festival)
- Larry Kardish (MoMA)
- Marten Rabarts (EYE International)
- Maryanne Redpath (Berlin Film Festival)
As well as acclaimed filmmakers Wayne Blair, Miranda Dear, Catherine Fitzgerald, Scott Hicks, Sophie Hyde, Naomi Kawase, Joao Pedro-Rodrigues and Liz Watts.
Image: Beginning, dir. Déa Kulumbegashvili