Encore Screenings
I Saw the TV Glow
Songs Inside
A group of incarcerated women sign up to learn an instrument and write their own songs, as part of a unique music program in an Australian prison. The process opens deep scars around trauma and addiction, but can they prove that music has the universal power to heal, even in the complex world of prison? Join Nancy Bates, members of the Songbirds and ASO for a special performance accompanying the world premiere.
Lesbian Space Princess
Introverted space princess Saira is unexpectedly dumped by her girlfriend Kiki for being too needy. But when Kiki is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens, they demand the one thing Saira doesn’t have: the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind – her royal labrys.
Kangaroo Island
Maria
Opera is a battlefield. Angelina Jolie received a rapturous standing ovation at Venice Film Festival for her portrayal as opera singer Maria Callas.
My Favourite Cake
Seventy-year-old Mahin lives alone in Tehran since she was widowed thirty years ago. After she opens herself up to new romance with divorced taxi driver Faramarz, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.
Special Presentations
The Brutalist
The Room Next Door
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore deliver a touching performance as old friends reunited in Pedro Almodóvar’s first feature film in English.
Maria
Opera is a battlefield. Angelina Jolie received a rapturous standing ovation at Venice Film Festival for her portrayal as opera singer Maria Callas.
The Order
Australian director Justin Kurzel points his chilling storytelling lens to domestic terrorism in the US in his latest film featuring Jude Law and Nicholas Holt.
Pavements
Blitz
Steve McQueen’s Blitz follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety. George, defiant and determined to return home, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril.
Dying
Dying, an award-winning Berlinale film, is a searing drama that dives into the complicated relationships of the Lunies family. As the son Tom, a conductor, grapples with his best friend's depression and his ex's request to parent her child, his sister Ellen's struggles ignite a volatile reunion.
Piece by Piece
The life of influential music producer and singer Pharrell Williams told through LEGO® animation. Piece by Piece invites you turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music’s most innovative minds. Directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville.
Nightbitch
Films in Competition
Went Up the Hill
Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother, where he meets her grieving widow, Jill. But his mother’s spirit returns, inhabiting both Jack and Jill - instigating a life-threatening three-way nocturnal dance.
Simon and Marianne
In the Belly of a Tiger
Ink Wash
Good One
Every Little Thing
I Am the River, the River Is Me
Homegrown
Three Days of Fish
I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
Aquarius
The Wolves Always Come at Night
Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics
Union
Union is an electrifying documentary that captures the intense struggle to unionize Amazon. Following a fired worker’s fight against the corporate giant, the film unveils the power of collective action and the internal challenges that could make or break their movement. A must-see for its raw, inspiring impact.
Dust to Dust
Screen Conversations
Bettison & James Award Talk
Art and Culture
Celebrating 10 years of the Bettison & James Award. Hear from awardees Jackie Huggins, Greg Mackie, Angela Valamanesh and Pat Rix in an illuminating panel moderated by arts journalist and film critic Stephen Russell, in discussion on contemporary issues faced by artists today.
Bettison & James Award Talk
Science and Environment moderated by The Guardian
Celebrating 10 years, Bettison & James Award. Hear from awardees David Vaux, John Long, Tim Jarvis, Uncle Moogy and Bob Brown in an illuminating panel moderated by senior journalist from The Guardian, Tory Shepherd, in discussion on contemporary issues, offering their unique insights and calls to action.
Animation: Contextualising Australia's Mini-Boom
Screen Conversation
Archie Moore in Conversation
Screen Conversation
Documentary: Where Real Life and Cinematic Artifice Meet
Screen Conversation
Don Dunstan Award Talk: Don McAlpine
Screen Conversation
Making Debut Films: Scripts, Risks, Joys and Challenges
Screen Conversation
Screen Industry Talk moderated by Sandy George
Screen Conversation
The Correspondent and the Global War on Truth
Screen Conversation
Hear Peter Greste in conversation with Kriv Stenders, director of The Correspondent, actors Richard Roxburgh and Julian Maroun, and the film’s producer and former journalist Carmel Travers – moderated by award-winning journalist Hamish MacDonald.
Country Spotlight India
Boong
With inspiration from pop idol Madonna, Boong plans to surprise his mother with a gift, leaving his home in Manipur taking enormous risks believing he can bring back his absent father. Defying borders, racial tensions and school obligations with his best friend Raju, the two boys set out to reunite Boong’s family.
Nocturnes
In the Belly of a Tiger
Second Chance
All We Imagine as Light
AFF Investment Fund Films
Lesbian Space Princess
Introverted space princess Saira is unexpectedly dumped by her girlfriend Kiki for being too needy. But when Kiki is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens, they demand the one thing Saira doesn’t have: the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind – her royal labrys.
Songs Inside
A group of incarcerated women sign up to learn an instrument and write their own songs, as part of a unique music program in an Australian prison. The process opens deep scars around trauma and addiction, but can they prove that music has the universal power to heal, even in the complex world of prison? Join Nancy Bates, members of the Songbirds and ASO for a special performance accompanying the world premiere.
We Bury the Dead
One Mind, One Heart
Make It Look Real
With or Without You
Gala Events
Kangaroo Island
Closing Night Gala
AFF Youth Gala
AFF Youth is an opportunity for South Australian students and young people to experience the power of film, make industry connections, and share their own stories on the big screen.
The Correspondent
Opening Night Gala
Based on the true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller, a story about the brutal war on truth. Join special guests at the AFF 2024 Opening Night Gala to mark the world premiere.
Emilia Pérez
Opening Weekend Gala & Party
Embrace the colour and energy of Mexico and party like Frida and Diego at AFF’s Opening Weekend Gala & Party, following the premiere of the Cannes Film Festival award-winning gangster-trans-musical, Emilia Perez. Starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez.
Music on Film
Pavements
Songs Inside
A group of incarcerated women sign up to learn an instrument and write their own songs, as part of a unique music program in an Australian prison. The process opens deep scars around trauma and addiction, but can they prove that music has the universal power to heal, even in the complex world of prison? Join Nancy Bates, members of the Songbirds and ASO for a special performance accompanying the world premiere.
Teaches of Peaches
Winner of the 2024 Berlinale Teddy Award, this documentary showcases Peaches' talent, activism and influence. Following the 20th Anniversary tour of her album The Teaches of Peaches, the film features stunning live performances and delves into her beginnings. With interviews from Feist, Chilly Gonzales and Shirley Manson, it celebrates Peaches' revolutionary impact.
Devo
Piece by Piece
The life of influential music producer and singer Pharrell Williams told through LEGO® animation. Piece by Piece invites you turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music’s most innovative minds. Directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
One of the most acclaimed and original documentaries of the year, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat explores the events leading to the assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba in 1961. Featuring jazz legends Nina Simone and Louis Armstrong, it intertwines political intrigue with cultural vibrancy, highlighting the era's intense emotions.
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