Welcome to Adelaide Film Festival (AFF), South Australia's premier screen event. See in the dark, 23 October – 3 November.

Program

Discover premiere films, industry talks, art exhibitions, parties and more.

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Schedule

Organise your film itinerary with the AFF 2024 schedule.

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Tickets & Passes

Book your pass for AFF 2024, or purchase a gift voucher for a friend.

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Encore Screenings

I Saw the TV Glow

From celebrated non-binary writer/director Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going to the World’s Fair) comes the much-hyped I Saw the TV Glow, a hallucinatory fever-dream of a film that allegorises trans-gender experiences while paying homage to 90s cult phenomena such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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.

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.

Kangaroo Island

A struggling Hollywood actress returns home to beautiful Kangaroo Island where she confronts some ugly family truths.

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.

Gala Events

Kangaroo Island

Closing Night Gala

A struggling Hollywood actress returns home to beautiful Kangaroo Island where she confronts some ugly family truths.

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.

AFF Youth Gala

Nominated films from the AFF Youth Filmmaking Competition shortlist will be presented and awarded at the 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.

AFF Investment Fund Films

Lesbian Space Princess

We Bury the Dead

Writer/director Zak Hilditch delivers a chilling, survival thriller that breathes new life into the apocalyptic zombie genre. Starring Daisy Ridley, (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens), Brenton Thwaites and Mark Coles Smith, We Bury The Dead delivers unexpected twists that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

One Mind, One Heart

When a historic Yirrkala bark petition is found in Derby, Western Australia, the community begin the ceremony of guiding its journey back to Yolngu Country. The repatriation provides the opportunity to track the long political campaign — through petition, song, dance, campaigning — to keep culture strong and to have a voice for country.

Make It Look Real

A pioneering intimacy coordinator is hired to guide three actors through the process of simulating sex for a new Australian film, Tightrope.

Songs Inside

With or Without You

With or Without You tells the moving mother-daughter story of Chloe (Melina Vidler) and her free-spirited, alcoholic mother, Sharon (Marta Dusseldorp). When their lives intersect with Dalu (Albert Mwangi), a West African man, they find themselves on a journey of emotional discovery.

AFF 2024 Award Winners

AFF is proud to present a suite of esteemed awards, recognizing excellence in screen storytelling.

Photo Galleries

Did you get your photo taken on the Adelaide Film Festival red carpet? Find all the snaps in our Facebook photo gallery.

Apply for the Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival Market

AFF is seeking expressions of interest from Australian filmmakers to participate in a development initiative aimed at cultivating enhanced cultural connectivity between Australian and Indonesia. Participants will attend the JAFF Market in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 3 – 5 December.

Latest News

4.11.24

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AFF 2024 Award Winners Announced

Adelaide Film Festival Announces Encore Screenings

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Adelaide Film Festival Announces Encore Screenings

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Hanlon Larsen Fellowship 2025

AFF Announces Inaugural Expand Moving Image Commission and Participants for AFF Expand Lab 2024

14.10.24

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AFF Announces Inaugural Expand Moving Image Commission and Participants for AFF Expand Lab 2024

AFF Investment Fund

Did you know that Adelaide Film Festival is more than just a festival?

The Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund (AFFIF) provides equity investment in Australian screen productions, launches careers, and profiles local stories in an international context.

Explore more than 150 projects from 2003 until now, including some of the most significant Australian films of the 21st Century.

Shine Your Light, Donate Today

All donations, of any size, help us showcase South Australia as a creative centre of independent filmmaking and support the next generation of storytellers.

AFF is a registered DGR entity and every donation over $2 is tax-deductible.