Adelaide Goes to Cannes

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has again partnered with the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film to showcase Australian filmmaking as part of the world’s largest film market, at the prestigious Festival de Cannes, 12–26 May 2026.

We take five fresh and original feature projects (Fiction or Documentary) that are near completion/or are works-in-progress to showcase as part of the coveted Goes to Cannes platform that has a unique cut through in the market.

We are proud to present our 2026 selections: Wilderness, Tiber, River, Polina, and Death of a Shaman.

2026 AFF Submissions Open

AFF is seeking feature films, feature documentary, series (single or multiple episodes), and short films made in Australia and internationally. These can be any genre or length. Films under 40 minutes are considered short films.

Submissions Close: Tuesday 19 May 2026

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.

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