Shortlisted films from the AFF Youth Filmmaking Competition will be judged by our AFF Youth Jury, made up of students from South Australia, who will then nominate films from this list to be presented at the AFF Youth Gala.

Nominated films 2024

Primary School:
The Forgotten Suitcase (Neo Dama)
LEGO Airport Grand Opening (Sachin Hiriyanna)

Middle Shool:
Coexistence (Gabriel Zurbrugg)
Teardrop (Jake McCormack)
Melody (Harrison J Thomas)
Being Strong (Edna Baker, Sameen Singer, Leshay Schaber, Helen Hook-Baker, Anastine Edwards, Wilynora Bannington, Desharni Schaber, Akila Brumby, Chelsea Tunkin, Tyrieka Singer)

Senior School:
A Suit in the Cycle (Georgia Walters)
The Torment (Dhruv Rao)
A Demon’s Got My Baby (Anouk Chapman, Liezel Heylen)
Donatello Detective (Matthew Page, Ethan Alaia, Josh Hynes)
Percy (Percy McGuire, Ashley Penny)
Life of an Oyster Farmer Documentary (Bailey John Klingberg)
Nothing (Jake Wilson)

Young filmmakers will have the chance to walk the red carpet, get their photo snapped, and see their work on the big screen in front of a full cinema before the winners are presented. The Gala will be hosted by Jessica McCall from BTS with Jess.

Students will compete for the following awards:

Best South Australian Primary School Film – $500

Best South Australian Middle School Film – $500 presented by AFTRS

Best South Australian Senior School Film – $500 presented by UniSA

Best Director – $500 presented by Flinders University