PRESS RELEASE: AUSTRALIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS AIFF24

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AUSTRALIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS AIFF24

Australia’s highly acclaimed Australia Independent Film Festival is back bigger and better this October. Located in Brisbane Australia at one of Australia’s coolest venues within one of Brisbane’s coolest art precincts is the internationally recognised Australia Independent Film Festival.

FIVE STARS – “Put this festival in your top 10” Jhett Tolentino, Grammy & Tony Award Winner.

Known passionately as “the filmmaker’s festival,” AIFF is on track to become Australia’s premiere short film and screenplay festival.

“Brisbane is home to so much creative talent and we’re proud to be sponsoring the Australia Independent Film Festival and SEQ Future Stars, so today’s students have the opportunity to be globally renowned filmmakers tomorrow.” The Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Adrian Schrinner.

Including a mixture of local, national, international and world premieres, festival attendees will enjoy a fully curated program of stela short form documentaries, animations, experimental, and drama films. There is sure to be something that pleases everyone. The festival also welcomes the return of the SEQ Future Stars, a special program and awards ceremony exclusively for high school students from South-East-Queensland.

Where: METRO ARTS – BRISBANE.
When: 25 – 27 October 2024
Ticket prices from FREE – $22.50 plus booking.
Programme: https://www.ausindefest.com/programme

About the Australia Independent Film Festival. AIFF was founded in 2017 by award winning Brisbane filmmakers Jeremy Rigby and Richard Lawton. AIFF has grown from strength to strength and is now a prominent event on the domestic and international film festival circuit. The festival has ranked several times in the Top 100 best reviewed festivals on FilmFreeway the world’s largest festival submission site.

The Australia Independent Film Festival is supported by the Queensland Government via Screen Queensland’s Screen Culture Fund.

For further information contact Jeremy Rigby – [email protected]

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    Located in Brisbane Australia at one of Australia’s coolest venues within one of Brisbane’s coolest art precincts is the internationally acclaimed Australia Independent Film Festival. Known passionately as “the filmmaker’s festival,” AIFF is on track to become Australia's premiere short film and screenplay festival. Founded in 2017 AIFF has grown from strength to strength and is now a prominent event on the domestic and international film festival circuit. "We strive to be transparent at every stage and take great pride in screening every official selection film in a real theatre in front of real film lovers and filmmakers from across Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and beyond." Jeremy Rigby & Richard Lawton AIFF Co-Founders. FIVE STARS - "We wish this great festival all the success", Ali Mohammed Saeed director OF 2019 Oscar nominated MOSUL 980 - Iraq. FIVE STARS - "Thank you for a well-organized festival", Dekel Berenson, director of 2020 academy nominated short film ANNA - Israel. FIVE STARS - "I really can’t overstate how great an experience we had with the organizers and programmers at AIFF. They really foster a truly positive and supportive community for filmmakers to take part in with their fantastic festival”, Nathan Fagan & Luke Daly directors of 2021 Oscar long list qualifying short film FLICKER – Ireland. FIVE STARS - “Put this festival in your top 10 list to submit. You’ll be glad you did." Jhett Tolentino, Grammy & Tony Award Winning Broadway Producer – America. Whether you're a student filmmaker, a first-time filmmaker or a seasoned professional your entry will be treated with the utmost respect and professionalism it deserves. We are open, transparent, and actively keep entrants updated throughout the season.