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  "name": "Birrarangga Film Festival",
  "shortName": "BFF",
  "location": "Melbourne, VIC",
  "venue": "RMIT - The Capitol",
  "summary": "Australia's premier Indigenous-led biennial film festival celebrating First Nations storytelling through cinema. Features, documentaries, shorts, animations, and VR/XR works, requiring the director or writer/producer to be Indigenous. No premiere status required.",
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  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-08",
  "festival": {
    "text": "Feb / Mar",
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    "endMonth": 3,
    "startDate": "2027-02-25",
    "endDate": "2027-03-06"
  },
  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens Jul · Closes late Oct",
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    "closeMonth": 10,
    "closeDay": 29,
    "deadline": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "platform": "FilmFreeway",
  "fees": {
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  "tags": {
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  "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T12:34:33Z",
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  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/birrarangga-film-festival"
}