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  "name": "Underdog Film Fest",
  "shortName": "UDFF",
  "location": "Kingston, Logan, QLD",
  "venue": "Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct",
  "summary": "Independent short-film festival in Logan, welcoming diverse filmmakers including First Nations and LGBTQIA+ creators. Australian-made films compete; international shorts may enter an out-of-competition category using a requested waiver. Selected films require hardcoded English subtitles.",
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  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-09",
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    "text": "September",
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  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens Mar · Closes June",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-11-09T01:06:57Z",
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  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/underdog-film-fest"
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