Short film
Adelaide Independent Film Festival (AIFF)
Entries open Jan 2027
Submit a film (external site) Official website (external site)
Eligibility & notes
Australian and international short films in any genre, completed in any year, with no strict premiere requirement. Includes animation, documentary, student, South Australian and First Nations categories, plus a screenplay program. Student films have a shorter 20-minute limit.
Key details
- Festival dates
- October
- Submission window
- Opens Jan · Closes June
- Entry fees
- Paid categories vary · Middle Eastern short-film category free
- Submit via
- FilmFreeway
- Maximum runtime
- 30 minutes
Sources
This listing summarises what Adelaide Independent Film Festival publishes. Check the official pages before you submit:
- Official website: https://auteursforum.com/aiff/
- Submissions: https://filmfreeway.com/AdelaideIndependentFilmFestival
- Also see: https://auteursforum.com/aiff/latestnews/submissions-for-aiff26-are-now-open
Details last checked against these sources on 9 Nov 2026. Listing last updated 9 Nov 2026. Machine-readable: /api/festivals/adelaide-independent-film-festival.