Results Archive / 2024

The 2024 Festival

55 films · 123 awards · 18 countries · 195 placings

Winners

Poster for A BUSHRANGER'S CURSE, written by Jeffrey Milne, AFIN 2024

Best Feature Screenplay

A BUSHRANGER'S CURSE

Jeffrey Milne · Australia

Poster for BIRD DRONE, directed by Radheya Jang Jegatheva, AFIN 2024

Best Animated Film · Hannah Ngo

BIRD DRONE

Radheya Jang Jegatheva · Australia · 8m 55s

Poster for DIVE, directed by Tyler Stanley Redmond, AFIN 2024

Best Student Film · Ruth Gill, Tyler Redmond

DIVE

Tyler Stanley Redmond · New Zealand · 15m

Poster for DUCHESS, directed by Neil Marshall, AFIN 2024

Best Film Editing · Neil Marshall, Adam Trotman

DUCHESS

Neil Marshall · United Kingdom · 1h 54m

Poster for GARDEN, directed by Ziyu Luo, AFIN 2024

Best Music Video · Robert Lak, Ziyu Luo

GARDEN

Ziyu Luo · United States · 3m 57s

Poster for HEEL, directed by Thomas Fairchild, AFIN 2024

Best Sound Design · Thomas Fairchild

Best Australian Lead Performance · Ian Bolt

Best Australian Film · Thomas Fairchild

HEEL

Thomas Fairchild · Australia · 39m 59s

Poster for IDYLLIC ENTROPY, written by Naomi Robinson, AFIN 2024

Best Short Screenplay

IDYLLIC ENTROPY

Naomi Robinson · Australia

Poster for KANE, directed by Blair Moore, AFIN 2024

Best Australian Supporting Performance · Tammin Sursok

KANE

Blair Moore · Australia · 1h 20m

Poster for LAND OF THE FREE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, directed by James Ganiere, AFIN 2024

Best Documentary Short Subject · Lynn Santer, James Ganiere

Best Original Score · Mauritz Lotz, Mzansi Youth Choir

LAND OF THE FREE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS

James Ganiere · Australia · 39m 26s

Poster for MOUNTAIN BOY, directed by Zainab Sheheen, AFIN 2024

Best Cinematography · Denson Baker

MOUNTAIN BOY

Zainab Sheheen · United Arab Emirates · 1h 33m

Poster for PODCASTERS, directed by Grace Wriggles, AFIN 2024

Best Emerging Female Director · Grace Wriggles

PODCASTERS

Grace Wriggles · Australia · 11m 47s

Poster for PROMISED, directed by Christian Elliott, AFIN 2024

Best Lead Performance · Kimsor Heng

Best Produced Screenplay · Christian Elliott, Ines Sothea

PROMISED

Christian Elliott · United States · 23m

Poster for SALT LAKE PROJECT, directed by Lei Lu, AFIN 2024

Best Production Design · Ziwen Wang

SALT LAKE PROJECT

Lei Lu · China · 1h 37m 52s

Poster for SASHA'S GAME, directed by Lexee Paige Gordoun, AFIN 2024

Best Costume Design · Siobhan McMullen

Best Director · Lexee Paige Gordoun

Best Supporting Performance · Olga Olshansky

SASHA'S GAME

Lexee Paige Gordoun · Australia · 29m 10s

Poster for SATOMI, directed by Rayner Wang, AFIN 2024

Best Live Action Short Film · Roy Finch, Susie Landau Finch, Georgina Pope

SATOMI

Rayner Wang · Japan · 11m 40s

Poster for THE CRANES CALL, directed by Laura Warner, AFIN 2024

Best Documentary Feature · Evan Williams

THE CRANES CALL

Laura Warner · United Kingdom · 1h 30m

Poster for THE GREAT ABYSS, directed by Jason R. De Ford, AFIN 2024

Best Visual Effects · Nipan Studio

THE GREAT ABYSS

Jason R. De Ford · Australia · 16m 49s

Poster for THE MATRIARCH, directed by Jayden Creighton, AFIN 2024

Best Feature Film · Jayden Creighton

THE MATRIARCH

Jayden Creighton · Australia · 1h 21m 34s

Nominees

Poster for 175, directed by Kasra Karimi, AFIN 2024

175

United Kingdom

Best Produced ScreenplayBest Supporting Performance

Poster for ABAH AND HIS BAND, directed by Humberto Avelar, AFIN 2024

ABAH AND HIS BAND

Brazil

Best Animated Film

Poster for AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE, directed by Tom Bell, AFIN 2024

AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE

United States

Best Documentary Short Subject

Poster for AS EASY AS CLOSING YOUR EYES, directed by Parker Croft, AFIN 2024

AS EASY AS CLOSING YOUR EYES

United States

Best Visual Effects

Poster for BETRAYAL OF THE 36TH LIGHT HORSE: PART 1 RWANDAN MISSION, written by Phillip Tucker, AFIN 2024

BETRAYAL OF THE 36TH LIGHT HORSE: PART 1 RWANDAN MISSION

Australia

Best Feature Screenplay

Poster for BLOOD ANGEL, written by Chelsea Coakley, AFIN 2024

BLOOD ANGEL

Australia

Best Feature Screenplay

Poster for BURN OUT, directed by Russell Goldman, AFIN 2024

BURN OUT

United States

Best Lead PerformanceBest Live Action Short Film

Poster for CHRYSALIS, written by Lachlan Anderson-Schmidt, AFIN 2024

CHRYSALIS

Australia

Best Short Screenplay

Poster for DECOMMISSIONED, directed by Casey Golden, Beau Golden, Adam Barnard, AFIN 2024

DECOMMISSIONED

Australia

Best Animated Film

Poster for END OF TRIP - SAHARA, directed by Antonio Rodríguez Cabal, AFIN 2024

END OF TRIP - SAHARA

Spain

Best Cinematography

Poster for EVEN LESS, directed by Asaf Ovsiannikov, AFIN 2024

EVEN LESS

Israel

Best Music Video (Asaf Ovsiannikov)

Poster for FOUND POETRY, directed by Fan Yang, AFIN 2024

FOUND POETRY

China

Best Emerging Female DirectorBest Supporting Performance

Poster for FOUNDATION, directed by Jack Hinz, AFIN 2024

FOUNDATION

Australia

Best Documentary Short SubjectBest Student Film

Poster for HI DAD, directed by Shouryuv, AFIN 2024

HI DAD

India

Best CinematographyBest Costume Design

Poster for IMPACT, directed by Patrick Dunne, AFIN 2024

IMPACT

Australia

Best Documentary FeatureBest Original Score

Poster for IN HALF, directed by Jorge Morais Valle, AFIN 2024

IN HALF

Spain

Best Animated Film

Poster for LAYERS OF LIES, directed by Ramin Sohrab, AFIN 2024

LAYERS OF LIES

Finland

Best Film EditingBest Production Design

Poster for LIFE OF KEA, directed by Lyanna Kea, Taysha Melissa McFarland, Tristan Braines, AFIN 2024

LIFE OF KEA

Australia

Best Australian Lead PerformanceBest Australian Supporting Performance

Poster for LIFE AFTER FIGHTING, directed by Bren Foster, AFIN 2024

LIFE AFTER FIGHTING

Australia

Best Visual Effects

Poster for LOVE DRESSED DOWN, directed by Michael Irwin, AFIN 2024

LOVE DRESSED DOWN

Australia

Best Music Video (Shannen Wick)

Poster for MAR, written by Alexander Will Carter McDonald, AFIN 2024

MAR

Canada

Best Short Screenplay

Poster for MONDAY MOURNING, directed by Dustin Kahia, AFIN 2024

MONDAY MOURNING

United States

Best Lead PerformanceBest Student Film

Poster for MONSTER IN THE TOILET, written by Tim Humphries, AFIN 2024

MONSTER IN THE TOILET

Australia

Best Short Screenplay

Poster for MUCK UP DAY, written by James Smith, AFIN 2024

MUCK UP DAY

Australia

Best Feature Screenplay

Poster for PARTY QUEENS, directed by Björn Rallare, Niklas Mertel Ekelund, Peder Carlsson, AFIN 2024

PARTY QUEENS

Sweden

Best Documentary FeatureBest Sound Design

Poster for PORTIONS FOR FOXES, directed by Dominic Vaughey, AFIN 2024

PORTIONS FOR FOXES

Australia

Best Australian Supporting PerformanceBest Production Design

Poster for RESET, directed by Min Bae, AFIN 2024

RESET

Canada

Best Documentary Feature

Poster for SEMPER LIBER: ALWAYS FREE, directed by SiWen Shi, AFIN 2024

SEMPER LIBER: ALWAYS FREE

Korea, Republic of

Best Emerging Female DirectorBest Lead Performance

Poster for TEMPORAL ODYSSEY, written by Pravdeep Sidhu, AFIN 2024

TEMPORAL ODYSSEY

Australia

Best Feature Screenplay

Poster for THE CARRIER, directed by Andrei Turcan, AFIN 2024

THE CARRIER

Germany

Best Feature Film

Poster for THE EQUINE CONNECTION, directed by James Stapledon, AFIN 2024

THE EQUINE CONNECTION

Australia

Best Documentary Short Subject

Poster for THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY, directed by Brent Heise, AFIN 2024

THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY

United States

Best Music Video

Poster for THE SKY IS MINE, directed by Ayoub Naseri, AFIN 2024

THE SKY IS MINE

Italy

Best Documentary Feature

Poster for THE STONE VILLAGE, directed by Kathrine Ulstein Johansen, AFIN 2024

THE STONE VILLAGE

Norway

Best Animated Film

Poster for TODAY WHILE RESTING, written by Tommy Britt, AFIN 2024

TODAY WHILE RESTING

United States

Best Short Screenplay

Poster for TOTAL BUZZKILL - THE MATRIARCH, directed by Jayden Creighton, AFIN 2024

TOTAL BUZZKILL - THE MATRIARCH

Australia

Best Music Video (Jayden Creighton)

Poster for WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, directed by Alec Goldberg, AFIN 2024

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU

United States

Best Documentary Short Subject

2024 Placings

Every placing exactly as announced in 2024, including finalists .

Best Animated Film 8 placings

Finalists

  • Michael Pattison, Stu Cunningham for Smoko, from Australia
  • Muhan Yao for Double Trouble, from the United States
  • Hamideh Motavali Zadeh for The Cage, from Iran, Islamic Republic of
Best Australian Film 8 placings

Nominees

  • Thomas Fairchild for Heel
  • Hannah Ngo for Bird Drone
  • Jason R. De Ford for The Great Abyss
  • Grace Wriggles, Brittany Grey for Podcasters
  • Lexee Paige Gordoun, Angela Zhou, for Sasha's Game

Finalists

  • Ani Parry for Portions for Foxes
  • Duncan Peake for Cinema, Too
  • Lyanna Kea, Taysha Melissa McFarland, Tristan Braines for Life of Kea
Best Australian Lead Performance 8 placings

Nominees

  • Ian Bolt for Heel
  • Juliette Greenfield for The Matriarch
  • Ras-Samuel for The Great Abyss
  • Jeremy Lindsay Taylor for Kane
  • Brittany Grey for Podcasters
  • Lyanna Kea for Life of Kea

Finalists

  • Shane Emmett for Rostrum
  • Charlotte Stent for Cinema, Too
Best Australian Supporting Performance 9 placings

Nominees

  • Olga Olshansky for Sasha's Game
  • Tracie Filmer for Heel
  • Tammin Sursok for Kane
  • Sasha Leong for Life of Kea
  • Brent Dunner for Portions for Foxes
  • Grace Wriggles for Podcasters

Finalists

  • Alyssa Wong for Caroline
  • Remi Webster for Remnant
  • Annabelle Stephenson for Life After Fighting
Best Cinematography 8 placings
Best Costume Design 8 placings
Best Director 8 placings

Finalists

Best Documentary Feature 8 placings

Finalists

  • Alireza Rofougaran for Ali Vs. Ali, from Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Tim Dekkers for Their Own Life, from the Netherlands
  • Dennis Dewall for Spy Capital: Vienna from Austria
Best Documentary Short Subject 8 placings

Finalists

  • Guillaume Peyrot, Thibault Gachetg for Soul Flyers, from France
  • Olivia Andrus-Drennan for The Dolphin Dilemma, from the United States
  • 辰威 钟 for Sounds in Bamboo Forest, from China
Best Emerging Female Director 8 placings

Finalists

Best Feature Film 8 placings
Best Feature Screenplay 8 placings

Finalists

  • Tatjana Marjanovic for Providence, from Australia
  • Joseph G Pothin for The Queenslander, from Australia
  • Dustin Schmidt for Supervillain, from Australia
Best Film Editing 8 placings
Best Lead Performance 9 placings
Best Live Action Short Film 8 placings

Finalists

Best Music Video 8 placings

Finalists

  • Jayden Creighton for Total Buzzkill - Devil At My Door, from Australia
  • Yanni Dellaportas for Beautiful Storm, from Australia
  • Douglas Capron for Un nòt kankan, from Canada
Best Original Score 8 placings
Best Produced Screenplay 8 placings
Best Production Design 8 placings
Best Short Screenplay 8 placings

Finalists

  • Harry Sweby, Taylah Cate for Goodbye, Spy, from Australia
  • Vakhtang Pridonashvili for Flying into infinity , from Georgia
  • MD Wilson for 1, from Australia
Best Sound Design 8 placings

Finalists

Best Student Film 8 placings

Finalists

Best Supporting Performance 9 placings

Finalists

Best Visual Effects 8 placings

Finalists