2020 LIVE SCREENING NIGHTS ARE NOW ON SALE, FOR NEW FARM CINEMAS, BRISBANE!
NIGHT 1 (4th November) : https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/afin-international-film-festival-screening-night-1-tickets-125153927767.
NIGHT 2 (11th November) : https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/afin-international-film-festival-screening-night-2-tickets-125323848003
2020 AWARD HIGHLIGHTS REEL AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW!
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/afinfilmfestival/posts/1052995958450709
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/A6Eyu5Kh7J0
NOW ACCEPTING COMIC BOOKS / GRAPHIC NOVELS! (Set up your project as Script > Other)
AFIN INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (5th July 2020)
AFIN 2020 is proceeding as planned with live screenings and a red-carpet awards night, with COVID measures in place.
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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - FILMS & SCREENPLAYS - FILM DISTRIBUTION & SALES PRIZES - FILM REVIEW PRIZES - FREE FEEDBACK IF NON-SELECTION - EST $17,000 PRIZE POOL - EQUAL PLAYING FIELD
NEWS: 2019 BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM WINNER, GREENFIELD, THROUGH AFIN'S AWARD PRIZE'S EFFORTS, HAS NOW ACHIEVED SIGNING WITH AN INTERNATIONAL SALES AGENT!
ABOUT AFIN IFF:
AFIN International Film Festival celebrates and showcases excellence in filmmaking and storytelling from emerging and established filmmakers and screenwriters, from every corner of the globe.
We have direct links with international sales agents and distributors and make special introductions for certain awards winners (Best Feature and Best Australian Film), to assist them in achieving success.
Entries are selected and screened based on their artistic value, originality, globally distributable appeal, production values/quality, and narrative content. The festival includes three screening nights in Brisbane, Australia which are attended by film makers and film lovers alike, and a formal red carpet awards night.
An open, and market orientated film industry event, AFIN supports innovation and exploration in film, and provides networking opportunities for local and international film makers.
AFIN aims to aid in the development and encouragement of film makers regardless of nationality or experience level, and revels in supporting worldwide cultural exchange via cinematic experience.
We value, and seek to recognise films and screenplays which are engaging, thought provoking, and innovative; be that through concept originality, or exploring narrative, premise or style in a new way.
AFIN selects films which celebrate and execute high production values, but also understands that budget restraints can sometimes factor into technical production constraints, and takes this into consideration when making official selections.
SELECTION PROCESS/ WHY CHOOSE AFIN
Films submitted to AFIN are viewed by a panel of film industry professionals.
We are an equal and fair festival. Our awards, nominations, and placings, are entirely a result of adjudication, and all submissions that do not break rules, are welcome.
Nominations and Placings does not guarantee screening. Results fall where they land, and we curate films for live screenings. Films chosen to screen during the festival will comprise of award-nominated films, which are suitable to be screened for a diverse audience.
The panel will be looking for films which strive for excellence in storyline, cinematography, writing, performances, and production value.
AFIN supports filmmakers and screenwriters with original ideas and concepts, and is interested in films and screenplays which tell unique and important stories.
To be eligible for selection, all films must be available to screen during the festival, and provide a promotional image upon application.
Award winners will be celebrated for their excellence per category with an AFIN award, made from pristine quality K9 crystal.
Prizes may also be awarded to certain awards which will be advertised closer to the date.
The awards night is a red carpet event which boasts a host of notable presenters, live music, and priceless networking opportunities.
A film which is chosen as a finalist does not need to screen in order to win in its relevant categories at the AFIN awards ceremony.
AFIN International Film Festival aims to celebrate and reward filmmakers, and provides support and exposure via social networking platforms in the lead up to the screening and awards nights.
In the lead up, AFIN will share and promote submissions and aims to encourage and foster relationships between AFIN applicants and the film industry.
FAQ
Q: Do I need to attend the awards night in order for my film to win?
A: No, you do not need to attend, you may chose to instead record an acceptance speech instead, for all awards you are nominated for. Travel during COVID-19 times is heavily restricted, as expected.
Q: I want to nominate my film for various categories do I have to pay a fee for each category?
A: No, your film may become nominate for multiple categories. Our panel will watch every film upon submission regardless, so charging more for multiple categories doesn’t seem fair to us.
Q: Can my mum come to the awards night or is it just for nominees?
A: Yes! Ticket sales to screenings and the red carpet award night are first in best dressed, so make sure you secure your table early so you don’t miss out!
Q: I want to submit my friends film on his behalf as a surprise, can I do that?
A: We’re afraid not. Film submissions must be made with the film maker and content creator’s approval.
Q. Can I submit any genre of film or screenplay?
A. Absolutely, with exception of explicit pornography, and anything which is made for the purpose to selling a product or services to audiences. Anything above an Australian Classification description of R, cannot be entered. We accept shorts, features, including animated, and web series.
Q. Can I submit something incomplete?
A. No. Only completed projects are allowed.
Q. My film has been “non-selected”. Can I find out why?
A. Yes! On non-selection, we offer feedback at no extra charge to give filmmakers insights on how their film scored, and any specific feedback which may have assisted in their film being selected. You need to ask for this, which we detail in the non-selection notification.
Q. My film was promoted on AFIN’s social media accounts. Does that mean my film is selected and/or will be screened.
A. Being promoted on social media does not indicate official selection or outcomes from adjudication.
Q. What does AFIN stand for?
A. All-Inclusive Film Industry Network
Q. I won a crystal trophy, but cannot make the awards event in Australia. What do I do?
A. Congratulations on your win! Attendance is not compulsory to be eligible to win, and if you or a representative cannot collect your trophy in person, we can organise shipping for you.
Q. Are organisers listed, the only adjudicators for AFIN?
A. No, they are some of our key adjudicators (As FilmFreeway limits the list), but we have over 14 Adjudicators of various expertise and backgrounds. The full judging panel includes fight choreographers, directors, writers, producers, actors, academics, and more. (See Bottom for Some Judge Profiles)
Q. What is the selection process for a project and FilmFreeway's Statuses?
A.
* From 2021, we will no longer utilise a "Selected" status, and will instead allocate nominations and placings at the end of the season only
* Screenings will be selected as soon as we have processed all films, and when we have chosen placements. Our focus for screenings will be mostly on Award-Nominees, and curated for the best viewer experience.
* Screenplays are following a similar path to films, except they are not being screened
Q) When will I know placement and if I'm nominated for an award?
A) As soon as we have processed all films, we will move on this very quickly. Some categories may be revealed earlier. FilmFreeway will be updated with "Finalist", if you are nominated for at least one award, and only changed to Award Winner post-reveal, after the awards night. If you made semi-finalist, you will be advised of a placing earlier.
PARTNERS, SUPPORTERS, SPONSORS: (SUBJECT TO UPDATES)
We are proudly associated with many brands and institutions, including:
GP2 Entertainment - https://www.facebook.com/GP2Entertainment/
Final Draft - https://www.finaldraft.com/
Buzvil - https://www.buzvil.com/
CastComplete - https://castcomplete.com/
Film Sprites PR - https://thefilmsprites.com/
Cast2Crew - http://Cast2Crew.com.au
AFIN JUDGE PROFILES
Here are introductions to some of our AFIN Judges.
MEET FESTIVAL DIRECTOR & ADJUDICATOR - PETER KOEVARI
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8474137/
BIO: Peter Koevari is the award-winning screenwriter, producer, director, and casting director of GP2 Entertainment, based in Brisbane, Queensland.
Peter is known for his literature and films, with a well-received fantasy series of novels, Legends of Marithia. His short films, Mother's Day, Ring Around a Rosie, Blood Bond, and Featurette Screenplay, Dusted Dreams, have achieved a list of awards and live screenings world-wide, including being screened live in Marina Del-Rey, Los-Angeles.
Peter sets GP2's sights on Hollywood, streamers, and studios, producing many concept production titles.
He focuses on the most popular genres of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Supernatural, and Drama.
MEET ADJUDICATOR - PROFESSOR JASOB JACOBS
BIO: Jacobs has an international reputation as a historian of television drama, its institutions, technology and aesthetics. He has taught film and television studies at the University of East Anglia, the University of Warwick, and Griffith University. His first book, The Intimate Screen (Oxford University Press, 2000) is a pioneering study of early television drama; his second book Body Trauma TV (British Film Institute, 2003) explores the aesthetics of the hospital drama in relation to the contemporary cultural imagination. More recently he published Deadwood (Palgrave Macmillan/British Film Institute, 2012), as part of the BFI TV Classics series. He is currently working on an Australian Research Council funded project called 'The Persistence of Television: How the Medium Adapts to Survive in the Digital World', and is writing a book on David Milch, the author of Deadwood (Manchester University Press).
MEET ADJUDICATOR - CAROLYN DANTE
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7407962/
BIO:Carolyn is an Award Winning Actor with a long history working as a professional Actor ranging from Short Films to US Feature Films and has been cast as Lead in dozens of Commercials for major brands Nationwide and Internationally.
This year Carolyn has been cast in speaking roles for ‘Neighbours’, ‘Seachange’, ‘Total Control’ and ‘The End’ along with playing Deb Wayman for a series of Television Commercials for ISUZU and their online presenting campaign. Carolyn’s Acting experience also extends to TV Guest Roles, Radio, Voiceovers, Print Campaigns and Presenting. Represented by Eaton Management Carolyn is passionate about acting and worthwhile projects, she also teaches Acting & Audition techniques with a well known Casting Director.
MEET ADJUDICATOR - KYLE GOLDFINCH
BIO: Kyle Goldfinch is a 26 year old writer and filmmaker based in Sydney who has been highly engaged working in the LGBT screen space. He has been heavily involved in the non for profit organisation. Queer Screen, in numerous roles including general assistant, programming team and youth outreach officer for both the Mardi Gras Film Festival and Queer Screen Film fest. In his work with Queer Screen’s programming team Kyle has viewed hundreds of short films gaining a strong understanding of the world of queer cinema as well as an extensive network within the international queer film festival circuit. Kyle currently is at Flickerfest as the marketing and programming Assistant for Flickerfest 2021.
MEET ADJUDICATOR - BRIAN VAUGHAN
BIO : Brian is a producer, writer, actor, and owner of Spirit Rider Productions. Brian is presently located in Queensland, Australia, but is getting well known in productions around the world. Brian himself has written 40 short film scripts and 12 feature length film scripts. He is constantly coming up with new ideas and has more scripts on the way. He has also been busy developing feature projects based on novels from overseas as well as local writers in his home area in Australia. He has directed 15 episodes of the web Series Blinkers for Karen Buckton in 2015
At present Brian is working with Carlo Irwin from Atomic Pictures on a number of productions as well as working with Mahora Peters from Pita Productions in New Zealand as well as Karen Brakenridge from Superstylin Biz in California, United States.
In 2011, He directed the short film The Rarity which has won numerous awards especially in Los Angeles Film Festivals. Brian's philosophy behind the company is simple: "I don't make films for the masses. I make them for myself. If I can't feel comfortable watching my own films, how can I expect anyone else to feel comfortable?"
MEET ADJUDICATOR - FIKRTE KATE BUSHELL
BIO: Brisbane based Ethiopian/Australian actress, when not on screen or stage is a practicing Registered Nurse. Method trained and coached by some of Australias’ top casting directors. With the addition of a non difinitive multicultral look Kate has mastered accents including American, Australian and African. Kate has played the role of diverse cultural characters.
2020 AWARDS LIST AND PRIZE ALLOCATION
TOTAL PRIZE POOL (As at 11/04/2020) - $17,000 AUD
BEST FEATURE - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 AUD + Final Draft 11 + Personal Introduction to a Film Sales Agent / Distributor + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) + $1000 Marketing Pack - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $1750
BEST SHORT FILM - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $50 AUD + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) + Final Draft 11 + $1000 Marketing Pack - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $1600
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $50 AUD + Final Draft 11 + Personal Introduction to a Film Sales Agent / Distributor + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) + + $1000 Marketing Pack - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $1600
BEST DIRECTOR - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $50 AUD + Final Draft 11 - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $500
BEST EMERGING FEMALE DIRECTOR - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Final Draft 11 - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $450
BEST STUDENT FILM - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher + Final Draft 11 + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $650
BEST WEB SERIES - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher + Final Draft 11 + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $650
BEST ACTOR - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST ACTRESS - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACTOR - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST YOUNG ARTIST - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - (Narrative/Scripted) Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 AUD + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) + Final Draft 11 + $1000 Marketing Pack - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $1650
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) + $1000 Marketing Pack - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $1300
BEST MUSIC VIDEO - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + $100 BuzVil Voucher - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST FILM EDITING - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST SOUND - Crystal Trophy ($200 value)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Professional Film Review on Cast2Crew (Online, Social Media, Print Magazine) ($100 value) - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $300
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Final Draft 11 - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $450
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Final Draft 11 - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $450
BEST COMIC BOOK - Crystal Trophy ($200 value) + Screenplay Consultation and Professional Screenwriter Intro Adaptation to Film-Ready Screenplay (First 10 pages) ($1500 Value) - AWARD TOTAL PRIZE VALUE - $1700
$1000 MARKETING PACK CONTENTS:
• 1 hour Skype consultation with director and/or producer to answer any questions they have
about publicity and social media marketing for their film and to discuss next steps for
marketing
• A bespoke publicity and social media marketing plan tailored to their needs and goals (at the
time of winning the award)
• 1 month’s publicity and social media marketing advice on-call (e.g. will answer any emails
related to marketing plan and give advice)
• 1 month’s social media marketing cross-promotion on Film Sprites PR’s social media
channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
DOOR PRIZES
4 x 1 Show Ticket to Sit Down Comedy Club
PAST AWARD WINNERS : 2019 - https://gp2events.wixsite.com/afin/nominees-2019