A celebration of the best independent short film and web content from Brisbane, Australia and around the World.

Presented by the award-winning Brisbane based production company 13th Street Films. The festival will screen the best in independent short film and web content with a distinct focus on celebrating genre, E.G. Comedy, Horror, Romance etc...

The screening and awards night will take place at a Brisbane metro cinema (e.g. New Farm Cinemas) and there will be a networking event at Gerties Bar, Fortitude Valley following the screenings.

Our screenplay contest will also include in detail script feedback from Screen Australia funded writers.

Awards & Prizes

BEST FEATURE FILM*

BEST SHORT SHORT

BEST STUDENT FILM

BEST ANIMATION

BEST COMEDY

BEST HORROR

BEST THRILLER

BEST DRAMA

BEST WEB-SERIES

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Rules & Terms

Films must have been completed in the last 2 years and not yet commercially released to an Australian cinema, television, DVD or streaming audience.

Short films must be under 25 minutes. Web-Series should submit their best episode for judgement and screening.

All films must pay a submission fee to retain integrity of the competition. In rare cases a special exemption can be made by the committee for under developed nations or cases of extreme hardship.

The judges decisions are final.
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  • Grace Uther

    Brisbane Indie Film Festival was excellent! A fantastic curation of films, great people, great atmosphere and really well attended. Highly recommend to film makers and audiences.

    January 2026
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  • William McKegg

    Brisbane Indie Film Festival was fantastic. Its a brilliant festival that is concentrated (over a couple of nights), has a brilliant array of films, long and short and importantly has ample time to mingle with the organisers Joel and Sian and other film makers and share stories and experiences. Superbly run and it you leave feeling like you belong to a community of like minded film lovers. Highly recommend.

    January 2026
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  • Jason Somerville

    Brisbane Indie is a fantastic festival. The films that were screened were exceptional. As a scriptwriter I was able to meet alot if helpful people and learn from them. Winning Best Short Screenplay has given me the impetus to now turn it into a film. I can't recommend the festival highly enough.

    January 2026
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  • Oliver Cameron

    A fantastic festival run exceptionally well. Excellent communication, a wonderful experience and an honour to partake in.

    January 2026
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  • Natalie Ferris

    So grateful to have screened at the Brisbane Indie Film Festival! Well run and incredibly supportive. Such a high-calibre festival!! A truly special experience.

    January 2026
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