Overqualified and exploited lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) pursues a lucrative offer from a cartel boss as a way out of her demoralising job. Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists her to help him retire from the criminal underworld and disappear, with one driving motivation: to become the woman he’s always dreamed of becoming.
The Substance
AFF Film Club
Feature ·
Fiction
See the buzziest film from Cannes, The Substance — a bloody, hilarious satirical feminist body horror starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Dust to Dust
Adelaide Fashion Week Premiere
Documentary ·
Feature
Only the second Japanese designer invited to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, Yuima Nakazato is known for his ethereal designs and dressing music stars like Lady Gaga. With his next collection he is driven to merge his artistic vision with green technology. Starting in the landfills of Kenya, he plans a radical reimagining of fashion.
The Correspondent
Opening Night Gala
Event ·
Feature ·
Fiction ·
Gala
Based on the true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller, a story about the brutal war on truth. Join special guests at the AFF 2024 Opening Night Gala to mark the world premiere.
The Correspondent and the Global War on Truth
Screen Conversation
Talk
Anora
Feature ·
Fiction
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024, Anora reimagines Pretty Woman in a thrilling tragicomedy by Sean Baker. Anora, a young sex worker, marries a Russian oligarch's son, only to face his powerful family. Mikey Madison and Mark Eidelstein deliver electrifying performances in this must-see film celebrating womanhood.
Emilia Pérez
Opening Weekend Gala
Feature ·
Fiction
Overqualified and exploited lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) pursues a lucrative offer from a cartel boss as a way out of her demoralising job. Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists her to help him retire from the criminal underworld and disappear, with one driving motivation: to become the woman he’s always dreamed of becoming.
Blitz
Feature ·
Fiction
All We Imagine as Light
Feature ·
Fiction
With or Without You
Feature ·
Fiction
With or Without You tells the moving mother-daughter story of Chloe (Melina Vidler) and her free-spirited, alcoholic mother, Sharon (Marta Dusseldorp). When their lives intersect with Dalu (Albert Mwangi), a West African man, they find themselves on a journey of emotional discovery.
Nightbitch
Feature ·
Fiction
Future Council
Documentary ·
Feature
AFF Youth Primary and Middle School Shorts
Short
AFF Youth Senior School Shorts
Short
Becoming Filmmakers
AFF Youth Talk
Talk
Songs InsideSold Out
Documentary ·
Feature
We Bury the Dead
Feature ·
Fiction
Young Hearts
Feature ·
Fiction
In this charming film set in the Belgian countryside, young Elias falls in love for the first time when Alexandre moves in next door. Anthony Schatteman’s impressive feature debut about queer romance is a sweet and moving film for everyone.
The Zone of Interest Sold Out
AFF Film Club
Feature ·
Fiction
Kinds of Kindness Sold Out
AFF Film Club
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Fiction