Sydney Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
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Brisbane Indie Film Festival
NEWSTEAD, Australia · Est. 2021 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
NEWSTEAD, Australia
63
Legitimacy ScoreShould I submit?
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Tier B looks established enough for many filmmakers. Check fees, programming fit, and recent editions before submitting.
- No physical screenings
- 5 years of verifiable history
- 2 verified pro signals
Overview
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.
Last updated Sep 4, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+28 pts)
- 5 years of verifiable history
- 2 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2021
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.1/ 5
Reviews
35
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
A fantastic festival run exceptionally well. Excellent communication, a wonderful experience and an honour to partake in.
- Filmmaker
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.
- Filmmaker
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.
- Filmmaker
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.
- Filmmaker
Wonderful festival! Always one to go after as a writer. Flames to a Moth was lucky enough to be a finalist. Thank you so much for seeing our story! We will be back!
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