Adelaide Film Festival 2026 Guide: What To Watch At AFF

The Adelaide Film Festival is almost here, with AFF 2026 bringing 122 films from 52 countries to Adelaide from October 14-25.

This year’s festival includes 27 Australian premieres and 10 world premieres, plus films from Cannes, Sundance, Venice, and other major international festivals.

Explosion Network will be checking out some films at AFF this year, but there’s too much to cover and still give you full festival coverage.

To help you plan what to watch, we’ve broken down this year’s program into several guides covering the biggest films, Australian productions, documentaries, shorts and special events.

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Adelaide Film Festival 2026 Has Revealed Its Lineup Of 122 Films

The overview of AFF 2026, including the opening night film Wild Horse Nine, major international festival titles, Australian productions and everything else you need to know about this year’s program.

The Biggest International Films Coming To Adelaide Film Festival 2026

From Wild Horse Nine and Coward to Fatherland, Josephine, Paper Tiger, Wicker, Victorian Psycho and Minotaur, I’ve picked out some of the biggest international films heading to Adelaide.

Every Australian Film Screening At Adelaide Film Festival 2026

AFF has a strong Australian lineup this year, including Agata the Writer, KUMARANGK: Sacred Women’s Business, Aftermath, The Forbidden Aunt, Lucrum, Sweet Milk Lake, Wilderness and more.

The Best Documentaries Screening At Adelaide Film Festival 2026

I’ve reviewed AFF’s documentary lineup, including its Feature Documentary Competition, music documentaries, and Australian stories, to highlight documentaries worth keeping an eye on.

The Best Special Events And Short Films At Adelaide Film Festival 2026

Beyond the feature films, AFF 2026 includes Australian, international, queer and animation shorts alongside Shine’s 30th anniversary screening, filmmaker conversations, experimental cinema and other special events.

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Adelaide Film Festival 2026 runs from October 14-25.

Which films are you planning to see at AFF 2026? Let me know in the comments below.