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| Opening film | The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson |
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| Closing film | Memoria |
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Predecessor | Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival (2014-2016) |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Most recent | 2021 |
| Hosted by | Screen Queensland |
| No. of films | 103 films (2021) |
| Festival date | 21 to 31 October 2021 |
| Language | Various |
| Website | biff |
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia.[1] Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, documentaries, shorts, indies, experimental efforts, retrospectives, late night thrillers, animation, and children's films. The festival has attracted more than 400,000 visitors across its history.[1] The festival was replaced by the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival from 2014-2016[2][3] but has been revived in 2017[4] while the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival has ceased operations.[5] In 2018, BIFF was held at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA),[6] with screenings held across multiple venues.
The festival features events including the opening and closing night celebrations, special screenings, seminars, question and answer sessions, and awards ceremonies. As well as promoting local Australian content, BIFF includes films from around the globe.
The 27th edition of the festival will be held from 21 to 31 October, 2021. 103 films including opening film Leah Purcell's The Drover’s Wife: The Legend Of Molly Johnson and closing film Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul will be screened in the festival.[7]
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- ^ "Screen Australia > Connect with Audiences > Festival Profiles". Screen Australia. 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Brisbane International Film Festival to be Revived| Variety". www.variety.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Brisbane International Film Festival to return". IF Magazine. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "QAGOMA". QAGOMA website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Emma Joyce (1 October 2021). "Watch More Than 100 Films Across 11 Days: Brisbane International Film Festival Drops Its Full 2021 Program". Broadsheet. Retrieved 17 October 2021.