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MIFF Shorts Awards
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MIFF hosts one of the most highly regarded short-film competitions in both the Asia Pacific region and the Southern Hemisphere. You can read the competition’s regulations here.
The 2026 MIFF Shorts program features 12 packages and includes animation, documentary, experimental, and Australian and international fiction shorts, plus special suites of works from by Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin and a 3D extravaganza you won’t want to miss.
As the Official Beauty Partner of MIFF and the Presenting Partner of MIFF’s prestigious Shorts program, Armani Beauty is committed to championing local creativity, fostering self-expression and celebrating artistic excellence in cinema. Thanks to our generous Partners, we are once again able to celebrate the craft of short-form cinema across several categories.
Shorts Awards categories
City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film
VicScreen Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film
Armani Beauty Talent of Tomorrow Award
Award for Best Fiction Short Film
Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Award for Best Animation Short Film
Award for Best Experimental Short Film
The MIFF Shorts Awards are Academy Awards® accredited. The 2026 winners of the Best Short Film, Best Australian Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film and Best Animation Short Film awards are eligible to submit their films for the 99th Academy Awards® in 2027.
The MIFF Shorts program is also BAFTA Qualifying. Any British film programmed for the 2026 festival is subsequently eligible for entry in the British Short Film and British Short Animation categories of the 2027 BAFTA Film Awards. (More information here.)
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