# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Understory Film Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: The 2025 Understory Film Festival finalist selection brings together 24 outstanding short films created across Far North Queensland, showcasing the talent, imagination and distinctive voices of filmmakers across the region.
Each finalist film runs for less than eight minutes, packing plenty of creativity, storytelling and personality into a bite-sized screening experience.

Pack a picnic, set up behind the Orchid House at Nature’s Powerhouse on Saturday 10 October, and settle in for an evening celebrating FNQ filmmaking. Screenings begin at 6:30pm.

 

Event details:
Saturday 10 October 2026
Nature’s Powerhouse, behind the Orchid House
Screenings begin at 6:30pm
Pack a picnic
No bookings required
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cooktown/understory-film-festival/200030777165103
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, festivals, trips-adventures, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cooktown
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Walker St, Cooktown QLD 4895, Australia
- **lat**: -15.47052
- **long**: 145.25185
- **full address**: Walker St, Cooktown QLD 4895, Australia, 18 Walker St, Cooktown QLD 4895, Australia, Cooktown

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Understory Film Festival being held?
  - **A:** Understory Film Festival takes place on Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Walker St, Cooktown QLD 4895, Australia, 18 Walker St, Cooktown QLD 4895, Australia, Cooktown.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Understory Film Festival?
  - **A:** Understory Film Festival is organized by Cook Shire Council.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Understory Film Festival is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cooktown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Understory Film Festival sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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