The 2007 Adelaide Film Festival was the 3rd edition of the Adelaide Film Festival. It took place in Adelaide, South Australia, from 22 February to 4 March 2007. Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director. Rolf de Heer received the 2007 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry.
The festival opened with Australian drama Lucky Miles, directed by Michael James Rowland, 22 February, and closed with the silent black and white comedy Dr Plonk, directed by Rolf de Heer, on 4 March. Both films had received funding from the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. In all, the festival presented 12 new Australian movies in which it had invested.
The inaugural Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Chinese film Still Life, directed and written by Jia Zhang-ke.
The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:
The Don Dunstan Award was won by Rolf de Heer.
The festival's poster depicted a film festival "Eyeball guy" concept, developed originally by marketing manager Nick Zuppar and graphic designer Amy Milhinch. A small controversy arose when a similar poster design was employed for the 28th Durban International Film Festival (20 June to 1 July 2007). After discussions, the coincidence was eventually put down to "synchronicity".