Australian films galore in MIFF 2025 first look

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) proudly returns to Naarm and surrounds to bring some of the most talked about films arriving hot from Cannes, Berlin, Sundance and across the globe. Across 18 days of bold programming, this year’s program is brimming with original storytelling that will ask audiences to Look Closer as the much-loved festival…

MIFF, AFL and VicScreen kick off Footy Shorts

MIFF, the AFL and VicScreen have teamed up to launch Footy Shorts, an exciting initiative giving emerging Victorian filmmakers the chance to make a short documentary about Australian Football – both on and off the field. Footy Shorts offers next generation screen storytellers the chance to receive valuable mentorship opportunities while creating a short-form documentary…

Every Australian feature film and documentary screening at this year’s MIFF

Beloved cultural event, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), has tonight shared its impressive 2024 program of over 250 features, shorts and XR experiences landing across Melbourne, around Victoria and online Australia-wide this August. Running 8-25 August, this year’s film line-up boasts a world class roster of international features, an assembly of stellar World Premiere…

Your complete list of Australian feature films screening at MIFF

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced its full 2023 film program for the festival’s 71st edition. With a blockbuster line-up of 267 films, MIFF raises the curtain on an extraordinary selection of features, shorts, restorations, retrospectives and XR experiences in-cinemas from 3-20 August; with regional screenings from 11-13 and 18-20 August; and from 18-27…

MIFF shares first glance announcement including The Rooster and The Slam

Bounding back into theatres and online this August, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has shared a First Glance announcement for its 2023 program, featuring an expansive selection of World Cinema, engrossing documentaries and hotly anticipated releases from the likes of Sundance, Berlinale and Toronto film festivals. An iconic celebration of film, filmmakers and cinema,…

13 Australian films featured in MIFF’s first glance titles

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. In its platinum anniversary year, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will celebrate in style, returning to cinemas from 4-21 August with an expansive program of acclaimed international cinema, local World Premieres and a ready-made Australian classic set to debut at…

MIFF establishes the Southern Hemisphere’s richest feature film competition

Enjoy Cinema Australia? Click below to… Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced that its 70th anniversary edition in August will include the debut of the annual MIFF Film Competition. Already the Southern Hemisphere’s largest and longest-running film festival, MIFF will now also offer one of the world’s most substantial festival prize pools. Initially comprising…

More Australian films announced for MIFF

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Celebrating its 69th edition, Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has revealed its 2021 program, with an astonishing lineup of 283 international and Australian films and transformative screen experiences. Presenting 199 feature films, 84 shorts and 10 XR experiences, the program includes…