Submissions now closed

Submissions for the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival are now closed.

For more information about our submissions process, please read our 2025 submission regulations and FAQ.

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The MIFF Shorts Awards are Academy Awards® accredited. The 2025 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 98th Academy Awards® in 2026.

The MIFF Shorts program is also BAFTA Qualifying. Any British film programmed for the 2025 festival is subsequently eligible for entry in the British Short Film and British Short Animation categories of the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards. (More information here.)