Member pre-sale is live! General-public tickets on sale 10am, Tuesday 14 July
Welcome to MIFF 2026
MIFF’s 2026 program is live! This winter, we’re taking over Melbourne with one of our most exciting programs ever. We’ve got the hottest picks from the worldwide festival circuit, new Aussie films, future award contenders and films showing for the first time in Victoria. The exclusive four-day Member pre-sale is on now, while general-public tickets will go on sale from Tuesday 14 July at 10am AEST.
Film Finder
Find your perfect MIFF match with our discovery tool. Browse by theme, choose based on what you’re in the mood for, or read suggestions from festival programmers, critics and fans.
Galas & Special Events
From our Opening Night Gala to Premiere With Purpose, Family Gala and the brand-new Armani Beauty CInema Club Opening Night, MIFF 2026 is packed with once-in-a-lifetime events and exclusive gala screenings.
Headliners
Catch new the biggest new works of the past 12 months from some of the world’s most celebrated filmmakers in MIFF’s Headliners strand.
Order your print program guide
The MIFF 2026 print program guide will be available from Thursday 9 July. Pre-order now to have the guide delivered to your home.
Festival Guests
Explore the incredible line-up of talent at MIFF, from emerging voices to internationally acclaimed names. Guests from around the world will take part in Q&As, MIFF Talks and jury panels, sharing their insights, experiences and creative vision throughout the festival.
10 Apr 2026
Critics Campus: Where Are They Now? (Part 5)
In the fifth instalment of a series in which we shine a spotlight on Critics Campus’s illustrious alumni, we speak to Michelle Wang (2020 cohort), Charles Carrall (2023 cohort) and Indigo Bailey (2023 cohort) about where their professional paths have led since their participation in MIFF’s incubator program for emerging critics.
25 Mar 2026
“A Tradition of Reinvention”: Lorin Clarke on But Also John Clarke
Lorin Clarke speaks about the challenges of documentary storytelling, the changing cultural footprint of television and her own journey in making the film.
16 Feb 2026
Striking Gold: Maria Angelico and Zoe Coldham on Spare Time
Director Maria Angelico and cinematographer Zoe Coldham discuss their affectionate and often very funny documentary portrait of men bonding over a shared passion.
08 Dec 2025
Cracking the Shell: Ravi Chand and Sara Norman on Coconut
Recent VCA graduates Ravi Chand and Sara Norman talk to MIFF about their film Coconut, a short comedy screening in the 2025 VCA Film and Television Graduate Season.
Melbourne International Film Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live,
learn and work, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples. MIFF celebrates the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.