MIFF is teaming up with ACMI for a monthly screening series devoted to elevating early-career Australian filmmakers beyond the festival landscape. Join us as we showcase Melbourne-based emerging voices and celebrate the vitality and diversity of local cinema.

Submissions close soon! We’re looking for feature-length films, short films and XR works from filmmakers across the globe for MIFF’s 74th edition, running from 6–23 August 2026. Final submissions due 11.59pm (PST) Thursday 12 February – don’t miss the opportunity to screen your film at the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest film festival.

This coming autumn, experience the very best of the Melbourne International Film Festival without leaving the south-east. Across three days in April, Bunjil Place’s state-of-the-art Studio Cinema will come alive with a special showcase of stand-out Australian and international films direct from the festival program.

MIFF Members enjoy exclusive, complimentary preview screenings ahead of their release in cinemas. Next up, on Monday 9 February, is The Birthday Party, a stylish and hedonistic thriller starring Willem Dafoe in which a wealthy Greek businessman’s island party for his daughter has unforeseen consequences.