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Aug 10, 2026
Accelerator Lab Talks: Editing Mad Rush
Hear from editor Geri Docherty and director Maddelin McKenna about how they cut MIFF’s most stressful movie.
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Aug 10, 2026
Accelerator Lab Talks: Modern Auteurs
The Fox director Dario Russo meets Sweet Milk Lake director Harvey Zielinski for a discussion about the pros and cons of cinematic DIYing.
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Aug 10, 2026
Accelerator Lab Talks: Filming The Airport Chaplain
Ahead of its world premiere, Australian director of photography Alex Cardy talks about shooting the first four episodes of The Airport Chaplain.
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Aug 10, 2026
Mad Rush
A young woman gets caught in an elaborate phone scam which sends her on a twisted odyssey through the Melbourne CBD.
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Aug 10, 2026
Australian Shorts
Exciting new work from some of the nation’s most electrifying filmmakers.
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Aug 10, 2026
Souvenir
A teen girl struggles with trust due to her girlfriend’s disregard for boundaries.
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Aug 10, 2026
Spiders on My Lashline
A queer pole dancer broods on traumatic memories in this visually striking tone poem.
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Aug 10, 2026
Big Girls Don’t Cry
Set in a coastal New Zealand town over the summer of 2006, this queer coming-of-age story – executive-produced by Jane Campion – is a bittersweet slic...
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Aug 10, 2026
Modern Moviemaking
From first feature to 20th, our panel of emerging and established directors will discuss making movies in the current micro-positive moment and beyond...
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Aug 10, 2026
Accelerator Shorts 1
Emerging voices and fresh perspectives from across Australia and New Zealand.
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Aug 10, 2026
Accelerator Shorts 2
New visions. Bold stories. The thrilling future of local filmmaking.
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Aug 10, 2026
Time and Tide
A Melbourne filmmaker returns to the small Chinese town of his childhood, reconnecting with his family under difficult, emotionally profound circumsta...
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Aug 10, 2026
Wicker
Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård lead this cheeky, star-studded and irresistible fable.
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Aug 10, 2026
Opening Night Gala: Wicker
MIFF 2026 commences with the Australian premiere of Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer’s cheeky, star-studded and irresistible fable Wicker.
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Aug 10, 2026
Forever…Forever
Experience time on a planetary scale as rhythms of day and night pulsate in harmony with the celestial bodies in a landscape’s seasonal light.
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May 22, 2024
About MIFF
MIFF is an independent not-for-profit organisation that has been continuously running since 1952, making it the premier film festival in Australia and one of the world’s oldest film festivals, alongside Cannes and Berlin. Presenting a curated global program of innovative screen experiences and the world’s largest showcase of exceptional Australian filmmaking, MIFF is an accessible, icon...
May 22, 2024
If my short film is an Australian or New Zealand production, how can I apply for the Accelerator Lab?
To apply for the Accelerator Lab, please send through your CV and a short write-up on your upcoming project/s as an expression of interest to submissions(at)miff.com.au after you submit your short film via FilmFreeway. If your film is selected, you will also be notified whether or not you qualify for the Accelerator Lab. Please see here for information on eligibility and selection for the Accelera...
Mar 20, 2026
MIFF Industry
MIFF Industry empowers local screen practitioners by connecting producers with project financiers at the 37ºSouth Market, nurturing emerging directing talent through the Accelerator Lab and co-financing locally made feature films via the MIFF Premiere Fund.
May 22, 2024
About the MIFF Awards
MIFF announces the Southern Hemisphere’s richest feature film competition.
There will be even more to celebrate at our 70th anniversary edition in August with the exciting news that the festival will debut the annual MIFF Film Competition.
Initially comprising three awards, the MIFF Film Competition includes as its flagship prize the A$140,000 (approx. US$100,000) Bright Horizons Award – the ric...
May 22, 2024
MIFF Timeline
1952
Established as the ‘Olinda Film Festival’ by the Federation of Victorian Film Societies (FVFS), and held over the Australia Day weekend in Olinda and neighbouring Sassafras, the festival screens eight features and 79 short films alongside seminars and discussion panels, in local community halls and one open-air venue.
Tickets are sold exclusively to society members, and only exist in the form...
May 22, 2024
Background
...The MIFF Premiere Fund provides minority co-financing to new Australian quality theatrical films (narrative-drama and documentaries) that then world premiere at MIFF. The Fund deepens MIFF’s relationship with filmmaking talent and builds a pipeline of quality Australian content for the festival.
The MIFF Premiere Fund Executive Producer is Mark Woods, a former CEO of both Screen Ireland and A...
May 22, 2024
Statistics
Of the 75+ films co-financed thus far by the Premiere Fund:
...Some 29% had female directors (versus Screen Australia-reported industry average of 16%)
62% have had female producers (versus industry average of 32%);
42% included youth themes (including Paper Planes and H is for Happiness);
30% had elements portraying Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALDs), with 8% having CALD c...
May 22, 2024
In-Cinema Events
Single Ticket Purchases...All single tickets are non-refundable but can be exchanged (except where specified below) for an equal or lesser dollar value ticket online for an exchange fee of $1 per ticket, or in person or over the phone for $2.50 per ticket. Any cost difference between the two tickets will not be refunded. Ticket exchanges close two (2) hours prior to the event start time.
There is...
May 22, 2024
Tickets & Passes
Browse the full MIFF 2026 program to buy individual tickets. Or to get the best deal, check out our range of passes below....
Apr 30, 2025
Passes are valid for in-cinema film sessions only and cannot be used on MIFF’s streaming platform. Not valid for regional Victorian screenings, Opening Night, special events, XR, galas, or 37°South and Accelerator Lab events. These passes are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash. If you’d like to renew your membership, it will be valid for 12 months from the date of your expiry. You can...
May 22, 2024
How many sessions can I book on a Multipass?
A Multipass provides admission to three (3), six (6) or twelve (12) standard in-cinema sessions and selected MIFF Talks. Multipasses can be shared. Concession and Member Mulitipass ticket holders must have a valid concession or MIFF membership card.
Multipasses are not valid for regional Victorian screenings, Opening Night, special events, XR, galas, or 37°South and Accelerator Lab events.