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Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 YEARS LATER, a terrifying new story ... more

Australian brothers Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me) return with the year’s most intense film, starring Sally Hawkins (Paddington) in her most wicked and disturbing performance to-date. ... more

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A meditative exercise in filmmaking, THE CATS OF GOKOGU SHRINE is a joyous and thought-provoking observation of coexistence that premiered to great acclaim at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival. ... more

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Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure ... more

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WHAT THE FEST! David Cronenberg's daring CRASH is an unmatched psychological and erotic journey featuring an all-star cast of 1990s talent, including James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger, and Elias Koteas. ... more

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40TH ANNIVERSARY! Starring Madonna in her first major on-screen role, cult classic DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN is a time-capsule of New York in the 80s. ... more

Saturday, 19th July

From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. ... more

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ADVANCE SCREENINGS: Wednesday July 16, 7.00pm. Andrew DeYoung's whip-smart debut feature FRIENDSHIP has quickly become one of the most anticipated comedies of the year, starring Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave), Paul Rudd (Death of a Unicorn, ... more

A blockbuster hit in Japan, GRANDE MAISON PARIS is an entertaining and mouthwatering culinary drama from director Ayuko Tsukahara, with ... more

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The directorial debut of Laura Piani, JANE AUSTEN WRECKED M ... more

Featuring an array of outstanding performances led by Raúl Briones and Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara, LA COCINA is a gripping, exhilarating and truly cinematic new film from acclaimed director Alonso Ruizpalacios. Amidst the lunchtime rush of The Gri ... more

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Academy Award nominated director of Past Lives, Celine Song, once again draws from her own past with this tale of a N ... more

A tender and heartfelt portrayal of queer and cross-cultural love, A NICE INDIAN BOY stars Karan Soni (Deadpool) and Jonathan Groff (Mindhunter, Knock at the Cabin). ... more

After seven decades filming every aspect of the natural world, David Attenborough delivers his greatest message of hope in a spectacular new film, OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH. ... more

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Daniel Minahan's period romance ON SWIFT HORSES stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Fresh), Jacob Elordi (Saltburn), Will Poulter (Warfare), Diego Calva (Babylon), and Sasha Calle. ... more

From Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scottland) and Sam Rice-Edwards (Meet Me in the Bathroom) comes ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO, an insightful and expansive look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono' ... more

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From one of the world's most beloved filmmakers, Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), comes a comic thriller of a wealthy industrialist targeted by nefarious individuals and shady organisations as he sets out to realise his most ambitious project of h ... more

WHAT THE FEST! Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix in addition to Best Actress and Best Actor for its two leads, Michael Haneke’s psychological drama has become a staple of his filmography, and a film that still dominates discussion today. ... more

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Based on Raynor Winn's 2018 titular memoir, nature, and travel book, THE SALT PATH is a touching and profound story of love, loss, and hope. An honest and life-affirming true story of the healing power of the natural world, Marianne Elliott's di ... more

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From body horror maestro David Cronenberg comes his most personal film yet; THE SHROUDS, a new vision of the future starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, and Guy Pearce. ... more

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From one of the most exciting new voices in filmmaking, Ryan Coogler's (Creed, Black Panther) SINNERS is an adventerous, mystifying, and unpredictable supernatural horror set 1930s Mississippi. ... more

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Returning to the screen for his first role since his Oscar-winning performance in Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy is outstanding in this adaptation of Claire Keegan's Booker Prize nominated novel, SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE. Christmas 1985. Bill Furlong (Murphy ... more

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STELARC - SUSPENDING DISBELIEF explores the works of Melbourne based artist Stelarc, who burst into prominence ... more

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The directorial debut of Samoan-born, Aotearoa-based Miki Magasiva, TINĀ is an uplifting and inspiring story of love and perseverance. ... more

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35TH ANNIVERSARY! Paul Verhoeven's 1990 science fiction classic TOTAL RECALL stars a dynamite paring of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. ... more

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Matthew Rankin’s absurdist triptych UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE was the winner of major awards at Cannes, Toronto, and Melbourne Film Festivals! ... more

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Adapted from Ang Lee's classic cross-cultural comedy, director Andrew Ahn (Spa Night) and screenwriter James Schamus put a fresh spin on THE WEDDING BANQUET, starring comedic sensation Bowen Yang (Wicked), Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flow ... more

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Isabella Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. Battling entrenched tradition, the duo dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. ... more

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LIMITED SCREENINGS - A deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, ... more

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A young nomadic couple, Davaa and Zaya, live in the Mongolian desert with their four children, sheep and horses. Their loving and harmonious lifestyle, guided by ancestral traditions, is threatened by an unpredictable weather event and encroaching animal ... more

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MDFF A Journey Between the Fires

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

A Journey Between the Fires is a deeply personal and compelling story following Award winning singer songwriter Troy Cassar-Daley as ... more

Saturday, 19th July

MDFF Fire at Sea: The HMAS Westralia Disaster

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Fire at Sea: The HMAS Westralia Disaster (Dir: David Jenkins - 82m)
A gripping investigation into the 1998 HMAS ... more

Saturday, 19th July

MDFF Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks + The Docto

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks (Dir: Jill Pauline Hickson – 71m)

A raw journey through occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, this ... more

Saturday, 19th July

MDFF Shorts Session 1

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

The Dolphin Dilemma (Dir: Olivia Andrus-Drennan – 18m)

This film explores an international collaboration that, for the first time, proves that ... more

Saturday, 19th July

MDFF Shorts Session 2

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Memory Collector (Dir: Teddy Grouya - 20m)

A part-time archivist with a passion for old home movies scours thrift stores for ... more

Saturday, 19th July

MDFF Stupa

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Stupa (Dir: Peter Downey – 52m)

The inside story of outsider art with Boinga Bob, an autistic artistic treasure from Australia ... more

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