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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
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
Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure ... more
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
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
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
Academy Award nominated director of Past Lives, Celine Song, once again draws from her own past with this tale of a N ... 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
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
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
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
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
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
STELARC - SUSPENDING DISBELIEF explores the works of Melbourne based artist Stelarc, who burst into prominence ... more
The directorial debut of Samoan-born, Aotearoa-based Miki Magasiva, TINĀ is an uplifting and inspiring story of love and perseverance. ... more
35TH ANNIVERSARY! Paul Verhoeven's 1990 science fiction classic TOTAL RECALL stars a dynamite paring of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. ... more
Matthew Rankin’s absurdist triptych UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE was the winner of major awards at Cannes, Toronto, and Melbourne Film Festivals! ... more
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
LIMITED SCREENINGS - A deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, ... more
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
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
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 ...
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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
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
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
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