Bendigo Greens Fundraiser. Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey (YELLOW JACKETS, THE LAST OF US) and acclaimed NZ actress Robyn Malcolm (TOP OF THE LAKE, AFTER THE PARTY) star as Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse; two ordinary women who together stand up and take on the government, justice system and a company that will stop at nothing to protect itself, after the 2010 Pike River Mine explosion takes the lives of 29 men underground. This is a film about the powerless vs. the powerful, of people vs. money, of right vs. wrong. An inspiring true story of an incredible female friendship and together what is possible when you simply won’t give up.

A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.

Cancer Council Fundraiser In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers

Common Wealth is an intimate yet globally minded documentary that follows filmmaker Kane Guglielmi on a personal journey to question the economic and political systems that shape modern life. Raised within a conservative, capitalist worldview, Guglielmi travels across eight countries, including Switzerland, Australia, Norway, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, Italy and the USA, exploring alternative models that prioritise compassion, fairness, community and shared prosperity. What begins as a search for answers evolves into a thoughtful exploration of how societies might build greater unity and equity in an increasingly divided world. Gentle in spirit yet ambitious in scope, Common Wealth is both a deeply personal story and a hopeful call to reimagine the structures that define how we live together.

Carl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.

A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned… with someone or something new on-board.

The legendary Brian Cox makes his directorial debut with this compelling family drama, set in the stunning Scottish Highlands and co-starring Alan Cumming. When his beloved Chicago blues club burns down, Donal (Cumming) returns to his family-owned whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands for the first time in nearly 40 years. Donal didn’t leave Scotland on the best terms, having wound up in a violent exchange with his brother Sandy (Cox) and their father on the day of their mother’s funeral. Joined by his daughter Amy (Alexandra Shipp, Barbie), Donal returns to his homeland in the hopes of making amends with his brother. But with old wounds running deep and the fate of the family business on the line, can inner peace finally be found before it’s too late? Written by David Ashton (The Last King of Scotland) and accomplished TV writer Jeff Murphy (Hinterland), Glenrothan explores the complexities of familial bonds, set against the proud and timeless tradition of whisky making. Cumming gives one of his best on-screen performances, opposite Cox who brings gravitas to every scene - both in front of and behind the camera.

Golden Square Pool fundraiser. Almost twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation. The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new runway of characters including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak and Conrad Ricamora. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles as “Lily” and “Irv” from the first film. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is produced by Wendy Finerman, and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and McKenna. The film debuts exclusively in cinemas April 30, 2026.

From the director of `Boy` and `What We Do In the Shadows`, Taika Waititi’s new film is a hilarious and heartfelt adventure based on Barry Crump`s novel, ‘Wild Pork & Watercress`. Ricky (Julian Dennison) is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his grumpy foster uncle (Sam Neill). A national manhunt ensues and the two are forced to work together to survive.

Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen. Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, jackass: best and last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you’ve come to love and expect from these idiots over the past 25 years. So, grab your dumb little buddies, raise your glasses, and come experience the cinematic event that promises to be the last time you’ll ever laugh this hard in a theatre.

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

English subtitles. From the legendary Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki comes "Kiki’s Delivery Service", the beloved coming-of-age story of a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt. It is tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and set out into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her life journey with her chatty black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a sea-side village, where a bakery owner hires her to make deliveries. Rarely has the animator’s art been so brilliantly rendered as in this delightfully imaginative film – a beautiful and timeless story of a young girl finding her way in the world.

A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.

A top-notch cast led by Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery play out a hair-raising real-life 1970s hostage situation in this comedic thriller from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho) All Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) wants is debt forgiveness, an apology and five million dollars. In February 1977, Indiana property developer Tony Kiritsis tied a shotgun trigger wire around the neck of mortgage broker Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery, Stranger Things). Claiming to have been betrayed in a land deal, Kiritsis held Hall hostage in his grungy apartment while a media circus formed outside. Interrogating social and economic issues that are even more relevant and corrosive today, this unintentionally hilarious thriller stars an electrifying Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) as the suddenly famous little guy who feels his American Dream has been stolen by morally bankrupt elites. Al Pacino brings the spirit of his American Spectacle hostage classic Dog Day Afternoon with him in a memorable role as Hall’s calculating father. With an authentic 70's feel and a perfectly curated soundtrack, this larger-than-life true story will have you instantly hooked and won't let go until the credits have finished rolling.

As Ecuador erupts in protest, the custodian of a threatened way of life contemplates the future of his family line and his people. In a village deep in the Amazon jungle, Indigenous shaman Rafael Santi practises the sacred customs of his ancestors. As this community elder approaches the end of his life, he hopes to pass his mantle on to his teenage grandson, a devoted student who is nonetheless torn between this heavy responsibility and the opportunities offered by Western education. What’s at stake here is more than just one community’s future, however: this crisis of succession occurs against the backdrop of rising economic pressures and a steady incursion of mining and oil corporations into the Amazon, granted a green light by Ecuador’s pro-market government. As the nation’s Indigenous peoples launch a countrywide protest that takes them to the streets of Quito and into violent conflict with armed forces, Santi uses the traditional medicine of ayahuasca to seek answers from the spirit world. Australian filmmaker Dan Jackson spent over a decade developing connections with the Indigenous communities of Amazanga to tell this intimate story of one man, his family and an age-old struggle – one that echoes around the world, including here in Australia – between postcolonial states and the peoples they displaced but haven’t defeated. Presenting raw recordings of protest alongside stunning photography of the jungle landscape, archival footage of generations past and vivid depictions of hallucinogenic experience, this MIFF Premiere Fund–supported documentary takes us on a journey deep into the fault lines of our modern world and out into the realm beyond.

Fall in love with love itself. In this tender, intimate and humorous feature documentary, award-winning film-maker Trevor Graham joins acclaimed Sydney artist, and Archibald Prize finalist, Digby Webster to tell a love story for our times. Digby and his girlfriend, trainee chef Camille Collins, have been smitten ever since they first met eight years ago in a Sydney pub. Both live with Down syndrome and Digby is painting the story of their relationship. Now in their late 30s the couple want to marry. But their devoted parents are resistant to their dreams of wedded bliss. Frustrated, the dynamic duo are forced to confront difficult truths about family, love, life and human limitations.

Amid the breathtaking vistas of the Kimberley, a groundbreaking equine sanctuary helps First Nations teenagers discover reconnection and healing. The natural beauty of Western Australia’s Kimberley region hides a shocking truth: the youth suicide rate in this remote part of the country is among the highest in the world. Pioneering Aboriginal researcher Professor Juli Coffin is seeking to change that with a unique program that pairs young people with horses, offering a culturally safe sanctuary in which they navigate their paths to adulthood, forming life-changing bonds along the way. Director Sean O’Reilly works closely with Coffin – whose own life was once saved by a horse – to document their remarkable journeys. Executive-produced by Hunter Page-Lochard, Huna Amweero, Daniel Gordon, Mark Coles Smith and Stephen Page, O’Reilly’s documentary combines observational footage with first-person testimony, set against the stunningly cinematic backdrop of some of Australia’s most majestic landscapes. Full of charm, joy and gentle humour, Guided by Horses is an engaging reminder of where we can turn to for our inner spirit to be ignited.

An amazingly courageous hen is the star of this beguiling survival drama by György Pálfi - Somebody get this chicken an Oscar! An animal protagonist to rank alongside the heroes of Red Dog and Babe, Hen begins life as a black-feathered outcast in an ocean of golden chicks bound for slaughter. Capturing the personality of this creature with a skill that makes us feel like we know exactly what she is thinking, Pálfi charts the funny adventures and hair-raising escapes that lead her to a run-down taverna on the Greek coast. But this is anything but a straightforward ‘animal picture’. As the humans around Hen come into focus, Pálfi delivers a sobering study in human nature and a provocative commentary on burning social and political issues. Made without CGI, animatronics or AI, Hen is technically brilliant and boldly innovative.

From charttopper to tabloid fodder and back again, the legendary British rock balladeer Marianne Faithfull reflects candidly on her storied past Plucked from obscurity by the manager ofT he Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull had her first hit in 1964 with ‘As Tears Go By’. She was 17. It would be a monumental careerspanning six decades, punctuated by both high-profile love affairs and highly publicised struggles with drug abuse, anorexia and homelessness. But, for all its wealth of archival materials, Broken English is no conventional rock doc. Here, in a playful but sincere twist, the husky-voiced chanteuse is interviewed by a record keeper at the fictional Ministry of Not Forgetting – a bureaucratic institution overseen by none other than Tilda Swinton – while luminaries such as Courtney Love and Beth Orton chime in with their own reflections. Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard have specialised in immersive, form-defying documentaries built around musicians, from Nick Cave in 20,000 Days on Earth to Emiliana Torrini in The Extraordinary Miss Flower. This inventive portrait of a legendary singer-songwriter is suffused with a particular, unanticipated pathos: Faithfull died in January 2025 while the film was still in production, making the footage within her final recorded performance.

Sandra Hüller’s knockout, Silver Bear–winning performance anchors this tragic folktale about a woman who poses as a soldier in 17th-century Germany. From the battlefields of the Thirty Years’ War, a soldier arrives in a small German village carrying a document proving his inheritance of a local farm. Facially scarred by a bullet wound, this mysterious figure proves himself to be hardworking and brave, and slowly but surely ingratiates himself into the community. But the soldier has a secret: he is, in fact, a woman named Rose masquerading as a man. When she is married off to a neighbour’s daughter – with children expected from the union – Rose’s deception is put to the test. Sandra Hüller, the Academy Award–nominated star of Anatomy of a Fall (MIFF 2023), gives a tour-de-force performance as Rose that earned her the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at this year’s Berlinale. Taking real-world inspiration from the notorious case of Martin Guerre, as well as hundreds of historical accounts of gender transgression, Markus Schleinzer’s (Angelo, MIFF 2019) third feature is a fascinating fictional character study. Note: This film is Unclassified 18+. Nobody under the age of 18 will be permitted into the film. Attendees may be asked for ID for proof of age.

After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gender violence, survivors swiftly found themselves facing a new kind of silencing and fear as defamation laws became weaponized against women for speaking out. International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson takes audiences into the courtroom and behind the headlines to reveal how the legal system is used to discredit and re-victimise survivors, with lawsuits designed to emotionally and financially ruin those who dare to speak their truth. Robinson brings unrivalled access to the women and journalists at the centre of high-profile legal battles across the globe. From International Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Selina Miles and Blayke Hoffman, SILENCED is a powerful, emotional and urgent documentary that challenges the devastating flaws maintaining the status quo within the justice system.

Olivia Colman and Sam Neill star alongside Jai Courtney and Emily Browning in this absurdly comic Australian folktale from Dario Russo. Jai Courtney stars as Nick, a small-town fox catcher and heir to a large estate, but his personal life is a mess... His fiancée, Kori (Browning), is caught sleeping with her boss, Derek, who is the husband of her best friend Diana. This entangled foursome of adultery and toxic relationships gets upended when Nick catches a mysterious Fox (voiced by Colman) who promises him the perfect wife in exchange for freedom. Nick accepts the Fox’s proposal but soon gets more than he bargained for. A devilish folktale made with remarkable animatronic puppetry for the titular Fox and Magpie (Sam Neill). Note: This film is Unclassified 18+. People under the age of 18 will not be permitted into the film. Attendees may be asked for ID for proof of age.

An intimate and cinematic portrait of one of Australia’s most enduring and enigmatic artists that peels back five decades of fame to reveal the dualities that have defined her life and the new revelations that have remained untold until now.

An offbeat Aussie crowd pleaser following the world’s greatest whistling competition, from the eccentric competitors to passionate devotees, as egos clash and notes soar. Unsurprisingly, whistling as a competitive sport attracts an eccentric crowd – among them an anxious New York actress, a fiercely ambitious Spanish competitor, a perpetual runner-up Japanese muso and a piping pop star. Wrangling this multifarious mob, is ‘Whistling Diva’ producer Carole Anne Kaufman, a contentious figure, who’s on a mission to elevate the artform and the competition. Directed by Christopher Nelius, this highly entertaining documentary in the tradition of Best in Show and The Golden Spurtle (MIFF 2025) celebrates persistence and lip-pursing talent as it captures the highs and lows of competitive musical whistling.

Starring Olivia Colman, who’s never afraid to act ridiculous, untethered and batty until things get real... Or, as real as things can get when one’s hubby is an oversize vessel for potpurri. On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman (Colman); single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos. Note: This film is Unclassified 18+. Nobody under the age of 18 will be permitted into the film. Attendees may be asked for ID for proof of age.

Feeling trapped in a world of domesticity, Shirley (Pauline Collins), a housewife from Liverpool, England, needs a change in her life before she has another conversation with the walls. When her friend Jane (Alison Steadman) invites her on a trip to a Greek island, Shirley jumps at the chance. Upon landing, Jane ditches Shirley for a fling, which means Shirley is left to her own devices. Shirley wanders the island, meets a taverna owner (Tom Conti) and begins to find the joy in life again.

It is set in the botanical garden of Marburg, a medieval university town in Germany, and tells three stories connected to a tree over a period of more than 100 years.

Let the good times ROLL! The screening sensation known as The Big Bike Film Night is riding into town with your bike films fix for '26!!! What's it all about??? They’re on a mission- bringing the best cycling short films from around the world together for you. This film fest is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised to delight the two-wheel devotee! Showcasing 2.5 hours of dazzling bike films that have everything a cycle-centric audience could want - action, drama, humour, and plenty of inspiration, they're going to spin your wheels, crank your dial, and ring your bell! These short films are a great reminder of why we love to ride our bike. All celebrate the fun, the adventure, and the joy that cycling enables. So...listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go. Grab your mates, GO ON… grab your bike and come along for the ride!! WIN A TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND* Purchase a ticket to any Australian screening, and thanks to our presenting partner, Ngā Haerenga Great Rides of New Zealand, , you could win a 5-day, all-inclusive Great Rides cycling holiday in New Zealand's South Island for two! Courtesy of Adventure South, the prize includes: Four-night/five-day trip on the best trails across in the South Island's Central Otago region. Standard bike hire included (e-bike upgrade available at additional cost). T’s and C’s apply*. Up to NZ $2000 worth of trans-Tasman flights flying from a major port (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, or Perth) to Queenstown return. You must keep proof of your ticket purchase in the event you are drawn as the winner — one entry per person. ATTENDEE’S COMMENTS: "Inspiring | Breathtaking | Heartwarming | Quirky | Bonkers | Funny as F##k“ “The Big Bike Film Night is always a wonderful, eclectic, wacky mix of films and I love it!” “If you haven’t experienced the cinematic excellence of The Big Bike Film Night – then YOU MUST!!!”

A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.

Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX® film screens for the first time and opens in cinemas everywhere on July 16, 2026. The Odyssey stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron. The Odyssey is produced by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan for their company, Syncopy. The executive producer is Thomas Hayslip.

The toys are back and this time, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voice of Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?