Melbourne Women in Film Festival

The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) is an exciting, volunteer-run festival that aims to inspire and empower established and emerging women and gender diverse screen practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider Moana region through the celebration of their work and artistry. MWFF exhibits screen work from collaborative teams of women and gender diverse practitioners working in all facets of screen production to help redress the gender imbalance on and behind the screen.

Since launching in 2017, MWFF has delivered nine festivals to date, engaging audiences in Melbourne venues and online with dynamic and inclusive screen experiences. Our program includes feature and short screenings, panel discussions, workshops, education programs, a critics lab, and other industry events.

2026 marks the festival’s 10th anniversary, which will highlight and celebrate our region’s talent through an expanded program across five days in collaboration with presenting partner, ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image). This festival will continue MWFF’s ongoing commitment to presenting the diversity of women’s and gender diverse screen storytelling and perspectives on the big screen, supporting and advocating for the career development of young and early career filmmakers in the screen industries and cultural landscape.

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