Win a double pass to the screening of your choice at the Melbourne International Film Festival
MIFF is one of the world's oldest film festivals, sitting up there with the likes of Cannes and Berlin – and 2025 marks an impressive 73 years of bringing artistic cinema to Melbourne. Screenings are taking place all over the city, from retro joints like the Capitol and the Forum to beloved spots like Cinema Nova and the Astor Theatre.
The Headliners program is where you'll find all the hot, buzzy films from the festival circuit. Choose whatever tickles your fancy: Jafar Panahi's It Was Just An Accident, which is fresh off winning the coveted Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival; Kristen Stewart's directorial debut The Chronology of Water, a poetic adaptation of writer Lidia Yuknavitch's visceral 2011 memoir; The Mastermind by film auteur Kelly Reichardt, starring Josh O'Connor in a profound exploration of American masculinity; or Twinless, a dark queer comedy starring Dylan O'Brien.
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