Melbourne International Film Festival 2026
Films receiving their Victorian Premiere Screenings at the MIFF 2025, 6-23 August.
From master director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Elena, Loveless), MINOTAUR follows the emotional and moral collapse of a Russian businessman under the strain of personal and political crises.
Widely heralded as the major discovery of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Marine Atlan’s stunning debut feature follows a class of French high school students on a life-changing excursion to Pompeii.
The multi-talented Félix de Givry makes his hugely accomplished directorial debut with this tender and moving romantic fable following the unlikely love story between two lonely teenagers.
Featuring an extraordinary ensemble cast led by Isabelle Huppert, the absorbing new drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Past) follows a struggling author whose search for inspiration leads her into dangerous territory.