Melbourne International Film Festival 2026
Films receiving their Victorian Premiere Screenings at the MIFF 2025, 6-23 August.
Renowned writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's majestic new historical thriller fuses samurai spectacle with whodunnit intrigue, as a samurai lord is drawn into a series of shadowy murders within his own castle walls in feudal Japan.
Resounding well-received at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight 2026, Kōhei Kadowaki's ravishing anime follows two boys whose inseparable childhood friendship is shattered by a single careless moment - one that changes the course of their lives.
The powerful new drama from master director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Elena, Loveless) follows the emotional and moral collapse of a Russian businessman under the strain of personal and political upheaval.
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.
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.
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.