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Melbourne International Film Festival

The Melbourne International Film Festival is one of the most popular events in Melbourne. It is held over three weeks in July and August every year.

Founded in 1952, the film festival is one of the oldest in the world and one of the most popular of the country’s four major film festivals.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2025, MIFF Dates & Ticket Prices

As the name suggests, the Melbourne International Film Festival is all about celebrating international film. The MIFF’s list of events includes showcasing feature films, arthouse films, documentaries and short films. Families will be excited to know that some of these have children’s and family films.

This festival is celebrated throughout the city, with films shown in various venues throughout the CBD. Some more popular venues include the Forum Theatre, the Australian Centre of Performing Arts, the Victorian Arts Centre, the Wheeler Centre, Kino Cinemas, and the Village Roadshow Theatrette.

Tickets can be purchased for individual events/shows, or you can buy a Share Pass that gives you access to 12 shows, a Discovery Pass that gives you access to 6 shows, or a MIFF Passport that gives you access to all shows.

The festival also honours entrants by awarding the event’s best documentaries, fiction and feature films.

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- ACMI Cinemas and MIFF Box Office - Forum Melbourne and MIFF Festival Lounge - Comedy Theatre - Hoyts Melbourne Central - Kino Cinemas, a Palace Cinemas Partner - SpACE@Collins - Regent Theatre - Village Roadshow Theatrette - State Library of Victoria - The Wheeler Centre - Library at the Dock - Melbourne Planetarium - The Astor Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

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