The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2018

A festival showcasing the very best Australian, Music, Art, Environmental, Investigative Journalism, Foodie documentaries direct from SXSW, Hot Docs, Cannes, Tribeca, Doc NYC, Sundance.

2nd July - 14th July 2018

Events

Past events

Binge Watch Howler

Howler Art Space, Sun 9 Jul 2017
Focus Australia Short Documentary

Howler Art Space, Sun 9 Jul 2017
Generation Start Up

Howler Art Space, Sun 9 Jul 2017
Placebo Alt Russia + The Road Movie

Howler Art Space, Sun 9 Jul 2017
Gateway Bug, Tunnel Vision, Meal Tickets, Cinema Travellers

Cinema Nova, Sun 9 Jul 2017
Film Hawk + Jewel Catch One

LongPlay, Tue 11 Jul 2017
Miss Kiets Children, Migrant Dreams, & 5 Days on Lesvos

LongPlay, Thu 13 Jul 2017
25 Tracks + Seven Women, Art Bastard / Max Gimblett

LongPlay, Sat 15 Jul 2017
International Perspectives – Short Documentary Session 1

LongPlay, Mon 10 Jul 2017
Jewel's Catch One

LongPlay, Tue 11 Jul 2017
Miss Kiets Children

LongPlay, Thu 13 Jul 2017
One Big Home / Complicit

LongPlay, Fri 14 Jul 2017
Seven Women in Nepal + 25 Tracks

LongPlay, Sat 15 Jul 2017
Art Bastard / Max Gimblett: Original Mind

LongPlay, Sun 16 Jul 2017
God Knows Where I Am

LongPlay, Sun 16 Jul 2017
The Bentley Effect

Cinema Nova, Sat 15 Jul 2017
The Gateway Bug

Cinema Nova, Sun 16 Jul 2017
Meal Tickets

Cinema Nova, Sun 16 Jul 2017
Opening Night: Film Buff

Cinema Nova, Fri 6 Jul 2018
Geopolitics

Music and Effects, Sat 7 Jul 2018
Short Documentary Session #1

Howler Art Space, Sun 8 Jul 2018
EDM Docs

Howler, Sun 8 Jul 2018
Sports/Australian Short Docs

Loop Project Space & Bar, Tue 10 Jul 2018
True Crime/Health and Wellness

Loop Project Space & Bar, Thu 12 Jul 2018
Social Justice

The Backlot Studios, Sat 14 Jul 2018
Closing Night Rock Docs

The Backlot Studios, Sat 14 Jul 2018

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Laneway Learning Centre, Sat 15 Jul 2017
Girl Power + Play Your Gender

Howler Art Space, Sun 9 Jul 2017
Northern Disco Lights + Lunar Orbit

Howler Art Space, Sun 9 Jul 2017
China's 3 Dreams + The Bentley Effect + One Heart One Spirit

Cinema Nova, Sat 15 Jul 2017
International Documentaries Session 1 + Session 2

LongPlay, Mon 10 Jul 2017
Ella Breenan Commanding the Table + the Slippers

LongPlay, Wed 12 Jul 2017
One Big Home Complicit + Complicit + Constance On the Edge

LongPlay, Fri 14 Jul 2017
Act of Kindness + God Knows Where I Am

LongPlay, Sun 16 Jul 2017
International Perspectives – Short Documentary Session 2

LongPlay, Mon 10 Jul 2017
Ella Breenan Commanding the Table

LongPlay, Wed 12 Jul 2017
Migrant Dreams + 5 Days On Lesvos

LongPlay, Thu 13 Jul 2017
Constance on the Edge

LongPlay, Fri 14 Jul 2017
Seven Women in Nepal - 25 Tracks

LongPlay, Sat 15 Jul 2017
Act of Kindness

LongPlay, Mon 17 Jul 2017
China's 3 Dreams

Cinema Nova, Sat 15 Jul 2017
One Heart / One Spirit

Cinema Nova, Sat 15 Jul 2017
Tunnel Vision + Secret Matters

Cinema Nova, Sun 16 Jul 2017
The Cinema Travellers

Cinema Nova, Sun 16 Jul 2017
Melbourne Stories #1 + Masterclass

Music and Effects, Sat 7 Jul 2018
Back to the 80's

Music and Effects, Sat 7 Jul 2018
Short Documentary Session #2

Howler, Sun 8 Jul 2018
Videogame and Pop Culture Documentaries

Loop Project Space & Bar, Mon 9 Jul 2018
Animal/Environmental Docs

Loop Project Space & Bar, Wed 11 Jul 2018
Australian Art Documentaries

LongPlay, Fri 13 Jul 2018
Melbourne Stories #2

The Backlot Studios, Sat 14 Jul 2018
Kings of Baxter

The Backlot Studios, Sat 14 Jul 2018

Tours

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Theatre Works

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Crowded Comedy

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Stonnington Symphony Series

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