A quartet of evocative short documentary films. 

When Earth explodes, lone space trucker Andriy thinks he's the last human alive, until a mysterious message sparks a cosmic quest for connection.

Amid the roar of the 1978 World Cup final, a darker game unfolds in a brutal, Fulci-inspired horror.

Now remastered into 4K.

From body horror maestro David Cronenberg comes his most personal film yet.

A fever-dream of surreal beauty and psychological unraveling that defies convention and dazzles the senses.

Six short dramas about family, loss, kinship, and place that speak to the human in us all.

A gloriously entertaining queer, sci-fi, animated, comedy, musical epic!

A groundbreaking, ever-changing portrait of musical visionary Brian Eno.

A selection of inspired genre and post-genre shorts destined to make your skin crawl and your heart jump.

From Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), this anime cult treasure resurfaces in a luminous 4K restoration.

A bold, genre-blending post-apocalyptic musical set in an underground bunker decades after global collapse.

A quiet, lyrical triumph, Smell of Burnt Milk traces the slow rhythms of rural life through three generations of women.

A hip, hallucinogenic plunge into vinyl-fueled madness, where cults, cassettes, and body horror collide.

A24's Ari Aster's incendiary modern parable .

An experimental documentary of the Beatles drawing on many hours of home movie and newsreel footage.

Blending sci-fi, fantasy, crime, and drama, Toyoda Toshiaki’s genre-bending epic is destined for cult classic status.

A selection of animated shorts that explore the possibilities of the form.

Photographer Shelby Lee Adams captures the fading soul of Appalachian life through his lens.

Fly-on-the-wall-style filmmaking embeds the viewer with independent Russian journalists and activists.

Micro Budget proves you don’t need talent to chase a Hollywood dream, just delusion and a camera.

Exit Medea envisions the Greek myth of Medea as a horror road movie.

A powerful, poetic portrait of literary icon Edna O’Brien.

One of Wim Wenders' most poignant early works, now beautifully restored for a new generation.

MetOpera25: Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia

A dying man is drawn into a deadly criminal world in this cult classic from Wim Wenders.

A haunting meta-documentary that deconstructs the true crime genre.

From the uncanny valley to the vastness of space, a presentation of exciting, thoughtful and funny science fiction shorts.

A raw and intimate portrait of James Bidgood, the visionary artist behind the cult classic Pink Narcissus.

This outrageously vulgar Norwegian animated musical comedy is like if Trey Parker and Matt Stone made Inside Out.

A heartfelt, toe-tapping tribute to Mic and Jim Conway, brothers in life and music.

Errol Morris' examination of America’s family separation policy is a haunting exposé of systemic cruelty and the power of documentary to confront it.

Pavements redefines the rock doc through Alex Ross Perry’s wildly ambitious dive into myth, music, and meta-fiction.

A powerful portrait of 2-Tone icon Pauline Black.

Straight from Cinecittà, the finest short films from Italy for 2025.

A collage of post-communist Romanian adverts that transforms into a poetic, satirical reflection on identity, ideology, and consumer culture.

Celebrate the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in this intimate heart-to-heart, with the world’s greatest ambassador of compassion

Two long-short films exploring art and creativity in very different ways.

Five WA films that focus on human stories, on the challenges of life and the possibilities of change.

A new collection of audio, audio-visual and photographic stories documenting the stories of ten Western Australian women

An absorbing examination of the potentials for knowledge and AGI. 

Two strangers are trapped together during a bizarre epidemic in this stylish and audacious body horror.

Akira Kurosawa's samurai epic demands to be seen on the big screen.

Five WA films that focus on connections, sometimes real, sometimes distant, sometimes imagined and sometimes fleeting. 

Nearly four decades on, Shame remains a gripping and courageous Australian classic.

An eerie, poetic descent into sisterhood and the dark spaces between fantasy and truth.

An intimate, genre-defying portrait of a visionary who rewired art, identity, and the boundaries of being.

Stelarc: Suspending Disbelief is a fascinating deep dive into five decades of radical performance.

Marking its 40th anniversary, the award-winning Fran is a landmark of Australian cinema starring Noni Hazlehurst.

The rom-com is officially back, with this charming story of a doctor who brings his white boyfriend home to his Indian family.

Whet your appetites for this culinary delight

A soulful, essential portrait of a trailblazing blues legend.

A neon-soaked, punk-fuelled thrill ride through the wilds of contemporary Australia.

A powerful NAIDOC Week showcase of visionary First Nations storytellers.

Narrated by Iggy Pop, this wild and eye-opening documentary traces the birth of Spain’s provocative Clasificada S cinema.

An awe-inspiring journey through science, storytelling, and the cosmos, following NASA engineer and sci-fi author Gentry Lee.

Traces the bond between a Welsh schoolteacher and the young man who would become cinematic legend Richard Burton.

This intimate portrait of Marlon Williams follows his creative and cultural journey over four years.

Five high profile fans dissect the cultural carnage of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in Chain Reactions, screened alongside the original film.

Blurring the line between reality and imagination, A Grand Mockery is a dreamlike, Super 8-shot triumph.

A tender, queer coming-of-age story set over one night in Guadalajara, The Last First Time explores desire, identity, and first love.

A lyrical, genre-blending celebration of love, memory, and connection.

A personal essay about the USA, viewed through the life and work Henry Fonda.

With a special introduction by Exhibition on Screen, producer Phil Grabsky.

Join us for an exciting selection of short films in a nod to WA's talented emerging filmmakers.

Marking its 80th anniversary, Rossellini’s Rome, Open City remains a raw, riveting triumph of neo-realism.

The essential films of Jim Jarmusch.

Tim Robinson masters cringe in this hysterically funny comedy.

Chronicling the life and trials of the world's first celebrity actress, Sarah Bernhardt.

A must-see film for fans of truffles, Italy and cute dogs.

A double dose of grit and grime: crime turns bloody in Reservoir Dogs, and downright biblical in Se7en.

Roger Waters, founding member and creative force behind the legendary Pink Floyd, brings to the screen his live show

Based on Niall Williams' best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it?

A riveting historical drama exploring the final reckoning of Norway’s most infamous traitor.

A gripping and emotional thriller about a father’s desperate journey into war-torn Syria to save his radicalised son.

Love is messy in this Finnish dramedy about the complexities of modern love.

A neurologist’s life unravels after a critical medical error in this gripping psychological drama.

Based on the extraordinary true story of resistance hero Gunnar Sønsteby, Number 24 is a gripping WWII espionage thriller.

From acclaimed director Klaus Härö comes this gripping and poignant WWII drama about one man’s courageous stand against Nazi collaboration in Finland.

An emotionally charged coming-of-age that follows two best friends on a dream Eurotrip turned reckoning.

This boozy black comedy from Finland follows two sisters, one wedding, and a very drinkable disaster.

Irredeemable garbage or an avant garde, postmodern comedy masterpiece?

A tender Faroese drama about family and the fight to preserve a fading way of life on a remote island that one man still calls home.

A surprise visit from a long-lost uncle turns a young teacher’s orderly life upside down.

A life-altering event reshapes a fractured marriage into an unexpected new beginning.

A gripping heist thriller based on Denmark’s biggest-ever robbery.

An offbeat coming-of-age tale about a teen whose fantasy of her origins is upended, sending her on a journey of self-discovery.

Join us for a fearless and filthy celebration of bad taste and the bizarre with this John Waters double.

A cantankerous widower's world is upended by an eccentric artist, in this warmly funny tale of later-in-life love.

Follows a family reshaped by sudden loss, as they journey through the Icelandic highlands in search of meaning.

An evocative drama-thriller from the acclaimed director François Ozon

A warm and quietly powerful tale of friendship, identity, and acceptance, set in a remote Icelandic fishing village.

Real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Alison Brie play a couple put to the ultimate test in a slickly and sickly made thriller.

Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a 150-pound Great Dane named Bing!

A thrilling exploration of the often-cynical world of art dealing and collecting.

Cat lovers rejoice! CatVideoFest is back.

Celebrating twenty-five years of Josef Fares' warm, sweet romantic comedy about culture shock in Scandanavia.

The Spaghetti Western Masterpiece that catapulted Clint Eastwood to stardom.

Deep Snow. Bold Lines. Fresh Mountain Stories.

One of the greatest mockumentaries of all time returns to the big screen!

A truly inspiring film that emphasises the importance of youth advocacy and empowering students to believe in their ability to drive change.

Winner of Best Nordic Film at the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival.

Two moving portraits by Wim Wenders, that capture identity and displacement.

A struggling orchestra's last-ditch bid for survival spirals into chaos in this razor-sharp Icelandic comedy.

The extraordinary true story of a working-class boy destined for greatness and the teacher who saw it first.

Tom Hiddleston stars in this majestic Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan.

A Cyberpunk Anime double blurring the lines between humans and technology.

CHOPPER. Meet Australia's Best-Selling Author

A24 & Ari Aster's incendiary modern parable.

Lace up for RunNation's 11th edition!

Two times the sword, wit, and swagger: Kurosawa’s sharp-tongued ronin slices through corruption in Yojimbo and Sanjuro.

All’s fair when love is war in this reimagining of 1989's The War of the Roses, starring Olivia Colman and from the writer of The Favourite.

Carey Mulligan shines in this offbeat comedy about a washed-up folk duo, an eccentric millionaire, and one wildly awkward reunion gig.

Margaret Qualley stars as a no-nonsense PI in this stylish, Sapphic whodunnit.

From the creators of The Naked Gun, a hilarious spoof of Elvis and war movies starring a young Val Kilmer!

This buzzy documentary from Cannes about a lost Caravaggio is structured like a thriller.

Ang Lee’s audacious smash hit returns to the big screen!

A fearless black comedy that traces one woman’s path through trauma with wit, warmth, and emotional precision.

Godzilla roars onto screen in this mega monster double!

The best fly fishing films from around the world

A sparky, rollicking surprising comedy on the pleasures and perils of open relationships from Cannes.

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s.

This double is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Celebrating extraordinary women and their thrilling adventures!

Be spirited away into the world of Miyazaki with this whimsical Ghibli Double.

A new play from Australia's own Suzie Miller and the team behind Prima Facie

Sex, murder, alligators, Bill Murray in a neck brace - this swampy neo-noir erotic thriller has it all!

Say it. Out loud. Say it - TWILIGHT DOUBLE!

Mikhail Gorbachev and Lou Reed appear as guests in Wim Wenders' follow up to Wings of Desire.

Get lost in the neon-lit chaos of 1980s NYC with this double dose of mistaken identities, downtown oddballs, and late-night misadventures.

This Jodorowsky double expands the limits of cinema and your consciousness!

Body horror meets mind control in this visceral double bill where flesh mutates, reality fractures, and paranoia reigns supreme.

Co-written by series creator Wes Craven, Dream Warriors is the Inception of Nightmare on Elm Street movies.

Tom Cruise stars in Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling, emotional epic of chance, regret, and cosmic coincidence.

A wild ride through Satoshi Kon’s imagination, from the gritty streets of Tokyo to the surreal landscapes of dreams.

20 Years Paddling Film Festival 2025 World Tour

Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder..

Two Cornetto classics: zombie chaos and small-town secrets unfold with bloody hilarious consequences in this double bill from Edgar Wright.

Two Cornetto classics: zombie chaos and small-town secrets unfold with bloody hilarious consequences in this double bill from Edgar Wright.

What are ye doing in my swamp?!

Celebrating the global climbing community.

Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron's cyberpunk thriller starring Ralph Fiennes.

Omar Sharif and Julie Christie make a very handsome couple in this sweepingly romantic love story for the ages.

Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with two timeless tales of wit, romance, and social intrigue.

Two Studio Ghibli adventures that soar from mystical forests to floating islands, blending breathtaking fantasy with timeless heart.

The sequel to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, this new wave rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza features songs written by Richard O’Brien.

High-stakes holiday mayhem!

The incredible story of Britains greatest landscape artists and their fierce rivalry.

Created in close collaboration with world experts and those who knew her.