Environmental Film Festival '26

Melbourne’s premiere showcase of environmental cinema returns for 2026, screening 25 films from around the world, with 17 premieres and 4 special events.

Environmental Film Festival '26 promises to bring power, hope, beauty and awe, with this year's theme asking ‘Who Cares?’ and a rousing reminder that pessimism is for lightweights.

Expect stories of communities taking daring stands against unbeatable odds, eye-opening reflections on the power of care and kindness, intimate accounts of responsibility, grief, conservation and custodianship, and heart-tugging animations to remind us of our interconnection with flora, fauna and the more-than-human world.

Families are encouraged to join the annual festival litterpick and the special "Future Cares" community event at Trocadero Projects in Footscray.

Presented by Environmental Films Australia, a volunteer-run not-for-profit that’s been part of the city’s arts landscape since 2010, the EFF26 program includes feature documentaries, shorts, experimental cine-art, talks, events and, of course, the annual festival litter-pick.

Join us at Palace Kino, Trocadero Projects, Champagne Video Bar and Queen Victoria Women’s Centre.

• Sun 25 Oct: Gardens of Fez, Ea [Champagne Video Bar]

• Tue 27 Oct: Is It A Crime to Care?: Valve Turners screening and panel [Palace Kino]

• Wed 28 Oct: People, Power, Protection shorts [Palace Kino]

• Thu 29 Oct: Lost For Words [Palace Kino]

• Tue 3 Nov: We Don't Care About The Cup: Festival Family Litterpick [Footscray]

• Fri 6 Nov: The Future Cares community event, with 7 Seasons [Trocadero Projects]

• Sat 7 Nov: The Unfixing, More Than Human shorts, We EFF'ing Care: Closing Celebration [Queen Victoria Women's Centre]

• Sun 8 Not: Enviro Film Club - Self-Care Edition: The Day After Tomorrow [Champagne Video Bar]