Environmental Film Festival is back, running 16-23 October and celebrating our 15th year by returning to the cinema where we first started, Palace Kino!
Enjoy Australia's premier environmental cinema showcase, with features, shorts, documentaries, cine-art, talks, community activities and more. This year's theme is 'Environment Is Everywhere', exploring ideas of urban living, nature and beyond, with the best eco-cinema from around the world.
Traversing the city, with screenings at Palace Kino, Trocadero Projects and Wildflower Video Bar, the program spans Indigenous stories of power and activism, local reflections on landscape, breathtaking tales of the city and living environments, and inspiring intergenerational ideas that might just save the planet.
Our program always goes beyond the screen, with impactful talks and opportunities to connect, and this year is no different. With filmmaker panels, receptions and a special community action event, audiences can come together, meet changemakers, and keep the conversation going. Plus, at the centre of the fest, we’ll be commemorating our 15th Birthday, with a special Anniversary Party.
In this time of climate crises, reconsider the world around you through a series of incredible films and events, and marvel at how Environment Is Everywhere.
Environmental Film Festival 2025 is presented by Environmental Films Australia, in association with Monash University and supported by Dr Bronner's.
PROGRAM
Thu 16 Oct
Documerica, Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink, plus panel and Opening Night Reception | Palace Kino, CBD
Fri 17 Oct
METABOLISM, an APHEDA Gaza Appeal Fundraiser screening | Trocadero Projects, Footscray
Sat 18 Oct
People, Place & Planet shorts, plus filmmaker panel | Palace Kino, CBD
These Sacred Hills, plus Original Power shorts and talk | Palace Kino, CBD
The World According To My Dad | Palace Kino, CBD
EFA's 15th Anniversary Party | Bobbie Peels, North Melbourne
Sun 19 Oct
Elwood Beach Clean up with '3184 Beach Patrol' | Elwood
Thu 23 Oct
No More History Without Us | Wildflower Video Bar, Fitzroy North
EFA After Dark shorts | Wildflower Video Bar, Fitzroy North