Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), AFL, and VicScreen have announced that following a triumphant first round, Footy Shorts will return in 2026.
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), AFL, and VicScreen have announced that following a triumphant first round, Footy Shorts will return in 2026.
Filming is now underway on the new SBS drama series The Airport Chaplain in Melbourne.
Gunai/Kurnai, Gunditjmara, and Monero filmmaker and screenwriter Kynan Clarke shares his passion for telling Indigenous stories on screen.
Following the historic signing of Victoria’s Statewide Treaty with First Peoples in November 2025, a new documentary initiative is set to amplify First Peoples voices and stories. Sovereign Shorts will give Victorian-based First Peoples screen storytellers the chance to make short documentaries that explores Treaty as a lived experience, capturing what this historic event means for individuals and communities.
If you’re looking for indoor screen activities on those hot summer days, VicScreen has you sorted. Check out our quintessential list of Victorian-made films, TV and games for your must-watch-and-play list over the break.
As Victoria’s digital games sector continues to create internationally acclaimed games, the Victorian Government, through VicScreen is partnering with one of our most successful homegrown games studios to level up the state’s digital games industry and support the next generation, through a new investment fund and co-working space and industry hub.
As 2025 comes to an end, savour the moment by looking back at the bold and inspiring films, TV shows, games and events that were produced and presented right here in Victoria to international acclaim.
Highly regarded finance, risk, and audit professional Anne Jackson has been appointed to the VicScreen Board.
ABC, Screen Australia, VicScreen and Screen Tasmania are thrilled to announce a brand new six-part comedy series Ground Up starring the widely loved Sam Pang.
International action thriller Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, is set to film in Melbourne this month — bringing a major boost to Victoria’s screen sector.
Victoria has a long, proud and terrifying history of producing some of the best horror films— and horror filmmakers — Australia has ever seen. From telekinetic, murderous coma patients to haunted nursing homes, we’ve collated a list of the most disturbing and influential Victorian-made horror films.
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) invigorates the city each year, bringing together the biggest and boldest voices in South Asian cinema to meet local fans and industry. We asked some of the guests about their thoughts on Melbourne.