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10 years after they last terrorized young women, the killer bikini vampire girls are back!

Made in 1992 for the White Gloves Film Festival in Melbourne, Operation Camerahead parodies the lengths the incoming State Government of Jeff Kennett will go to to raise funds to pay off the inherited public debt from the previous Cain-Kerner Labour Government.

This short film brings together the artworks and stories of 6 leading artists and choristers: Judith Pungarta Inkamala and Anita Mbitjana Ratara of Hermannsburg Potters alongside Marjorie Nungarrayi Williams, N. Donald, Betty Conway and Lizzie Jako of Tangentyere Artists. ‘Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling’ charts the international legacy, inter generational impact, and joy of the Hermannsburg Choir and subsequent iterations; Ntaria Ladies Choir and the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir.

A young couple out playing Mini-golf begin to be tormented by the evil spirit of the golf course after one of them cheats on the scorecard.

The inner lives of sad, meek, bored and despondent office workers unravel during a late-night staff meeting. Narrated by Lee Lin Chin, Working Late is a black comedy combining live-action performances with miniature sets. Captured in a single locked-off shot, the film utilises digital zooms to offer unique perspectives of a singular event.

Independent film maker J.D Sebastian sets out to document the life of someone who influences culture at a grass roots level. And that someone is the misanthropic b-movie webmaster Buddha Wilson. To strike a balance Sebastian also talks with Buddha's polar opposite webmaster rival Leon Brown.

Two brothers kill time in a series of ambiguous vignettes that create a mood both playful and unnerving, taking us through the looking glass of middle-class Australia.

This short animation follows a cartoonist named Gus, who above all else in his life, desperately wants to work with a big-name studio owned by the Wolf. Packed with bright funny visuals and life-like dialogue, this picture takes the audience on a journey of self-discovery and pain. It’s a story that brings light to the true power of art, as it explores where meaning in life can be derived from. Or really… it’s a silly cartoon.

The debut stand-up special from Dave Warneke. Recorded live at Humdinger Studios, January 17, 2025

An RMIT graduate short film by Andrew Onorato

A confused interviewee is tormented by his two potential bosses to his breaking point

This is Celia's first new stand up hour since 2018 and a lot has happened in her life, including making a quiche for the first time and also a baby. Come and have a catch up with Celia. She's got a lot to tell you.

Shot as a series of stunning vignettes across three countries, Polish-Australian artist Kuba Dorabialski’s extraordinary film conjures the mystique and mysticism of the former Soviet Union. A champion ski jumper collides with ball lightning. Witches conduct wartime sabotage. Ecstatic dance resurrects a revolutionary leader. While party apparatchiks promoted socialism as a technologically advanced, ‘scientific’ project, Dorabialski uncovers a world in thrall to everyday magic and miracles. Narrated in a fictional pan-Slavic language with absurdist flair, Connections of the Sticks transports us to the Eastern Bloc as it lives on in retro-futurist fantasies, diasporic nostalgia and half-remembered family legends.

A short film about one man who dared to be different.

An actor discovers his identity and look has been stolen and replicated by AI.

Just before Easter 2001, a semi-trailer loaded with 40,000 bottles of beer crashed into the Tweed River on the out skirts of the northern New South Wales town of Murwillumbah (known as "Murbah" to the locals). With salvage crews ordered to clear the crash zone for the busy Easter traffic, the locals undertook their own salvage operation, making it their best Easter ever. Murbah Swamp Beer is a documentary about an event that could only happen in Australia. It captures the spirit of a small, country town as its citizens discover that beer definitely tastes better when it's free.

Short animation by Wendy Chandler.

Meet Plumpin! A character from the minds of Ivan Dixon and the team at Studio Showoff. This animated short film premiered at Pictoplasma 2025 and went on to screen at multiple festivals worldwide. It won Best Australian Animation at MIAF. It was scored by ‪Felix Colgrave‬ and animated by ‪Studio Showoff‬

An evil property developer buys cursed land to develop an expensive high-rise building.

Suraj Kolarkar brings his critically-acclaimed hour, “Que Suraj Suraj,” to the prestigious Comedy Store Sydney after touring this show across Australia. With sharp observational wit and a warm stage presence, Suraj captivates his audience with this punchy, finely honed hour of gags that tackle themes such as relationships, moving to the west at a formative age, recognizing one’s own limitations, moral relativism and ice cream obsessions.

Molti, Spotzl, Eigi and Pichla fall into the hands of a serial killer. Only their fans can save them.

Two down-on-their-luck employees of an unsuccessful pest control service, arrive late to a job at their only paying customer's house, to find themselves replaced by a rival pest controller. Unemployed and angry, the two plot the ultimate revenge.

In the summer of 2018, three kid-friendly American vloggers headed into an Australian national park in search of a mysterious, bigfoot-like creature. They were never seen again. Their footage was thought lost. Until now.

When Doctor Pangea, "the world's deadliest geologist", escapes from prison with plans to destroy Earth as we know it, the city turns to its unlikely champion: 14 year old homeless girl - and kungfu skateboarding superhero - Street Angel! Short film based on the comic of the same name.

Nate and Steve make a new website!!

A man with a predatory nature goes on a tinder date, a sinister plan begins to unravel.

Two children who play cupid to an unlikely older couple: a chorus girl and an unemployed butcher.

A rookie Detective's first case to find a missing fish leads him down a challenging path. With limited funding and few resources he goes against the odds, and against the constant opposition of his superior, but it comes at a price.

A librarian with the ability to explode people into confetti must decide whether to follow her own rules or what she thinks is right.

(To be confirmed)

LIVE AT THE NMI was filmed at the Newham Mechanics Institute, Victoria, Australia.

Two men, sick of being in over their heads, decide to escape their gang. However, their plan to leave will bring them closer than ever to the overarching influence of their boss and his unpleasant associates.

A girl who always found comfort in tomorrow.

Two car thieves/roommates think they are taking part in the usual job: Steal a rich guys car and sell it for profit. However, what should be normal routine turns to chaos when they discover that the car they have been sent to steal is worth hardly anything and has been ordered to be taken as part of a ridiculous personal vendetta regarding a parking space. If that wasn't bad enough, the psychotic owner is not at work as they had been told.

An outback town is prone to mysterious alien abductions, kept secret by the local law. Conspiracy theorist Miles and alcoholic taxi driver Bruce become unlikely protectors of teenager Maisey, when she is return by her alien abductors.

Young Rowan Fernandes is threatened with the harsh punishment of execution after countless years of unprovoked bashing. As his family struggles to solve his complex addiction, he goes through countless attempts of mental correction and rehabilitation.

Dave Thornton is tall, he's pointy and he'll tell you everything that's happening in his life. Laughter is a meal best served in a pair of skinny jeans and a half ironed shirt.

Lawrence Mooney, winner of Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award 2011, invites you to come along on a journey of hilarious Sub-urbanity. Lawrence of Suburbia is a metaphorical camel ride through the spiritual tundra of the suburbs, shining a comic light on where we’ve come from and where we’re headed. It asks the vital question, “What the hell is going on out there?

A young woman in her thirties feels very happy and excited – she has a partner, everything in her life is under control, so now is perfect time to have a baby. Unfortunately, that's not as easy as it sounds...

Three students at an elite high school plan to steal the school exam papers before examinations commence.

Determined to have the perfect birthday, May’s party plans are complicated by kitchen mishaps, family drama, and the arrival of a serial killer.

They're girls... they're vampires... they're killers... and they're in bikinis... and now they have returned!

A man goes drinking with his friend and goes home to his wife.

Following the misadventures of Detective Raymond Deuce on his nightly prowls in the city. A city that has shaped him. A city he hopes to change.

An exquisitely crafted stand-up show from one of the most creative and ludicrous comedians in the scene, an inventive and silly hour that captivates and confuses. Overflowing with creativity, Oliver is a skilled stand up, actor and writer. He also had a life changing juice one time in Sydney.

Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall and Andy Matthews's 2022 Melbourne Comedy Festival Show

Frances and Dorian live through the last few weeks of their dysfunctional relationship.

Court Jester Beatrix has fallen madly in love with her sweet Princess Aria. On the Queen's Jubilee, she has to have her, but how far will she go for love?

A documentary following sham radio host Mia as she spirals in the lead-up to her interview with musician Eli Wan at his house party in Sydney, and the disastrous interview itself

In a bid to extend his adolescence, Gordon convinces his reluctant fiancée to allow his best-friend Jez and himself to live in the house they have just bought in a bachelor pad situation for the year before they get married.

A noble socialite and her butler must concoct a plan to stop her husband's affair with a younger woman.

Two men try to bury a body.

Andy wrestles with the idea of telling his friend Bec how truly feels about her.

In his campaign video, Jack showcases his passion, dedication, and vision for a better school community. With fresh ideas, a commitment to inclusivity, and a genuine desire to make every student’s voice heard, Jack is ready to lead with integrity and enthusiasm. Vote Jack Davidson!

A fisherman and a wildife photographer both want the same fish.

Eager to forge his reputation in crime, Douglas Huffel manipulates a bottle shop robbery by planting his own money inside the store. Instead, the very aspects of crime he fervently avoided begin to catch up with him.

Sydney 1988 - Sally and Robert are hopelessly addicted to jacking Intensity with the "stinger", a device which blasts hyper-heroin straight into the jugular vein. When Intensity supplies dry up, Robert scores from the Burgher Meister and carks it in a public dunny, but not before blabbing about his secret research with Liz and Margaret at the Institute of Brain Research. With the help of super-computer INFORB, Liz and Margaret insert subliminal audio and video triggers into a tape that stimulate opioid peptides in the brain inducing the ultimate high, but its effects are untested. The Burgher Meister and his violent goons go after Sally, Liz and Margaret seeking the tape - meanwhile the CIA hatch Operation Peptide to acquire the tape for their own population control agenda. -charybdias, CG.

Second of 6 animated shorts made for Nickelodeon.

Glenn is a woman on an unwholesome mission, but just how far will she go to conquer the clique – and social media at large?

A comedy special written and performed by comedian Laura Davis. This show was nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2022