2026 North Bellarine Film Festival

Friday, 13 November

Opening Night- 6:00 to 10:00 PM

Music provided by The Little Jazz Band from 6:00 to 7:00 PM

6:00 to 7:00 PM- Drinks and Snacks

Ticket includes appetizers and a complimentary beer, wine or soft drink on arrival. Drinks will also be available for purchase at the bar

Catering by Portarlington's Hello Foody

Feel free to bring your own nibbles as well

Sorry, no BYO alcohol

7:00 to 10:00 PM- The Main Event

Special short film screening

Our Glass

Directed by Georgia Walters

A grandmother grieving a loss, is gradually drawn back into life by the honesty and playful chaos of her two young granddaughters.

Starring Debra Lawrance, Libby Segal, Audrey O'Sullivan and Damian Walshe-Howling

Best Dressed Award

Show us your most creative look and you could win a voucher to attend a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra event in Geelong.

No rules, no limits—just bring your imagination, style, and a touch of festival flair!

Feature film

The Invite

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

Directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.

 

Saturday, 14 November

Short Film Program- 1:00 to 4:00 PM

A selection of the best Australian and international short films.

The films included in this program have not been classified by the Australian Classification Board. Some of the films may contain material that some viewers find disturbing or unsuitable.

Short Film Program

Session 1	Session 2
Undertow (Australia) Directed by Tracie Sullivan	The Poetics of Stone (Iran), Directed by Mohammad Hasani
By the End of the Week (Australia), Directed by Adrián Bautista Villaseñor	The Agreement (Australia), Directed by Jemma Cotter
The Cars, the Crims, the Cop & the Creature (Australia), Directed by Elijah Ormesher	Green Tree Frog (Australia), Directed by Madison Murphy
Fade Out (Australia), Directed by Zafar Abbas	A Framed Memory (Australia), Directed by Bruce Reilly
Canvases (Australia), Directed by Aidan Kirkbright	Oily (Australia), Directed by Olivier Bonenfant
A Girl Called Alice (UK), Directed by Tristan Loraine	Enmeshed, Directed by Corban Bruce
Keith (Australia), Directed by Michael Demarco	Hatch Day (Australia), Directed by Rhylie Pereira
	Huí Jiā (Australia), Directed by Alex Nesic
	A Guide to Dining Out in Nairobi (Nairobi), Directed by Hugh Mitton

Emerging Filmmaker Awards- 6:00 to 10:00 PM

Enjoy the finalists in the NBFFs Emerging Filmmaker and Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Awards and vote for the People's Choice Award

The films included in this program have not been classified by the Australian Classification Board. Some of the films may contain material that some viewers find disturbing or unsuitable.

6:00 to 7:00 PM- Drinks and socializing

Ticket includes a complimentary beer, wine or soft drink on arrival. Drinks will also be available for purchase at the bar

Catering will not be provided in this session

Feel free to bring your own nibbles

Sorry, no BYO alcohol

7:00 to 10:00 PM- screening the finalist films and presentation of awards

Emerging Filmmaker Awards Program

EFA: Emerging Filmmaker Award Finalist/ EDFA: Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award Finalist

Session 1	Session 2
A Gift From Another World, Directed by Cameron Wines (EFA)	Lifetime Movie, Directed by Alexandra Belcher (EFA)
After Party, Directed by Isabelle Broadbent (EFA)	Million Dollar Joey, Directed by Angus Malone (EFA)
Are You There?, Directed by Harrison Yaeger (EFA)	Once a Queen, Directed by Ollie Ivin-Poole (EFA)
Blood & Bone, Directed by Lily Lunder (EFA)	Steam in the Range, Directed by Kailan De Silva (EDFA)
Brainrot, Directed by Nathan Martin (EFA)	Text Me When U Get Home, Directed by Jodhi Jeanmaria Ramsden-Mavric (EDFA)
Cursed Dogs, Directed by Ryu Leon Yamada Nguyen (EFA)	The Immature Age Student, Directed by Gretel Isabelle Papson (EDFA)
Finding Mama, Directed by Zeta H-D (EDFA)	Willowshade, Directed by Joshua McMillan (EFA)

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