MIFF Autumn Film Series
MIFF Autumn Film Series
Bunjil Place Studio
17,18 & 19 April 2026
This coming Autumn experience the very best of the Melbourne International Film Festival without leaving the southeast, as MIFF and Bunjil Place proudly present the MIFF Autumn Film Series.
Held over one vibrant weekend, this special showcase highlights a hand-picked selection of standout Australian and international films direct from the festival program.
Across three days, Bunjil Place’s state-of-the-art Studio Cinema will come alive with an engaging mix of screenings, panel conversations, and in-depth Q&As with filmmakers and special guests. With low-cost tickets and a truly first-rate cinematic atmosphere, the MIFF Autumn Film Series offers audiences exceptional value without compromising on quality.
Whether you’re a long-time cinephile or simply curious about the latest in contemporary storytelling, this event provides a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the creativity, ideas and cinematic excellence that define MIFF.
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Friday 17 April, 12.30pm
The Bad Guys 2 (PG)
Friday 17 April, 6.30pm
The President's Cake (M)
Saturday 18 April, 4.30pm
But Also John Clarke (M)
Sunday 19 April, 4.30pm
Journey Home, David Gulpilil (M)
Friday 17 April, 12.30pm
The Bad Guys 2 (PG)
Selling millions of copies, the books in Aussie actor turned author Aaron Blabey’s Bad Guys series are a staple of children’s bedroom shelves around the world. In Bad Guys 2 the felonious critters are back for one last caper – and this time, they’re doing it for the girls. Forced to accept one last job, they embark on a plot to ruin the wedding of evil billionaire Mr. Moon and steal his MoonX rocket mid-launch!
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Friday 17 April, 6.30pm
The President's Cake (M)
Returning to the site of his childhood experiences in Iraq, writer/director Hasan Hadi delivers a distinctive debut feature. Telling a timely tale of life under a dictatorship as seen through the eyes of a child, Hadi’s film draws from neighbouring Iran’s cinematic tradition of symbolic stories led by young protagonists.
Arriving direct from Cannes, where it premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight, The President’s Cake marks the arrival of an impressive new voice.
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Saturday 18 April, 4.30pm
But Also John Clarke (M)
When satirist John Clarke died in 2017, the world mourned an icon. A defining comedic voice who wrote and appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and who – in a beloved double act with Bryan Dawe – skewered political hypocrisy for almost 30 years on current affairs shows, he gave away very little about his own life.
At home, by contrast, he was an open book. In a remarkable series of recorded conversations between John and his daughter, writer/director Lorin Clarke, he traces his steadfast resistance to authority back to his childhood and offers delightful insights into his four decades in the entertainment industry.
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Sunday 19 April, 4.30pm
Journey Home, David Gulpilil (M)
After his passing, legendary Yolngu actor David Gulpilil is brought back to his home country in a continent-traversing commemoration worthy of his transcendent talent.
David Gulpilil was one of Australia’s greatest screen actors, beginning with his first performance in 1971’s Walkabout (1971) and continuing over the next five decades through roles in landmark films including Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) and The Tracker (2002).
After his death in 2021, his body was repatriated from Murray Bridge, South Australia, to be laid to rest in his homeland on Yolngu country.
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