Welcome

Welcome one and all to the 2025 St Kilda Film Festival! 

This year we’re back in the heart of St Kilda with our central venue being the fabulous St Kilda Town Hall. With two bars, live music, panels, presentations, and Q&As galore, a massive screen and filmmaker’s lounge, it’s going to go frankly nuts!  

On top of that, we also have screenings at the South Melbourne Market which we transform into our own micro-cinema, plus the Victorian Pride Centre and the Astor Theatre. We’re running wild across the precinct.  

We’re also amped to present our massive professional development day – The Big Picture Presented by JMC Academy in South Melbourne on Saturday June 7th. Featuring 45+ talks, panels, workshops, presentations, and screenings and around 80 speakers across the day, it’s a massive opportunity for screen artists to learn and network. This year includes a special series designed for high school students and those completely new to the industry…and it’s all FREE! 

Finally, we received a record number of entries into this year’s event, so our screening program is the biggest to date with a program bursting at the seams across some of the strongest dramas we’ve seen in years, horror, comedy, sci-fi, experimental, animation, VR and other forms for your viewing pleasure. 

I can’t wait to see you there and talk movies! 

Go Freo!