Environmental Films Australia is returning for 2026 with a packed calendar of screenings, community events and world premieres aimed at bringing environmental cinema to wider audiences across Melbourne and beyond.
The program begins this May with the launch of Enviro Film Club, a new monthly screening series taking place at Champagne Video Bar in Fitzroy North from Sunday 24 May. The casual film night has been designed as an accessible entry point into environmental cinema, pairing screenings with community conversation and drinks in an intimate setting.
“The Film Club is a casual get-together, offering a relaxed ‘in’ to a type of cinema that some may find daunting”, says Freyja Gillard, Environmental Films Australia Co-Chair.
“Over the past few years, we’ve really seen a shift towards audiences seeking community and the opportunity to chat after the film. Enviro Film Club has a cosy atmosphere, meaning you don’t have to be a film-afficiado or hugely environmental to come along.”
The first Film Club session will showcase Australian documentary shorts focused on activism and environmental advocacy, including Corals’ Last Stand, Forest Country and Rangerlu tuku pirra ngalypa warrarn.
Forest Country follows activists, conservationists and ecologists documenting the continued destruction of native ecosystems across Victoria despite the official end of native forest logging. Meanwhile, Corals’ Last Stand explores the environmental risks facing Scott Reef through the perspectives of campaigners including Tim Winton and John Butler.
“The Film Club is really exciting for us, as it also allows us to be a little more playful in our programming. Alongside our standard documentaries and award-winning shorts, we’ve also got some films coming up that are a little more out there, including sci-fi, romance and even a few Hollywood-retrospectives!”
Later in the month, Environmental Films Australia will partner with the RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute to present the world premiere of Robert Nugent’s experimental documentary Signatures of Earth at Composite in Brunswick on Friday 29 May, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and Dr Polly Stanton.
More information and tickets are available at Environmental Films Australia
