Antenna Documentary Film Festival

16/04/2026

12th PERSIAN FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA STARTS TODAY! In its 12th edition, Persian Film Festival Australia returns with a program drawn directly from the living reality of Iranian and Persian-speaking cinema. Films made under pressure, in defiance, and with the purpose of resilience.

The 12th PFFA opens with Cutting Through Rocks, an Oscar-nominated documentary about the first Iranian woman elected as a rural village councilwoman, and closes with Sunshine Express, a debut allegorical thriller exposing the mechanics of authoritarian complicity through a sinister fake game show with a full programme of features and short films competing for the Golden Gazelle Award in between.

Explore the full programme at www.persianfilmfestival.com.

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

🍋🥂 A big thank you to Clean Collective for supporting this year’s Antenna Documentary Film Festival and keeping our festival guests refreshed!

Known for their premium premix drinks made with natural ingredients and no sugar, Clean Collective was the perfect companion for long summer nights of great documentaries and conversations.

We’re grateful for partners who help make the festival experience possible.

19/02/2026

Our Encore weekend is capped off by our second and FINAL screening of the latest documentary from legendary director Werner Herzog!

In 'Ghost Elephants', Herzog continues his career-spanning inquiry into human obsession and dreams, following conservationist Steve Boyes into the Highland plateau of Angola in search of a legendary, undiscovered species of African Elephant. 🐘

Playing this Sunday, February 22nd at 2:30PM

Tickets are available at antennafestival.org 🎟️

17/02/2026

We were lucky enough to have Director Igor Bezinovic drop in via a pre-recorded video message to accept his award for Best Feature in this year's Antenna Official Competition, after it had already taken out the 2026 European Film Award for Best Documentary Feature.

We're delighted to announce an encore screening of this multi-award winning film on Saturday, February 21st, 1:45pm.

This is your last chance to see the film our jury called:

"An unexpected and unlikely romp through a highly disturbing moment in 20th century Europe…. executes this utterly original and bizarre film with absolute precision."

Don't believe is? You can read what our audiences had to say about it too!

Tickets available at antennafestival.org 🎟️

16/02/2026

Directors Mariel Thomas and Akhim Dev creatively and sensitively capture the life and struggles of Dr Jeni Haynes and her fight for justice, alongside the 2500 alternate personalities she shares her mind and body with as a result of her Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Emphatically and emotionally received by audience's across its two SOLD OUT sessions at Antenna 2026, we are delighted to be hosting a third and FINAL screening of this incredible Australian film, this weekend

Tickets are available at antennafestival.org 🎟️

16/02/2026

Now that our official competition has wrapped up, we're excited to announce the winners of our:

🏆 Feature Competition & Special Jury Prize
📤 Audience Choice Award
🎞️ Australian Short Documentary Award

We'd like to congratulate all the filmmakers, thank our feature and short Juries for their tireless work this gear, and thank YOU, the audience, for watching and voting in our Audience Choice award.
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Didn't get a chance to catch some of these award winning films? Well luckily we're hosting a series of encore screenings next weekend, including:

- Australian Shorts | 7PM FRI 20 FEB
- Fiume o Morte! | 2PM SAT 21 FEB
- We Are Jeni | 6:30PM SAT 21 FEB

Find all the booking details at antennafestival.org 🎟️

15/02/2026

Viewers of Sentient were some of the most vocally supportive advocates of both the film and its cause across the whole of the festival.

After quickly selling out twice over, we're delighted to announce a third and FINAL screening of this incredible expose.

Where:
When: Saturday February 21st, 4:00pm

Tickets are available at antennafestival.org 🎟️

15/02/2026

Our 2026 shorts program left you asking for more, so we organised a second and FINAL chance to see these incredible, esoteric Australian films at .

When: Friday September 20th at 7:00pm.

Tickets are limited, grab them at antenna festival.org 🎟️

15/02/2026

As we kick off our last official day on Antenna 2026, let's take a look back at what was an incredibly memorable week:

1) Kasimir Burgess and Morgan Wright in conversation with .r.speranza for their film

2) Our unforgettable Kirsten Johnson 'Cameraperson' screening and post-session Q&A

3) Legendary Australian director Gillian Armstrong in conversation with for our annual Doctalk Program.

4) Kirsten Johnson in action again, this time for DocTalk.

5) Sundance winner and Antenna alumni Brett Story in remote conversation for DocTalk

6) Director of 'The Colleano Heart' and Yaegl woman Pauline Clague in conversation after a screening of her latest feature.

There are still a heap of sessions running today and , plus our Encore screenings next weekend! Hope to see you there 👋