THE 2026 FILMS
88 Gone, Directors Tom K Goldie & Lachie Pasfield, Newcastle NSW . Mockumentary
A Forgotten Journey Through Tjoritja, Director Benjamin Yeo, ACT. Experimental drama.
Bad Date, Director Chum Ehelepola,Co-Writers Gipsy Rigatos & Kiana Murphy, Bega Valley NSW. Comedy (Youth)
Writer/Director Jane Fullerton-Smith, Thirroul NSW. Comedy
Director Holly Trenaman , Coledale NSW, animation/comedy
Director Grace Bowman, Armidale NSW. Drama
Director Clare Young, Braidwood, NSW. Documentary
Director Chum Ehelepola, Kalaru NSW. Co-created by Sapphire Coast Acting School students. (Youth) Drama
Directed by Tad Soudeff, Barrack Heights , NSW. Documentary.
Heath Cullen Live at Windsong - The Song Always Remembers. Director/DOP/Editor Andrew Robinson, South Pambula.
Director Kevin Friesen, Hervey Bay, Queensland. Drama
Director Chum Ehelepola, Kalaru NSW. Drama
Co-Directors Jane Gordon and Warren Foster Snr, Tanja and Wallaga Lake, NSW. Drama
Director Nick Bolton, Thirroul NSW. Drama
Director Glenn Hanns, Albion Park NSW. Drama
Director Stanley Cook, Mullumbimby NSW (Youth) Documentary
Director Georgina Haig, Dromana VIC. Drama
Director Michèle Jedlicka, Korrumburra, VIC. Documentary
Director Shaun Foley, Wollongong NSW. Drama
Director Andrew Robinson, South Pambula NSW, Documentary/Music
Director Hadley Perkins, Coorabell, NSW. Drama
Director/Cinematographer David Gallan, Tathra , NSW. Documentary
Co-Directors Tara Carroll and Elise Stanfield, Kingston ,Tasmania. Drama
The Far South Film Festival includes screenings of finalist film entries, Q&A panels with guest film makers, a networking and social event with drinks and food and our Festival Awards Ceremony.
Stay tuned for further information about Opening Night festivities and our 2 Q&A panels with filmmakers and guests.
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Tickets go on sale in June
All sessions can be booked individually, so you can choose to come to one, some or all!
All seats are allocated per session.
BOOK HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/DMMMK
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If you require an accessible space for a wheelchair, or use another mobility device and need an aisle seat,
please email: info@thetwyford.com.au
or call/text 0421 199 910
with your request to ensure availability, or see the box office staff when you arrive.
Please note that mobility devices and prams must not block exit paths – your usher can help you to store items safely and retrieve them for you when you leave the session.
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The Far South Film Festival is held at The Twyford —16 Market St Merimbula.
There will be snacks and drinks available at the Twyford bar. It’s also worth checking out the various local cafés and restaurants for delicious local cuisine.
Refer to the map below: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aJNbn2BPDt5kSwbAA
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Opening Night ~ Friday 14 August at 7pm
The Twyford doors open at 6pm for a complimentary drink & nibbles with a bar available during the evening.
VIPs will be attending to help us kick off the 2026 Far South Film Festival, so come and join in the frivolity!
The festival with begin with a Welcome To Country, and several short films, followed by a Filmmakers Q&A session
Festival Day ~ Saturday 15th August from 10am
A full day of screenings will be held on Saturday starting at 10am, with a selection of films genres, another informative Filmmakers Q&A.
More films screen after a lunch break around 1pm until a dinner break at 5pm before our Festival Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony ~ Saturday 15th August from 6pm
Come and celebrate the winners for Far South Film Festival 2026!
We hand out various awards, ranging from Best Film to Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay an more!
The Twyford bar with be open with drinks and snacks available, while you meet & mingle with the filmmakers and network to your hearts delight!
Remember to cast your vote for your favourite film in the ‘Peoples Choice Award’ by midnight on Saturday! We’ll announce the winner via our social media pages on Sunday.
See full programe below
We look forward to seeing you there!
Come and experience Merimbula!
Opening Night
Friday 14 August
Welcome to Country
Festival Opening with Far South Film Festival Director Mahamati and guests
Opening Night Films :DIFFICULT WOMEN
No Thank You (Drama, Dromana, VIC)
Not BornYesterday (Documentary, Korumburra, VIC)
Cigarette Fingertips (Drama, Gostwyck, NSW)
BIN DAY (Comedy, Thirroul, NSW)
Filmmakers Q&A
Festival Day
Saturday 15 August
All Day Screenings
9am Venue opens
Session 1: 10am-11am
AS IT HAPPENED - Unscripted - Classification - All Ages
My Friend Artemis (Documentary, Youth entry, Mullumbimby, NSW)
Gaga Wakulda (Documentary, Barrack Heights, NSW)
THE CIRCLE: Fire as a Tool for Healing Community & Country (Documentary, Upper Shoalhaven, NSW)
Tallaganda (Documentary, Tathra, NSW)
Saltwater Home (Documentary, South Pambula, NSW)
Session 2: 11:20am-12:35pm
EDGE OF THE FRAME – The Narrative Hour - Classification - All Ages
Dead Zone – (Drama, Youth entry, Tura Beach, NSW)
Prefer Not to Say (Drama, Wollongong, NSW)
Little Jetty (Drama, Kalaru, NSW)
LOST(Drama, Wallaga Lake, NSW)
A Forgotten Journey Through Tjoritja (Drama, Experimental, Canberra, ACT)
MiMic (Drama, Albion Park, NSW)
12:35 LUNCH
Session 3: 1:20pm-2:05pm – FAR SOUTH FILM PREMIERE - Classification - All Ages
Heath Cullen Windsong Live – The Song Always Remembers (Documentary, Music, Barragga Bay, NSW)
Session 4: 2:25-3:25pm – OUR BRIGHT DYSTOPIAN FUTURE - Classification - All Ages
Strange Attractor (Drama, Coorabell, NSW)
LudoVic (Drama, Thirroul, NSW)
88 Gone (Mockumentary, Hunter Valley, NSW)
3:45 Q+A SESSION WITH FILMMAKERS
Session 5: 4:45-5:10 – LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE – Classification – All Ages
Bad Date (Comedy, Youth entry, Tathra, NSW)
Bogan Bird (Animation, Wollongong, NSW)
Hello Reaper (Comedy, Hervey Bay QLD)
Uncaged (Comedy, Kingston, TAS)
5:10 Twyford Café & Bar open - networking with film fans and meet the filmmakers whose films you've been watching.
6:00 AWARDS CEREMONY
6:45 FESTIVAL WRAP
Tickets on sale in June
