BFF Merch Now Available
See our range of merchandise at venues and on our website featuring the amazing artwork of Aretha Brown, this year’s festival artist.
See our range of Merch here
Volunteer with BFF
Join us behind the scenes at Birrarangga Film Festival Thursday 23 March – Tuesday 28 March, 2023.
This year BFF features films, forum, panels and events across five venues: ACMI, Classic Cinemas, Lido, the Victorian Pride Centre and the Capitol Theatre.
We’re looking for volunteers to help out during the event to usher audiences into cinemas, answer questions at the information booth, assist with stage management, bump in and out, and help survey attendees.
Fill out the form to express your interest.
Happy Valentine’s Day: Connect with your BFF
These BFF2023 films are perfect for a date night with your buddy, best-friend or babe.
Stellar
A love story from Anishinaabe filmmaker, Darlene Naponse. As a meteorite catastrophically changes the planet, a star-crossed couple sets off cosmic events and transcend the traumas of this world to find a path to a new one.
Wildhood
In this coming-of-age film, Link and his brother Travis flee their abusive father and embark on a journey to find their birth mother. Along the way, Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
Every Day in Kaimuki
Charismatic Naz has spent his life in tranquil O’ahu, Hawaiʻi, skateboarding and hosting a nightly radio show. When his girlfriend, Sloane, nabs the chance to move to bustling New York, Naz begins preparing for their big move, planning every detail down to his cat’s absurd flight plan.
Tickets on sale from February 23, 2023. Explore the program.
Image: Stellar
Birrarangga Film Festival features program announced today
BFF returns to Naarm, March 23-28, 2023
We’re back bigger and better with more than 20 feature length narrative and documentary films screening. Look forward to an inspiring and powerful collection of stories from First Nations filmmakers screening at ACMI, Lido, Classic, Victorian Pride Centre and opening night at the iconic Capitol Theatre.
Tickets on sale from February 23, 2023. Explore the program.
'Ferguson Rises' Screening and Panel
Our screening of ‘Ferguson Rises’ is coming up this Sunday! We are excited to share this huge announcement of the panelist and moderator joining for the event! Click on the article to read more!
BIRRARANGGA Film Festival is Now Accepting Donations
BIRRARANGGA Film Festival is a not-for-profit public company that has DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status and is on ROCO (Register of Cultural Organisations). All donations made over $2 are fully tax deductible. Your generous donations will help to maintain the operation of Victoria's first and Australia's only Indigenous led film festival.
Short Films at BIRRARANGGA Film Festival
We would like to tell you all about our fantastic shorts packages, featuring a diverse range of short films.
