The Animal Liberation Film Festival is a not-for-profit organisation and invites filmmakers worldwide to submit creative, thought-provoking screen experiences that promote animal rights and vegan action. We are committed to nurturing and growing the vegan and animal rights community by providing a platform for the screening of unique, meaningful, and impactful audiovisual stories that inspire change. Through a curated international program, we aim to foster a society where animals are liberated and valued.
In this period of mass animal exploitation, a visionary new wave of animal liberation cinema is urgently needed that challenges the status quo and encourages change. Similar to queer or feminist film festivals, our festival seeks films that explore themes, narratives, and characters that relate to ethical, sociocultural and political issues affecting animals. In other words, we want films that amplify the voices of animals and foster empathy. We are interested in stories that implicitly or explicitly acknowledge power or speciesism, that reimagine human-animal relationships, or that subverts anthropocentric prejudices that favour human interests. We want films to creatively challenge the human gaze in cinema and represent animals as subjects with intrinsic value. We welcome feature-length films, short films, documentaries, short documentaries, animations and experimental films of any genre.
The festival will be held in person at Cinema Nova, Melbourne, on 5 and 6 December 2025. In addition to showcasing the work of filmmakers and emerging talent, the festival will hold:
● Opening Night (with special guest speaker, Peter Singer).
● Opening Night after party (Cinema Nova Bar).
● Filmmaker Q&A and Panel Discussions.
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