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The biggest films of the Festival return for one week only.

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Please note: Flexipasses can not be redeemed for these out-of-festival screenings.

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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
An AI future seems inevitable. Oscar winner Daniel Roher (Navalny, SFF 2022) and Charlie Tyrell break open all the promise and perils in this illuminating doc. Sundance 2026.
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All Of A Sudden
The first dual winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, this sprawling, emotional epic by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, SFF 2021) stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto as two women who form a life-altering friendship.
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The Cycle of Love
The heart-warming story of a Delhi street artist's attempt to cycle from India to Sweden to reunite with the love of his life, from Oscar-winner Orlando von Einsiedel.
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The Dreamed Adventure
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes. Valeska Grisebach's (Western) crime drama is a mysterious and intoxicating journey following a woman on a mission in the rough Bulgarian borderlands.
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Everybody to Kenmure Street
This Sundance award winner captures the dawn immigration raid that sparked an unprecedented community uprising in Glasgow. Featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie.
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The Fox
Jai Courtney and Emily Browning star alongside Olivia Colman as a talking fox and Sam Neill as a magpie in this absurdly comic Australian folktale from Dario Russo (Danger 5). SXSW 2026.
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The History of Concrete
A hysterical debut and instant classic from the genius behind How To with John Wilson. An unexpected meditation on politics, celebrity, religion and urbanism. Sundance 2026.
La Bola Negra
Winner, Best Director, Cannes. This stirring, decades-spanning exploration of queer desire in Spain is one of the most exuberant, sensual and dazzling films of the year, featuring Penelope Cruz, Glenn Close and Julio Torres.
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Minotaur
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes. The much-anticipated new film by Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev is a brave, taut and explosive thriller that brilliantly melds the personal and the political.
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On the Road
A smouldering romance ignites between two Mexican drug dealers while evading cartels and the law in this gay-love thriller. Venice Queer Lion Winner, produced by Diego Luna.
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Silenced
This post #MeToo documentary reveals how defamation laws are weaponised to silence survivors. Featuring human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Amber Heard and Brittany Higgins.
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Silent Friend
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux star in the wondrous latest from Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul, Sydney Film Prize 2017), following three era-spanning stories connected by a tree.
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Whistle
An offbeat Aussie crowd pleaser following the world’s greatest whistling competition, from the eccentric competitors to passionate devotees, as egos clash and notes soar. Toronto 2025.
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The World of Love
Praised by Bong Joon-ho, this acutely observed, critically acclaimed Korean festival and theatrical hit follows a teen girl whose bright exterior hides a difficult past.
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