See you in 2026 for our

10th anniversary!

congratulations to our 2025 award winners

Best Short Film
Presented by OneHouse Productions

LǍo Lao LǍo Le
Julie Zhu

Best NEXT GEN Short Film
Presented by COLLARTS & BLACKMAGIC DESIGN

LUCKY PEACH
GRACE TAN

Best VICTORIAN Short Film
Presented by WIFT VICTORIA

THE MEANINGLESS DAYDREAMS OF AUGIE AND CELESTE
PERNELL MARSDEN

Best VICTORIAN NEXT GEN Short Film
Presented by WIFT VICTORIA

TABBEH
SARAH GHASSALI

CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Presented by MWFF CRITICS LAB

WHILE WE STILL HAVE TIME
AVA GRIMSHAW-HALL

Catch up on our critics lab

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An Interview with Waroonrat (Palmmy) Thanaboonsrikoon, creator of VOID (2024)
An Interview with Waroonrat (Palmmy) Thanaboonsrikoon, creator of VOID (2024)

Eina Tubadeza interviews Waroonrat (Palmmy) Thanaboonsrikoon for the MWFF Critics Lab

T Blockers: The Trans Experience vs the Formula
T Blockers: The Trans Experience vs the Formula

Eina Tubadeza reviews T Blockers for the MWFF Critics Lab.

Grafted
Grafted

Michelle Huang reviews Grafted for the MWFF Critics Lab.

Clever Titles, Podcasts, and (Grand)Parents: Interview with Julie Zhu (Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le, 2023)
Clever Titles, Podcasts, and (Grand)Parents: Interview with Julie Zhu (Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le, 2023)

MWFF Critics Lab’s Michelle Huang interviewed Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le writer-director Julie Zhu.

Audrey
Audrey

Amelia Leonard reviews Audrey for MWFF Critics Lab.

We Were Dangerous
We Were Dangerous

Olivia Jones reviews MWFF Opening Night film We Were Dangerous.

MWFF Critics Lab 2025: Capsule Reviews
MWFF Critics Lab 2025: Capsule Reviews

The first writing assignment in the MWFF Critics Lab is the capsule review challenge.

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MWFF Critics Lab 2025

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