Backcountry Film Festival 2026

The Backcountry Film Festival is a winter institution in Melbourne, screening each year since 2011. The program is put together by Winter Wildlands Alliance, and celebrates the power and spirit of humans in winter. The 2025-26 winter season is the 21st anniversary of the Backcountry Film Festival! This year showcases a dynamic lineup of short documentaries and ski films that transport audiences straight to the heart of winter. Adventure, love, travel, ski culture, ice, pain, friendship, and DEEP POWDER—you’ll find it all as the festival brings these powerful stories to towns around the world.

Wolf of the Willows in Mordialloc will be re-screening a selection of films from the main festival on the evening of Thursday 16 July, 2026 - Ticket details below.

Not an MSC Member yet? Sign up now for the event discount and you go into the draw for some great prizes during the MSC Membership Drive alongside a range of special offer from our supporters.

Date: Thursday 16 July 2026
Venue: Wolf of the Willows
Address: 39 De Havilland Rd Mordialloc VIC 3195

5:00pm: Doors open
7:30pm: Films start
10:00pm: Films finish
10.30pm: Event ends

Wolf of the Willows kitchen will be serving meals and bar serving drinks. No allocated seating, so get in early to reserve your spot.

All funds raised after costs will be used to support Friends of the Earth forest campaign in the Victorian high country and Mountain Safety Collective’s backcountry reporting service.