Backcountry Film Festival 2025

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 festival features 13 films over 2 and a half hours and will be re-screening at Wolf of the Willows in Mordialloc on the evening of Thursday 24 July, 2025.

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 24 July
Venue: Wolf of the Willows
Address: 39 De Havilland Rd Mordialloc VIC 3195

6:00pm: Doors open
7:30pm: Films start
8:45pm: 15 minute intermission
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.