What we’re about
Filmonik Melbourne is an inclusive open-screen short film night in the CBD. Filmmakers can register in advance to secure a spot or show up unannounced with their new film on a USB key ready for an engaged and open audience. Film lovers looking for a fresh, exciting viewing experience will find it at Filmonik Melbourne. Films are creative and raw, filmmakers are social and accessible and booze is flowing. Our monthly events are a great opportunity to find new cast and crew and collaborate on short films. At our 2017 Filmonik Kabaret event more than 20 films have been produced and screened in 2 weekends. In 2021 it's 36 films completed and screened + 16 super shorts, and a feature film shot. You can re-capture and use that creative energy at each Filmonik regular event each month.
Filmonik is part of the worldwide Kino network of filmmaking. The name Filmonik is composed of "Film" and "Kino" but inverted.
Upcoming events
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- A$15.00
Filmonik Meetup and screening #123
Eclipse Cinema, 32 Wellington Street, Collingwood, AUFilmonik Melbourne is a filmmaking group with monthly open-screen screenings. We usually give December a pass but this year we thought the gap between early Nov to end of Jan would be too long, so we'll be having a special 123rd screening at Eclipse Cinema on Tuesday December 16 from 6pm to 8pm. It's our usual mix of immediate, spontaneous, crafty, fun, inventive and weird short films but this time in the comfort of brand-new Eclipse Cinema. You should expect comedies, a bit of drama, animation maybe, there's generally one suspense/thriller, one music video, some fun trash, horror or documentary. Enjoy the films, enjoy the networking, recruit for your next short film, hang out.
Admission $15 (inc. fees). Capped to 54 tickets so please get yours in advance.
Tickets at the door if still available ($15+Square fees)
FILMS UNRATED (18+ by default). Content may offend.TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 at Eclipse Cinema 32 Wellington Street, Collingwood.
This is an accessible venue, DDA-compliant.
6pm start. Please arrive in advance so we can start at 6:15pm at the latest. Eclipse is Licensed to serve a range of quality wines & craft beers and has home made Choc Tops, popcorn or sweets.FILMMAKERS: Our open-screens get pretty popular these days so the best practice is submitting in advance at filmonik.com.au/submit-your-film or info@filmonik.com.au so we can reserve you a spot. For this one it's a little different, the film lineup will be locked in advance early December and films will played on DCP. We won't accept any film on the night. Deadline to submit Dec 1st. Please also note that we want to celebrate excellence in Direction of Photography with this screening and your sound mix will need to be tight enough. Send your film, we'll try to make it work but spots are limited and you may be bumped to a screening in 2026 instead. A quick QA with the host follows each film. Organize your own premiere with us or run a cheeky pre-premiere of your festival film. Guidelines here: filmonik.com.au/how-to-screen.
Filmonik is part of the worldwide Kino movement active in 30+ countries around the world.4 attendees - A$50.00
Filmonik Kino-Kabaret 2026 — A 72-hour filmmaking challenge
Balam Balam Place, 15 Phoenix St, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056, Brunswick, AUThe Filmonik Kino-Kabaret is our yearly all-you-can-film buffet of spontaneous creativity, where participants collaborate on as many short films as they can, in a shared production hub called the Kinolab, at Balam Balam Place in Brunswick. This 72+hour jam-session of filmmaking is followed by the premiere screening party of all short films that have been produced. It's fun, it's epic, it's chaotic, it's challenging, you meet heaps of new people and get attached on-the-spot to many productions just by hanging out in the hub. We're fiercely non-competitive so it's a celebration of films of all styles and scope, not a competition with creative restrictions. No teams set are to be set in advance, and writers and directors come to the Friday production meeting with a script ready to go or can improvise all weekend with the other participants. The magic should happen with the cast and crew participating and present in the hub. Short films can get written, shot and edited all in and around the hub. It's not a requirement but it's how you can learn more, challenge yourself, get help when you need it, and hop on anyone else's project to try something new.
Check out the 2025 Kino-Kabaret recap video for the vibes and venue
https://youtu.be/w0TJ4iObWsU?si=QAm2Gbxs1HRHrJ9gRegistration
Tickets at https://events.humanitix.com/filmonik-kino-kabaret-2026-a-72-hour-filmmaking-challenge
One ticket is for Directors for a spot in the screening for a film under 5 minutes and the other ticket for all other participants: cast, crew and any other film artisan participating in as many projects as they can.
Every ticket includes:
- Access to our collaborative space and studio at Balam Balam Place from the evening of Friday March 27 to Monday March 30 (Balam Balam Place opening hours apply).
- Entry to the Tuesday March 31 premiere short film screening at Howler.Facebook group for participants’ requests and offers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2036175089855571Big Kino-Kabaret survival guide for all additional information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eO4q12A_5FuBwG7Zs1LRpDvRRe_38_HdDaU-niRhgw/edit?usp=sharing5 attendees
Past events
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