Revelation Film Festival
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2026 is on its way! July 8-19th, 2026
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is a cracking 11-day celebration of cinema, showcasing over 200 international films and represents Western Australia's largest - and only - international film festival. With hundreds of submissions from the four corners of the globe, Revelation embraces diverse audiences, has a reputation as a fierce advocate for adventurous independent cinema and Australian screen culture. Since 2020, it has commissioned and produced more than 25 short (and award winning) documentaries and VR works and since then has invested more than $350,000 in local independent screen production. In 2016, the festival launched its own streaming service - RevStream - which now houses more than 200 feature, short and documentary films and delivers to audiences and industry year-round. Aside from that, we just love movies.
One of our favourite things is back for 2026 - the Life in Pictures Filmmaking competition.
Filmmakers of all ages and skill levels across Western Australia are encouraged to submit films up to three minutes in length that explore themes around positive ageing in the community or the topic of ageism.
Ageism is is about stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination directed towards people based on their age, and this initiative is about changing those perspectives and challenging those assumptions
Entries are now open February and are open until Friday 19 June 2026 for filmmakers in the following categories:
17 years old or under;
18-59 years old; and
60 years old and over.
We'll also be running a number of free filmmaking workshops around Perth, so follow the link to register.
Life in Pictures is proudly supported by the Western Australian Department of Communities.
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