On this page Content components The City of Boroondara is delighted to be participating in the 2026 Victorian Seniors Festival this October.We would like to help promote the events and activities you are offering to older adults throughout the month. Submit your Boroondara event Complete the submission form by Monday 17 August 2026.Submit your Victorian Seniors Festival eventWe'll promote events submitted by the due date on our website and in print, from early September.Please noteWe promote events that are:not-for-profit or community-runnear or within Boroondaraoffer value and interest to our community.We do not promote events that:have imageshave a political focusare religious in natureuse inappropriate language or have an inappropriate theme.We appreciate your interest in helping us create a vibrant and inclusive Seniors Festival for the Boroondara community. Boroondara Seniors Film FestivalGet ready for more stories that inspire, challenge and connect us. The Boroondara Seniors Film Festival presents stories from around the world that celebrate the rich diversity of older adults’ lives.BookingsAll screenings are free to attend. Booking is essential.Pick your favourites – bookings are limited to one film per person per day.Bookings open Tuesday 8 September.More information with film screening dates, times and venues will be available in early September. To get updates and booking reminders on the 2026 Boroondara Seniors Film Festival, subscribe to our newsletter. Subscribe to our newsletter2026 line-up Calle MálagaMaría Ángeles is a spirited 79-year-old Spaniard who has spent her life in Tangier’s Spanish quarter. Her world is upended when her daughter returns from Madrid determined to sell the family apartment. To defend her home and the memories it holds, María rises to the challenge and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.A delightful, bittersweet, and deeply human drama that delivers its heartfelt journey with humour and charm.Winner of the Audience Award at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.Language: Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles.What to expectA warm yet emotionally layered drama with themes of resilience in the face of conflict. Some sexual references and nudity.Rated M.Watch the trailer for Calle Málaga. Charlie’s CountyLiving in a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, Charlie (David Gulpilil) is struggling between traditional culture and modern life. Frustrated, he heads into the bush to live the old way, but a hard and confronting journey is ahead of him.This is a wonderful portrayal by David Gulpilil and a confronting look into the damage created through loss of culture. Winner of Un Certain Regard, Best Actor award at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.Language: English and Yolngu Matha with open captions and English subtitles.What to expectA powerful, slow‑burn drama with themes of racism, cultural displacement. Contains some coarse language.Rated M.Watch the trailer for Charlie's Country. The Truffle HuntersThis critically acclaimed documentary is a beautiful, wistful film set deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, where a handful of ageing men hunt for the rare and highly prized white Alba truffle.Offering a fascinating glimpse into two contrasting worlds: the luxury of the high-end truffle trade and the quiet, authentic lives of traditional truffle hunters. Sharing the hunters enduring and moving bond with both their natural world and their loyal dogs, this film captures a vanishing way of life with warmth, intimacy, and respect.Language: Italian with English subtitles.What to expectA thoughtful and visually rich documentary. Contains mild coarse language.Rated M.Watch the trailer for The Truffle Hunters. The Richest Woman In The WorldFew modern scandals have captured the public imagination in France quite like the saga surrounding Liliane Bettencourt, the billionaire heiress to the L’Oréal fortune.Inspired by these events, this captivating drama follows Marianne Farrère, the world’s richest woman, as she develops an intense and unexpected relationship with a Parisian photographer. Their growing bond sparks family tensions, tests her independence and reshapes the lives of those around her.Language: French with English subtitles.What to expectA stylish,character‑driven, black comedy. Contains some sexual references and nudity.Rated M.Watch the trailer for The Richest Woman in the World. Hunt for the WilderpeopleRicky, a rebellious city kid, and his gruff foster uncle Hec, find themselves the subjects of a nationwide manhunt after venturing into the New Zealand bush. Their evasive adventure is a wild and whacky one and through it, their unlikely and difficult partnership grows into a touching bond. With wonderful chemistry between Sam Neill and Julian Dennison, this quirky, heartfelt adventure blends warmth and humour with plenty of laugh out loud moments. Language: English with open captionsWhat to expectA heartwarming and quirky comedy. Contains some coarse language.Rated PG.Watch the trailer for Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Now open for submissionsCelebrate seniors in cinema with the return of the Boroondara Seniors Film Festival – back in local cinemas this October.Entries are now open for short film submissions for the 2026 Boroondara Seniors Film Festival, and we’d love to see your creations.The Boroondara Seniors Film Festival program brings together feature films, complemented by a selection of short films screened before each feature screening. These shorts are drawn from both the broader filmmaking community and submissions received through our festival portal - and submissions are open to everyone. With today’s easy-to-use technology available on phones and tablets, turning your creative idea into a short film has never been more accessible.Selected short films may be included in the official festival program and screened in cinemas this October.Submission guidelines:Films must be under 15 minutes in length (including titles and credits)Enter your film in one of the following categories:Creators under 60: short films featuring an older adult (aged 60+) as a main characterCreators aged 60 and over: short films of any genre or subject.Entries close Friday 7 August.For more information and to submit your film, please visit Boroondara Seniors Film Festival - FilmFreeway.More informationYou can find out more by emailing [email protected] or calling the Active Ageing team on (03) 9278 4777.
