

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: WIFF - Wonthaggi International Film Festival 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am – Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Bass Coast Cultural Venues is proud to present the 2026 Wonthaggi International Film Festival (WIFF), a thoughtfully curated weekend of international cinema at The Union Theatre.

Now in it's 14th year, the 2026 program brings together powerful storytelling from across the globe, spotlighting stories shaped by family ties, responsibility and resilience. Across three days, audiences will hear stories from Korea to Morocco, Iran to France, Italy to New Zealand and beyond, all coming to the Union Theatre in Wonthaggi this April.

View the full program and book tickets here!
👉 https://bccv.net/WIFF2026Program


A Festival Highlight:
Familiar Touch [M] – American
with special guest Rose Capp &amp; post-screening Q&amp;A
Saturday 18 April | 1:30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFFamiliarTouchwithRoseCapp

This screening features a special guest appearance by Rose Capp, acclaimed author of Demystifying Dementia, registered nurse and dementia-care educator.

Rose will introduce the film and host a post-screening Q&amp;A, exploring how dementia is represented on screen and sharing insights from her work in aged care and with Dementia Australia.

This thoughtful conversation promises to be a meaningful highlight of the festival for film lovers, carers, health professionals and community members alike.


📅 WIFF - 2026Wonthaggi International Film Festival
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFF2026Program
📍 The Union Theatre
96 Graham St, Wonthaggi


Featured in this years WIFF program are:

🎬 No Other Choice [M] - Korean
📅 Friday, 17 April | 7:30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFNoOtherChoice


🎬 Calle Málaga [M] - Spanish / Arabic
📅 Saturday, 18 April | 10:30am
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFCalleMalaga


🎬 Familiar Touch [M] - American
with special guest Rose Capp &amp; post-screening Q&amp;A
📅 Saturday, 18 April | 1.30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFFamiliarTouchwithRoseCapp


🎬 Pike River [MA15+] - New Zealand
📅 Saturday, 18 April | 4.30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFPikeRiver


🎬 It Was Just An Accident [M] - Persian / Azerbaijani
📅 Saturday, 18 April | 7.30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFItWasJustAnAccident


🎬 Divertimento [PG] - French
📅 Sunday, 19 April | 10.30am
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFDivertimento


🎬 Signorinella: Little Miss [PG] - Italian
📅 Sunday, 19 April | 1.30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFSignorinella


🎬 Father Mother Sister Brother [CTC] - American / Irish / French
📅 Sunday, 19 April | 4.30pm
🎟️ https://bccv.net/WIFFFatherMotherSisterBrother
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wonthaggi/wiff-wonthaggi-international-film-festival-2026/200029860986905
- **Event Categories**: festivals, entertainment, art, theatre, health-wellness, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://bccv.net/WIFF2026Program?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wonthaggi-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wonthaggi
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Wonthaggi Union Theatre
- **lat**: -38.6082551
- **long**: 145.58836718
- **full address**: Wonthaggi Union Theatre, Wonthaggi, Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Bass Coast Cultural Venues (https://allevents.in/org/bass-coast-cultural-venues/23164771)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am (+10:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wonthaggi Union Theatre, Wonthaggi, Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bass Coast Cultural Venues
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, entertainment, art, theatre, health-wellness, literary-art, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about WIFF - Wonthaggi International Film Festival 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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