Dome Under Film Festival 2025 Submissions

The Dome Under Film Festival is back in 2025! The Melbourne Planetarium is pleased to invite you to participate in the Dome Under Film Festival, the only Fulldome Film Festival in Australia. The festival will take place at the Melbourne Planetarium on Friday 31 January to Sunday 2 February 2025.

The three-day film festival will be a celebration of the fulldome film format and it will promote the medium to a wider audience. The festival is independent and open to contributions from all around the world.

Tickets

Will go on sale 09 December 2024

The Dome Under Festival is the only fulldome festival in Australia. It will showcase recent fulldome productions from around the world to an audience comprising planetarium professionals, fulldome filmmakers and the public. This festival will be a celebration of the fulldome film format and it will promote the medium to a wider audience. The festival is independent and open to contributions from all around the world.

Filmmakers, producers and distributors may apply to present full-length feature shows or short films (including student works) All films entered into the festival must have been completed on or after January 1, 2023. All films will be curated and nominated for screening at the festival. A Pre-selection Committee will determine which films will be screened at the festival and included into the Festival Competition. An independent Festival Jury will then award the following prizes:

- - Best Astronomy Film
  - Best Children’s Film
  - Best Narrative Film
  - Best Experimental Film
  - Best Short Film

Key Dates	Details
Monday 28 October	Submission Open
Friday 22 November	Submissions Close
Monday 09 December	Program announced / tickets go on sale
Sunday 12 January	Deadline to receive all films
31 January to 2 February	Dome Under Fulldome Festival