Indian Film Festival of Perth Announces Inaugural Edition, Set to Celebrate Indian Cinema in Western Australia from November 12-15
Four-day festival to showcase more than 30 films across Indian and South Asian languages, bringing Indian cinema, filmmakers and audiences together in Perth.
Indian cinema is set to make its mark in Western Australia with the inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, taking place across multiple locations in Perth from 12–15 November 2026.
The festival is the latest expansion of the team behind the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) and Indian Film Festival of Sydney, New South Wales (IFFS NSW), bringing the diversity of Indian and South Asian cinema to audiences in Western Australia.
The announcement was made during Western Australian Premier Hon Roger Cook MLA’s visit to India, where he announced the festival during his keynote address, highlighting the growing cultural and creative ties between India and Western Australia.
The inaugural festival will showcase more than 30 films across Indian and South Asian languages and welcome a select group of celebrated Indian filmmakers to Perth.
Announcing the festival, Western Australian Premier, Hon Roger Cook MLA said, “I am pleased to announce the inaugural Indian Festival of Perth, which will take place across multiple locations in Perth from November 12th to November 15th this year.
The festival will showcase more than 30 films across Indian and South Asian languages. And the inaugural festival will welcome a select group of celebrated Indian Filmmakers who will get to witness Western Australian hospitality and visit Perth Film Studio”.
Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM, who is behind both the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and Indian Film Festival of Sydney, NSW said, “We are incredibly excited to bring Indian cinema to Perth for the very first time. The launch of the Indian Festival of Perth is a natural extension of what we have been building across Melbourne and Sydney, and it is wonderful to now create a platform for audiences in Western Australia to experience the incredible diversity of Indian and South Asian cinema.
Beyond the films, we hope the festival will create meaningful connections between filmmakers, audiences and the wider creative community, and open up new conversations and collaborations between India and Western Australia.”
The launch further strengthens the cultural bridge between India and Australia, with the festival creating a new platform for Indian storytelling in Western Australia and expanding the footprint of Indian cinema across the country.
