Maker & Smith are delighted to present the 2026 edition of the Makers’ Film Festival (MFF26) at Midland Junction Arts Centre.

Join us as we launch the International Lacemakers Conference with this short film festival showcasing craft – makers, making and materials selected from a worldwide call out.

The final set of films includes a wide variety of genres as well as craft practices and materials from fashion to bell-making, embroidered stop animation to ceramics, knitting, ai and green technologies, to name a few.

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Sun 20 Sep | 3:15pm (no late entry)

Doors/Bar open at 2:30pm (gallery open from 11am)

$10 | $5 MAC Inc. Members and Lace Conference Delegates | Suitable for 18yrs+

The 2026 edition of the MFF features twelve films, eleven countries, one obsession: making with our hands.

The 70-minute program includes a 20-minute interval and features:

The Sweater Curse | Miki Wain, Dale Morey, Emma Scartaccini, Chloe Christensen, Jordan Galeles, Chaya Kaufman, Katarina Knehans | Knitting

Bound to the Martuwarra | Benjamin Loaring, Jody Loaring | Fibre Weaving

Portrait of Lee | Bruce Hunt | Fashion

The Head Master | Lucas Veuve, Aimee Cheung | Lions Heads

Bollywood Badmashes Go Bush | Sultana Shamshi, Susie Vickery | Embroidered Stop Motion Animation

Constructing Change | Alex Riches, Rachel Close, Su Hauck, Becc Higgin, Avery Barnett-Dacey, Eden Nugent | Construction

Intermission

Lost Harmonies | Sima Gonsai | Bell-Making

Finding You | Valerie Schönjahn | Ceramics

The Carers of Everything | Fleur Schell, Steven Alyian, Ballardong Nyungar Elder Tracey de Grussa | Sculpture, Sand Art, Illustration

Sam Gold | Sam Gold | Ceramics

Delivering Solar Dryers to Nairai Island: Supporting Weaving Livelihoods | Rob Rickman/RAW Fiji & Creative7Fiji, Melaia Sewasewa | Weaving

A Song You Can’t Write No More | Steve Lane, Darcy Shilton | Sculpture

Banner Image: Bollywood Badmashes Go Bush (still). Filmmaker: Susie Vickery & Sultana Shamshi

The Makers’ Film Festival is produced by Maker&Smith in Western Australia.

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