About Melbourne WebFest

AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL WEB SERIES FESTIVAL

Melbourne WebFest is Australia’s international web series festival. MWF was the fourth festival of its kind in the world, and remains the biggest celebration of web series in Australia. The festival honours innovative digital creators, cast and crew, presenting over 25 + awards to entrants and has featured series from over 20 countries since conception. 

In 2022, Melbourne WebFest will acknowledge the work of audio storytelling as part of its’ Official Selection. Selected projects will be showcased on the Festival’s website and/or in person for the duration of the festival.

Melbourne WebFest was founded in 2013 to celebrate web series as an emerging and entrepreneurial medium within the screen ecology, a disruptive and innovative way to engage audiences, and a burgeoning career platform for creators. Today, digital series creators continue to drive the storytelling revolution, as web-based platforms and networks are becoming the norm for audiences in consuming content.  

Melbourne WebFest provides a space for professional development that nurtures emerging artists, early-mid careers as well as established screen producers. We additionally present and represent a diversity that is often overlooked in mainstream media. We promote accessible content and create opportunities for new and established artists to showcase their work, to grow creatively and commercially, and we curate a program for the general public to experience the best new works and ideas in the digital series space. 

Over the course of the four day interactive festival, Melbourne WebFest holds industry panels, development workshops, keynotes, web series screenings, networking opportunities, and a pitching competition.