2026 Romance Rules Film Festival – Official Selections & Tickets

Join us for the 2026 screening of the Romance Rules Film Festival. We have a great line-up of short films from around the world all about romance – the good, the bad and the ugly!

When: February 26, 2026 @ 7.00 pm

Venue: Black Box Theatre, Up stairs Community Arts Rooms Western Plains Cultural Centre Cnr Wingewarra Street and Gipps Street

A lift is available. Plenty of street parking.

BYO: Drinks & snacks Some films include adult themes, sexual references, low level nudity and occasional coarse language

This event is part of the UNBOXED Creative Sessions, made possible through the support of Dubbo Regional Council.

Romance Rules Film Festival 2026

Romance Rules Film Festival 2026

$10.00

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Official selections

Congratulations to the official selections which will be screened on the night:

‘BEFORE THE DAWN’, Ukraine, dir Alexander Denysenko

‘FREE SPIRITS’, Italy, dir Fabius de Vivo

‘Book Cute’, United States, dir Emily Claibourne, Hilary Williams

‘Would You Rather I Was Dead?  A Stop Motion Comedy’, dir Laura Lewis-Barr

‘Will You ..?’, United States, dir Justin Bruce Lee

‘A Fish & A Bird’, dir Deanna Moorehead

‘Don’t Look Back’, Australia, dir Jay De Leon Lagman, Emiko Seita

‘One Moment’, United States, dir Aiden Hurley

‘No Fury’, Australia, dir Leon Braun

‘I Know You Saw it Too’, United States, dir John Balian

‘One Moment’, United States, dir Aiden Hurley

‘Apple Pie’, Canada, dir Sean Thrawn O’Neil

‘Eye for an Eye ‘, Taiwan, dir Oscar Tu

‘ISTANTI’, Italy, dir Tommaso Barba

‘Siddharta – In the Sky’, Slovenia, dir Ven Jemersic