OUr mission
Our mission is to showcase cinema that reveals the struggle of animals in a human dominated world.
We seek to encourage creative, thought-provoking screen experiences that promote animal rights and vegan action.
We are committed to nurturing and growing the vegan and animal rights filmmaking community by providing a platform for the screening of unique, meaningful, and impactful stories that drive change.
Through the power of film, we aim to foster a society where animals are liberated and valued.
Established in 2024, the Animal Liberation Film Festival is an independent, registered charity and not-for-profit
Dr Gonzalo Villanueva is the Founder and President of the Animal Liberation Film Festival. He is the author of A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015. Dr Villanueva teaches political science at the University of Melbourne.
Dr Gonzalo Villanueva
Meet the board
Dr. Tara Lomax is Vice-President of the Animal Liberation Film Festival. She is a screen media researcher specialising in contemporary cinema and has written on animals in film. She leads the postgraduate screen studies program at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. She has also been on the jury for the Dark Nights Film Fest.
DR TARA LOMAX
Emma Håkansson is the founding director of Collective Fashion Justice. She is the author of Sub-Human, Total Ethics Fashion, and How Veganism Can Save Us. Her first short film, Willow and Claude, won international awards.
Emma Håkansson
Dr. Nick Pendergast teaches sociology at the University of Melbourne. He has published extensively on the animal advocacy movements in Australia and the United States. Dr. Pendergast is also a co-host of Freedom of Species, a long-running program on 3CR Radical Radio
Dr Nick Pendergast
Lauren is passionate about animal rights and social justice. Utilising her professional skills as a practising bookkeeper and her background in community organisation governance, Lauren is the Secretary and Treasurer of ALFF Inc.
Lauren Cameron
