No Time for Quiet – Q&A with directors Hylton Shaw & Samantha Dinning
No Time for Quiet directors Hylton Shaw & Samantha Dinning discuss making their film with an all-female cast and crew, the benefits of music for people living with mental illness and the importance of representation.
By MIFF Staff | 07 Jul 2019
A Family – Q&A with director Jayden Stevens
The feature-film debut from MIFF Accelerator Lab alumus Jayden Stevens, A Family is an offbeat comedy about a lonely man who hires actors to play his parents, brother and sister. We caught up with Stevens for a chat about shooting a film in a language you don't speak and creating a showcase of the bizarre and the unfamiliar.
MIFF Staff
06 Jul 2019
Measure for Measure - Q&A with director Paul Ireland
Following the critically acclaimed Pawno, director Paul Ireland moves from Footscray to Prahran’s commission flats for this contemporary re-interpretation of Shakespeare. MIFF caught up with Ireland to chat about adapting the Bard, casting the city of Melbourne as a character, gangster stories and love stories.
MIFF Staff
05 Jul 2019
Adrian Wootton Talks Musical Legends Q+A
Presented by MIFF 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator Lab, Adrian Wootton OBE returns exclusively to Melbourne for another series of his acclaimed Illustrated Film Talks, this year focusing on musical movie legends Sammy Davis Jr, Barbra Streisand, David Bowie and Marilyn Monroe. Wootton will recount these unique stars’ enthralling life stories and career highs, accompanied by swathes of film clips and images from their personal and professional histories.
04 Jul 2019
MIFF CHAIR CLAIRE DOBBIN AM WINS 2019 JILL ROBB AWARD
On 5 April, MIFF Chair Claire Dobbin AM was recognised with the 2019 Jill Robb Award for outstanding leadership, achievement and service to the screen industry.
Melanie
29 Apr 2019
Ask a Programmer
Curious about the submission process? Want to know what the MIFF programming team is looking for? We've gone straight to the source and collated the most commonly asked queries directed to our programming team about the MIFF submission process.
Melanie
01 Apr 2019
Berlinale Report
MIFF Artistic Director, Al Cossar, shares an insider's view of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.
Claire
18 Feb 2019
Sundance Report
MIFF Programmer, Thomas Caldwell, tells us what he saw, who he saw and what he thought in a round up of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Claire
05 Feb 2019
MIFF Artistic Director Welcome
MIFF’s Artistic Director, Al. Cossar shares his vision for the 2019 Festival.
Shelley King
01 Oct 2018
TIFF Report by MIFF’s Artistic Director, Al. Cossar
MIFF’s Artistic Director, Al. Cossar shares his insights and highlights from TIFF 2018.
Kim
24 Sep 2018
Woman Under the Influence: An Interview with Alia Shawkat
2018 Critics Campus participant Sam Harris spoke to Alia Shawkat about autobiographical art, the influence of John Cassavetes in her work, and future projects.
Critics Luke
21 Aug 2018
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