Programmer Kate Jinx looks back on her trip to the Croisette (croissant in tow) in May, featuring rundowns of the festival’s main competition, the Un Certain Regard strand, and the Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight sections.

We speak to John Angus Stewart and Max Coles – director and producer of the Crumpler-commissioned video series ‘Life Zone’, which will screen at MIFF 2023 – about atmosphere, ‘hunting’ moments, and capturing the mood and mystique of Japan.

In the lead-up to the theatrical release of the MIFF Premiere Fund–supported Sweet As, we speak to director Jub Clerc about authenticity, working with talented actors and listening to Country.

We speak to Critics Campus alumni Aimee Knight (2016 cohort), Conor Bateman (2015 cohort) and Claire Cao (2019 cohort) about where their professional paths have led since their participation in MIFF’s incubator program for emerging critics.

We speak to Critics Campus alumni Michael Sun (2019 cohort), Isabella Trimboli (2019 cohort) and David Heslin (2015 cohort) about where their professional paths have led since their participation in MIFF’s incubator program for emerging critics.

Artistic Director Al Cossar reports from MIFF HQ about Cannes, big programming decisions, key festival dates and other MIFF news.

Program Manager Mia Falstein-Rush regales us with her travels across the Big Apple – from the Film Forum and the Film at Lincoln Center, to Metrograph and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Han Nhi Ngo, Jasmine Lane and Emile Feik to deliberate on which title from the 2023 MIFF Schools program they deem the best.

Program Manager Mia Falstein-Rush revisits her fantastically frenzied time at SXSW 2023.

Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick muses on the cinematic highlights of Berlinale 2023.