MIFF Blog
Introducing MIFF Ambassador Anna McGahan
On 15/07/2016 at 10:00 am
For MIFF 2016, in addition to our long serving and very loyal Patron Geoffrey Rush, we welcome a new wave of talent to the fold as MIFF Ambassadors. ... So that you can get to know them a little more,...
Spotlight on Documentary Shorts
On 15/07/2016 at 9:00 am
Posted by Jillian Tan, Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) at RMIT University and MIFF 2016 Intern.Storytelling has and always will be a necessary presence in cultures around the world. Since the begi...
OUI OUI: Spotlight on French films
On 13/07/2016 at 7:00 pm
Posted by Kate Masters, Bachelor of Media & Communication (Public Relations) at Deakin University, Master of International Business graduate student at University of Melbourne, and MIFF 2016 Intern. B...
Spotlight on Southeast Asian Shorts
On 13/07/2016 at 4:00 pm
Posted by Jillian Tan, Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) at RMIT University and MIFF 2016 Intern.At the third annual conference of New Southeast Asian Cinemas in 2006, Monash University film profess...
Director Neil Triffett on the MIFF Premiere Fund-suported World Premiere, Emo The Musical
On 13/07/2016 at 10:00 am
One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, EMO the Musical will have its world premiere at this year's festival. Written and directed by Neil Triffet, the film asks what happens when a brooding, mo...
Five Questions for Wendall Thomas
On 07/07/2016 at 5:00 pm
Presented by MIFF 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator, celebrated LA-based developer, writer and lecturer Wendall Thomas, who has written and developed projects for companies including Disney, Warner Brothe...
Five Questions for Adrian Wootton
On 07/07/2016 at 2:00 pm
Presented by MIFF 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator, Adrian Wootton returns exclusively to Melbourne for another series of his acclaimed Illustrated Film Talks, this year focusing on the rich screen legac...
MIFF Films That Have Stayed With You
On 04/07/2016 at 9:00 am
With the MIFF Program launch one day away, we can't wait to start screening films for MIFF 2016 and begin creating our future memories! In anticipation, the MIFF staff and interns have compiled a list...
5 Must-See Election Films To Get You To The Polls
On 29/06/2016 at 10:00 am
Posted by Alice Burgin, MIFF 2016 Critics Campus Coordinator. ... Globally, 2016 seems to have become the year of the election – with Britain voting to leave the EU, Trump and Hilary at odds, and our ...
Getting to know, Louis Theroux
On 29/06/2016 at 9:00 am
Posted by Richard Stephens, Bachelor of Media and Communications at Swinburne University and MIFF 2016 intern. ... Louis Theroux is a name synonymous in the art of the documentary. His dulcet, comfort...
Tribute to Paul Cox
On 21/06/2016 at 5:00 pm
The film and artistic community mourns the loss of Paul Cox, aged 76. Paul was a vital voice in Australian filmmaking over the last 40+ years – his films were always intimate and humanist. Paul was al...
Down the Rabbit Hole – A Documentary Experience
On 16/06/2016 at 9:00 am
Posted by Bianca Went, University of Melbourne, Screen & Cultural Studies, School of Culture and Communication, Graduate Student and MIFF 2016 intern. ... The documentary format has been experiencing ...
Time Travel Films To Get You In The Mood
On 15/06/2016 at 8:00 am
If you can't wait for the time-travelling mind-bender The Death and Life of Otto Bloom screening as the MIFF 2016 Opening Night Gala, then now is the perfect time to re-visit classic time travel title...
Art That Stays With You
On 08/06/2016 at 10:00 am
This year's ace campaign art (above) comes to us courtesy of internationally renowned illustrator Adrian Johnson. A reductionist at heart, Adrian is known for his economical, highly crafted work that ...
Aesthetically Pleasing Nightmares
On 07/06/2016 at 11:48 am
Posted by Bianca Went, University of Melbourne, Screen & Cultural Studies, School of Culture and Communication, Graduate Student and MIFF 2016 intern. ... Art has always had a fascination with the fut...
MIFF 2016 – It's Our 65th MIFF!
On 31/05/2016 at 1:07 pm
... The 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival will be our 65th one (although it's only been 64 years – it's like the whole millennium vs the year 2000 thing all over again, and thinking too hard ...
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