MIFF 1990

Tait Brady
#39

Festival Program
71 feature films and 127 short films were screened from 8 June to 23 June
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Program in Focus
The 39th Melbourne International Film Festival featured the following sections: documentaries, international features, super 8 and video, retrospectives, international shorts competition, a children's festival and a spotlight on two filmmakers, Bertolucci and Kaurismäki.

Filmmakers in Focus
Bernardo Bertolucci. A retrospective of Bertolucci's work was screened. 
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Filmmakers in Focus
Aki Kaurismäki. A retrospective of Kaurismäki's work was screened. 
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Opening Night Film
A Story of Boys and Girls (Pupi Avati)
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From the Festival Files

Making the Festival

The Melbourne Film Festival began as the idea of a few passionate individuals. A sub-committee, formed from delegates to the 1951 Australian Council of Film Societies film weekend, suggested that a small festival of films in the tourist town of Olinda should be held in 1952. The resulting festival was a testament to the do-it-yourself initiative of the Olinda festival committee. As some 800 festiv …

You Had to Be There

The thrill of the festival happens in a moment. In the shared moments created in being present at the festival, and in sharing experiences with others in the MIFF community. These moments are the instances that set the festival apart from the everyday, that remind us that we live in the present, and that some experiences are just too unique to replicate. … Each year, we return to the festival to …