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MIFF Schools

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MIFF Schools returns in 2025 as part of the festival’s 73rd edition. The program presents high-quality, diverse films in languages including French, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian, German and English, and aligns with several Victorian Curriculum learning areas and capabilities.

In-cinema tickets cost $15 per student and are free for teachers. Screenings will be held during the festival period (7–24 August), and will be complemented with free Professional Learning webinars delivered by MIFF’s film-analysis expert, Dr Josh Nelson (available closer to the festival).

Find out more about MIFF Schools here, and sign up to the MIFF Schools mailing list to keep up with news about the program.

 

A Story About Fire

China (2025, dir. Li Wenyu) – 85 mins
In this evocative animation based on an ancient Chinese myth, a cowardly monkey musters the courage to discover the secret of all warmth.

Greetings From Mars

Germany (2024, dir. Sarah Winkenstette) – 84 mins
Is there life on Mars? One young lad with autism wants to find out … if he can only conquer four weeks at his grandparents’ place in the country first.

Happyend

Japan, Singapore, USA (2024, dir. Neo Sora) – 113 mins
In a dystopian landscape where technology is used to curb civil liberties, a group of teenagers struggle to maintain long-held friendships.

I Saw a King

Italy (2024, dir. Giorgia Farina) – 95 mins
When an exiled Ethiopian prince is imprisoned at his grand family home, a young daydreamer awakens to the reality of fascist Italy.

Looking for Alibrandi (4K Restoration)

Australia (2000, dir. Kate Woods) – 103 mins
An award-winning, generation-defining Australian coming-of-age story is restored in tomato-rich 4k for its 25th anniversary.

Maya, Give Me a Title

France (2024, dir. Michel Gondry) – 61 mins
Michel Gondry returns to his roots with this wildly creative animated omnibus, assembling surreal two-dimensional adventures to entertain his young daughter.

Spreadsheet Champions

Australia (2025, dir. Kristina Kraskov) – 86 mins
Six young people from around the globe channel their dreams into a competition with a difference: a test of their elite mastery of Microsoft Excel.

Têtes Brûlées

Belgium (2025, dir. Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama) – 86 mins
A young girl wrestles with her Tunisian heritage as she grieves the loss of her beloved adult brother.