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Wendall Thomas Answers Five Questions

Wendall Thomas returns to Melbourne for more of her series unlocking the secrets of screen writing. Ahead of her arrival we asked her a few questions.

Wendall Thomas Q&A

Five questions for celebrated LA-based developer Wendall Thomas, who returns exclusively to Melbourne for more of her popular series unlocking the secrets of film writing.

Five Questions for Wendall Thomas

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 Brothers, Paramount, Universal, Showtime, PBS, A&E and NBC, returns exclusively to Melbourne for more of her popular series unlocking the secrets of film writing with a series of four stand-alone all-day se …

“It’s Really Worth Watching a Whole Range of Cinema”: An Interview with Wendall Thomas

Delivering a series lectures as part of MIFF’s Industry Public Access Events, developer, writer and lecturer Wendall Thomas speaks to 2017 Critics Campus participant Greer Forrester.

MIFF Talks: Disability and Cinema – Beyond Representation

Drawing from disability scholars, activists and filmmakers, this panel considers the various ways people with disabilities are marginalised both on-screen and behind the scenes, to discuss the way forward and to celebrate the accomplishments of trailblazers paving the way for future generations.

MIFF Talks: Telling Other People’s Stories

A panel of critics and filmmakers discuss if there are certain stories that cannot – or should not – be told, except by artists of a particular race, gender or lived experience.

MIFF Talks: Bruce Beresford In Conversation

Following the MIFF screening of the NFSA’s digital restoration of Bruce Beresford's 1991 Australian/Canadian co-production Black Robe, Bruce sits down for one-hour conversation about his extraordinary career.

MIFF Talks: Australian Cities on Film (Melbourne Conversations)

Join filmmakers, critics and academics as they explore examples of how Australian cities are represented on film, and imagine what Australian cities on film might look like as our urban populations boom.

MIFF Talks: Peter Strickland In Conversation

As one of MIFF 2019's Directors in Focus, Peter Strickland visited Melbourne to present his new film, In Fabric, as well as retrospective screenings of his previous films and screenings of classic films that have inspired him. During this special event, he discusses his career, his filmography and his own cinephilia.

MIFF Awards

Audience Award … This Is Going to Be Big … Director: Thomas Charles Hyland … Other Top-voted Films … Sunflower (dir. Gabriel Carrubba) … Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism (dir. Nick Kozakis) … Australia’s Open (dir. Ili Baré) … The Rooster (dir. Mark Leonard Winter) … Past Lives (dir. Celine Song) … Perfect Days (dir. Wim Wenders) … Birdeater (dir. Jack Clark & Jim Weir) … Kis …

MIFF Talks: The World Online

The internet has become central to our way of living and social networking is a global revolution. How has the online environment altered the way we behave, relate to each other and understand the world? How has popular culture attempted to reflect, understand and challenge the impact of the online world?

MIFF Talks: Beyond Buoyancy, International Slavery and Our Seafood

This panel discussion – consisting of experts dedicated to exposing and preventing the human right abuses – continues the discussion Buoyancy begins, with a focus on providing information and strategies to call for transparency and traceability of seafood products in our supply chains.

MIFF Talks: Right Here, Right Now: Movements & Activism on Screen

In this MIFF Talks event, a panel of filmmakers, screen practitioners and critics discuss what it’s like to try and capture current movements, protests and political shifts on both the big and small screens.

Top of the Lake: China Girl – An Interview with Ariel Kleiman

Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake: China Girl co-director Ariel Kleiman talks about the project with MIFF 2017 Critics Campus participant Blythe Worthy

Meet MIFF Ambassador Thomas Coquerel

Actor Thomas Coquerel is a returning MIFF Ambassador. Here he tells us why he loves MIFF and what he's looking forward to seeing.

MIFF Talks Podcast: Pioneering Women

Co-presented with the Australian Directors’ Guild, the MIFF Talks Pioneering Women panel brought together influential Australian female directors and actors Gillian Armstrong, Claudia Karvan, Nadia Tass, Ana Kokkinos and Clara Law. Moderated by Sam Lang, this is an absolute must-listen (or watch!) if you missed it during the festival. Recorded on Saturday 12 August 2017 at The Wheeler Centre. Watc …