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Revue
Q&A with Have You Seen the Listers? director Eddie Martin
Eddie Martin, director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported film Have You Seen the Listers? speaks about the process of making the film and our changing attitudes to street art.
By MIFF Staff | 31 Jul 2017
MIFF Talks
Australian Films
Festival Guests
66th MIFF
MIFF 2017
Women Filmmakers
A Brilliant Career: Gillian Armstrong’s Filmmaking reaches High Tide
Rowena Lloyd traces Gillian Armstrong's career, her feminist focus, and her drive to investigate the complexities of the lives of others.
By Rowena Lloyd | 31 Jul 2017
MIFF 2016
66th MIFF
Headliners
MIFF 2017
Twilight to Starlight – The Making of Robert Pattinson’s Career
Rowena Lloyd takes a look at Robert Pattinson's post-Twilight career with some surprising choices in auteur-driven movies.
By Natalie | 31 Jul 2017
Interviews
Australian Films
66th MIFF
MIFF 2017
Virtual Reality
World Premiere
Q&A with Rone director Lester Francois
The director of the VR experience Rone answers some questions about the artist's transition from street art to fine art and the challenges of making VR...
By MIFF Staff | 26 Jul 2017
Aladdin: An Old New World
Critics Campus intern Rowena Lloyd takes a look at the legacy of Aladdin, and the vanishing art of Disney 2D animation.
By Melanie | 21 Jul 2017
Interviews
Australian Films
Festival Guests
66th MIFF
MIFF 2017
MIFF Premiere Fund
World Premiere
Q&A with Rabbit's Luke Shanahan and David Ngo
The director and producer of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported Rabbit spoke to us about telepathy, twins and tornadoes!
By MIFF Staff | 20 Jul 2017
66th MIFF
MIFF 2017
History
Sci Fi
Aelita, Sci Fi and Altered Realities
MIFF Marketing Intern Eliza Freeman looks at the huge influence Aelita, Queen of Mars has had on science-fiction filmmaking.
By Natalie | 20 Jul 2017
Critics Campus
Australian Films
Festival Guests
66th MIFF
MIFF 2017
Women Filmmakers
Beyond Ambition: Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion’s journey toward Top of the Lake: China Girl
MIFF 2017 Critics Campus participant Blythe Worthy traces the journey made by Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion to bring them both to Top of the Lake: China Girl
By Natalie | 18 Jul 2017
Critics Campus
66th MIFF
Headliners
MIFF 2017
Yorgos Lanthimos, Nikos Nikolaidis and the tradition of Greek shock cinema
MIFF Critics Campus participant Kai Perrignon takes a look at the beginnings of the Greek "weird wave" that paved the way for Yorgos Lanthimos
By Natalie | 18 Jul 2017
Interviews
Australian Films
Documentary
Festival Guests
66th MIFF
MIFF 2017
Women Filmmakers
MIFF Premiere Fund
Q&A with Naina Sen
The director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported documentary The Song Keepers speaks about the joy and privilege involved in making her film.
By MIFF Staff | 14 Jul 2017
Cruel Summer: The Films of Luca Guadagnino
In anticipation of the director's arrival in Melbourne, Lauren Valmadre, the Program Director at Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, writes a few words on Luca Guadagnino, sunshine and sex.
By Natalie | 04 Jul 2017