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Revue
Find Your Way Back: Kalu Oji on Pasa Faho
Critics Campus 2025 participant Monique Nair speaks to Kalu Oji about diaspora, belonging, family and home, as well as the conflict between community and gentrification, as dramatised in his touching father–son tale Pasa Faho.
Rekindling the Flame: Simón Mesa Soto on A Poet
Critics Campus 2025 participant Sophie Terakes speaks to Simón Mesa Soto about A Poet’s candid, compassionate depiction of artistic crisis and creative-industry superficiality, revealing it as a film that encourages an open attitude to optimism and change.
The Flower of Toil: Vivek Chaudhary on I, Poppy
Critics Campus 2025 participant Parth Rahatekar speaks to Vivek Chaudhary about activism, government corruption and caste as experienced by the disadvantaged Indian farming community documented in his film I, Poppy.
Faces in the Dark: Julia Holter on Bringing Sound to The Passion of Joan of Arc
Acclaimed LA-based singer-songwriter Julia Holter speaks to MIFF about live-scoring Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterpiece.
Critics Campus: Where Are They Now? (Part 4)
In the fourth instalment of a series in which we shine a spotlight on Critics Campus’s illustrious alumni, we speak to Andréas Giannopoulos (2016 cohort), Jess Ellicott (2016 cohort) and Harry Windsor (2014 cohort) about where their professional paths have led since their participation in MIFF’s incubator program for emerging critics.
“What Bergman Didn't Have Is Feelgood”: Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson on The Last Journey
Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson speak to MIFF about the themes and development of their film The Last Journey, and how its playful sensibility contrasts with the Swedish cinema of the past.
Making Pictures Move: Rob Connolly on Magic Beach
Director Rob Connolly talks to MIFF about his screen adaptation of Alison Lester’s classic picture book.
Putting Theory Into Practice: Two VCA Graduates Discuss Their Work
To accompany the 2024 VCA Film and Television Graduate Season, MIFF asked featured directors Xunyan Liu and Matthew Neumann about their experiences of bringing their ideas to fruition.
Tuning In: Grace Tan on Audio Technology and Visual Storytelling
In this article published in collaboration with Sennheiser, Grace Tan discusses the importance of sound in her work and her adoption of Sennheiser's EW-DP Wireless Microphone System.
Celebrating Strength and Resilience: An Interview With Shannon Owen
MIFF speaks to Bank Australia customer and filmmaker Shannon Owen about her documentary Left Write Hook, a joint winner of this year’s Intrepid Audience Award.
Riding the Next Wave: An Interview With Jaydon Martin
In the aftermath of director Jaydon Martin taking home the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award at MIFF, we speak to him about his experience of screening Flathead at the festival, and the effect it’s had on his journey as an artist.