Revue

Telling It From the Heart: An Interview with Jub Clerc

In the lead-up to the theatrical release of the MIFF Premiere Fund–supported Sweet As, we speak to director Jub Clerc about authenticity, working with talented actors and listening to Country.

By MIFF Staff | 26 May 2023
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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Stolen Glances: An Interview with Goran Stolevski

Coinciding with the theatrical release of the MIFF Premiere Fund–supported Of an Age, Stephen A Russell speaks to director Goran Stolevski about inspiration, casting and capturing intimacy, as seen in his masterful MIFF 70 festival opener.

By Stephen A Russell | 23 Mar 2023

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Ablaze – Q&A with Alec Morgan and Tiriki Onus

A chat with Alec Morgan and Tiriki Onus about their MIFF Premiere Fund–supported documentary Ablaze and delving deep into Indigenous and film history.

By MIFF Staff | 20 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Love in Bright Landscapes – Q&A with Jonathan Alley

Director Jonathan Alley talks to MIFF about his latest documentary, an engrossing portrait of the rise and untimely demise of David McComb, the virtuosic frontman of Australian rock band The Triffids.

By MIFF Staff | 18 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Lone Wolf – Q&A with Jonathan Ogilvie

A chat with Lone Wolf writer/director Jonathan Ogilvie on bringing Joseph Conrad to Melbourne through his visually inventive political thriller.

By MIFF Staff | 17 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Little Tornadoes – Q&A with Aaron Wilson

An interview with MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus Aaron Wilson on recreating 1970s Australia in period drama Little Tornadoes.

By MIFF Staff | 16 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Hating Peter Tatchell – Q&A with Christopher Amos

A chat with director Christopher Amos on his biographical account of human rights activist Peter Tatchell and the activism that inspires him.

By MIFF Staff | 15 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Chef Antonio’s Recipes for Revolution – Q&A with director Trevor Graham

A conversation with writer/director Trevor Graham about the final instalment in his culinary trilogy and featuring food on film as a vehicle for larger issues.

By MIFF Staff | 13 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Paper City – Q&A with Adrian Francis

A discussion with Paper City director and MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus Adrian Francis on his observational documentary that follows three elderly survivors of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo.

By MIFF Staff | 11 Aug 2021

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Interviews MIFF Premiere Fund

Off Country – Q&A with John Harvey and Rhian Skirving

A discussion with Off Country directors John Harvey and Rhian Skirving on tackling tough questions around identity, belonging, coming of age away from home and how best to ‘close the gap’ without creating a new one.

By MIFF Staff | 30 Jul 2021

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Australian Films MIFF Premiere Fund Reviews Recommendations

Reconciliation cinema: First Nations filmmaking at MIFF

In honour of National Reconciliation Week 2020, we’ve compiled a list of MIFF-featured titles made by, or in collaboration with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

By MIFF Staff | 01 Jun 2020