Revue

MIFF Talks: Anonymous Club

Melbourne writer and critic Brodie Lancaster chats to Danny Cohen, director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported documentary Anonymous Club and musician Courtney Barnett.

By MIFF Staff | 01 Mar 2022
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MIFF Talks: Family Affair: Filmmakers Share Their Lives

Jason Di Rosso, host of ABC Radio National’s The Screen Show, speaks to three directors whose intimate films screened at MIFF 69, each shining a light on their own families – and therefore themselves.

By MIFF Staff | 01 Feb 2022

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MIFF Talks: Folk Heroes: Documenting Artists and Icons

A conversation with four filmmakers whose documentaries, which screened at MIFF 69, spotlight an individual who has carved out an influential career amid their own personal and professional struggles.

By MIFF Staff | 04 Jan 2022

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MIFF Talks: Queer Activism: From Life to Screen

A panel of filmmakers, academics and activists explore one of the prevalent documentary themes at MIFF 69: queer activism.

By MIFF Staff | 10 Dec 2021

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MIFF Talks: New Iranian Cinema

Bandar Band director Manijeh Hekmat discusses the films spotlighted in MIFF 69’s New Iranian Cinema strand and the rise of filmmaking in this region.

By MIFF Staff | 06 Oct 2021

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MIFF Talks: Consuming Culture: Pandemic Habits

A roundtable discussion dedicated to how we have – or haven’t – changed when it comes to watching, reading, and otherwise consuming film and media since the start of the pandemic.

By MIFF Staff | 14 Sep 2021

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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.

By MIFF Staff | 12 Jan 2021

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MIFF Talks: Art of the Score: The Film Music of Jóhann Jóhannsson

A live presentation of the film-soundtrack podcast Art of the Score, dissecting the work of composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, Last and First Men).

By Art of the Score | 22 Dec 2020

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MIFF Talks: Death in Brunswick (Table Read)

This special MIFF Talks event marks the 30th anniversary of Death in Brunswick with a digital reading of the film script, directed by John Sheedy and starring Paula Arundell, Daniel Henshall and John Leary.

By MIFF Staff | 02 Nov 2020

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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.

By MIFF Staff | 25 Feb 2020

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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.

By MIFF Staff | 09 Jan 2020