Revue

Q&A with The Eulogy director Janine Hosking

The director of the MIFF Premiere Fund supported documentary The Eulogy spoke to us about how she became interested in the work of Geoffrey Tozer, and what it was like to work with the big personalities of Paul Keating and Richard Gill.

By MIFF Staff | 13 Jul 2018
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Artist, Activist and Antagonist: The Misrepresentation of Mathangi Arulpragasam

In anticipation of documentary Matangi/Maya/M.I.A, Vyshnavee Wijekumar gives us an insight into the controversial performer's art and activism.  Traced through her own parallel family history, Vy explores her connection to M.I.A as a fellow Sri Lankan Tamil migrant.

By Natalie | 06 Jul 2018

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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.

By Natalie | 26 Jun 2018

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Adrian Wootton Answers Five Questions

Ahead of his series of Illustrated Film Talks on Tinseltown Trailblazers, we catch up with Adrian Wootton to ask him a few questions about the Hollywood stars of the turbulent 1950s.

By Natalie | 20 Jun 2018

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Readings Gift Vouchers for MIFF Members

Renew or become a MIFF Member between May 1 and August 31, and you’ll receive a $5 Readings Gift Voucher in the post with your new Membership Card.

By Melanie | 04 May 2018

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Film Festivals

Berlinale 2018 Festival Report

The general consensus about the ten-day 68th Berlin International Film Festival was that the real highlights were not necessarily the more prominent f...

By Trish | 07 Mar 2018

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Film Festivals

Sundance wrap-up, with MIFF's Al Cossar

40+ films seen, minimal sleep and maximum amounts of questionable-grade quesadillas (at altitude, thanks!) all congeal into an alpine fever-dream of f...

By Trish | 06 Feb 2018

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MIFF Talks Podcast: Dystopia on Film

Fill the Handmaid's Tale-sized hole in your life with this panel discussion. Drawing on MIFF’s Sci-Fi Retrospective and other dystopian works,...

By max | 04 Dec 2017

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MIFF 2017 Critics Campus Best Essay Winner

Congratulations to Keva York - the winner of the MIFF Critics Campus Best Essay Prize! Her piece - 'The Pet Politics in Rat Film and The Challenge' -...

By max | 06 Nov 2017

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MIFF Talks

MIFF Talks Podcast: Jungle

Opening this year’s festival, the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported Jungle tells the gloriously tense, real-life survival story of Yossi Ghinsberg (p...

By max | 03 Nov 2017

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MIFF Talks

MIFF Talks Podcast: Three Summers

Acclaimed comedian, writer and director Ben Elton discusses his first Australian film, Three Summers, which screened as MIFF's Centrepiece Gala, with...

By max | 03 Oct 2017