Revue

65 Seconds With Fran Strine

This year MIFF welcomes over 100 guests to the festival to participate in Q&As, panel discussions, special events and to showcase their films...

By alex | 22 Jul 2016

65th MIFF MIFF 2016 Festival Guests

65 Seconds with David Stubbs

This year MIFF welcomes over 100 guests to the festival to participate in Q&As, panel discussions, special events and to showcase their films...

By alex | 22 Jul 2016

Programming Next Gen

Posted by Thomas Caldwell, Shorts & Next Gen Programmer for MIFF.One of the joys of selecting films for the Next Gen program is seeing how ad...

By alex | 20 Jul 2016

65th MIFF MIFF 2016 Reviews

Jerry Lewis: The Total Filmmaker Retrospective

To celebrate the MIFF 2016 Jerry Lewis program, the Melbourne-based online film journal Senses of Cinema has published a specially commissioned dossie...

By alex | 20 Jul 2016

65th MIFF MIFF 2016 Behind the Curtain

Meet Dave Thomas, MIFF's Technical Manager | Part 2

Posted by Michelle Carey, MIFF Artistic Director David Thomas is MIFF’s Technical Manager and Freight Handler. Dave celebrates 30 years at the...

By Mel | 19 Jul 2016

65th MIFF Behind the Curtain

Meet Dave Thomas, MIFF's Technical Manager | Part 1

Posted by Michelle Carey, MIFF Artistic Director I’ve always had a fascination with and deep appreciation for film technicians and projectionis...

By Mel | 19 Jul 2016

Interviews Australian Films MIFF 2016 MIFF Premiere Fund

Bad Girl | Q&A with Director Fin Edquist

One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, Bad Girl will have its world premiere at this year's festival. Written and directed by Blinky Bil...

By MIFF Staff | 19 Jul 2016

Why I Cannot Wait for The Death and Life of Otto Bloom

Posted by Lee Zachariah It’s unusual to be champing at the bit to see a director’s first ever film. Usually it’s that first film th...

By Mel | 18 Jul 2016

65th MIFF Australian Films MIFF 2016 MIFF Ambassadors

Introducing MIFF Ambassador Gyton Grantley

This year, in addition to our long-serving, loyal and beloved patron Geoffrey Rush, we welcome a new wave of talent to the fold as MIFF Ambassadors....

By alex | 15 Jul 2016

MIFF 2016 Headliners Behind the Curtain MIFF 2015

Behind the Curtain with MIFF: The Comedy Theatre

Putting on a film festival the size of MIFF is like an immense 3D jigsaw puzzle, but the pieces are alive and not just constantly changing shape but a...

By alex | 15 Jul 2016