Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick visits English haunts both old and new – while, of course, catching the latest flicks – as part of her UK trip for the BFI London Film Festival.

Program Manager Mia Falstein-Rush returns to New York City – this time to attend the 61st New York Film Festival and the 35th NewFest, as well as to present the MIFF 2023–screened Safi Faye retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image.

We speak to Award for Emerging Australian Filmmaker recipient Annelise Hickey about taking the leap and submitting her film to MIFF as well as her experiences and learnings from the festival.

Critics Campus participant Charles Carrall speaks to director Sue Brooks about the making of her 2003 feature Japanese Story, shooting the film in the Pilbara and Toni Collette wearing pants.

Critics Campus participant Eric Jiang speaks to writer/director Lila Avilés about her intuitive approach to casting and its central role in creating the immersive, deeply empathetic atmosphere of Tótem.

Critics Campus participant Erika Lay speaks to writer/director Gabriel Carrubba about his debut feature, a queer coming-of-age story set in a far-flung suburb of Melbourne.

Marley McDonald and Brian Becker’s debut documentary Time Bomb Y2K receives some critical attention from four of our Critics Campus participants: Lauren Collee, Eric Jiang, Charles Carrall and Indigo Bailey.

Critics Campus participant Đăng Tùng Bạch speaks to director Anthony Chen about his latest feature, an exploration of the burning passion of youth in a cold climate.