We speak to Critics Campus alumni Aimee Knight (2016 cohort), Conor Bateman (2015 cohort) and Claire Cao (2019 cohort) about where their professional paths have led since their participation in MIFF’s incubator program for emerging critics.

We speak to Critics Campus alumni Michael Sun (2019 cohort), Isabella Trimboli (2019 cohort) and David Heslin (2015 cohort) about where their professional paths have led since their participation in MIFF’s incubator program for emerging critics.

Artistic Director Al Cossar reports from MIFF HQ about Cannes, big programming decisions, key festival dates and other MIFF news.

Program Manager Mia Falstein-Rush revisits her fantastically frenzied time at SXSW 2023.

Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick muses on the cinematic highlights of Berlinale 2023.

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.

We speak to Debbie Zhou and Jessica Kiang about their experiences as mentee and mentor, respectively, during MIFF 2018’s Critics Campus.

Artistic Director Al Cossar reports from Sundance Film Festival 2023.