MIFF 1994

Tait Brady
#43

Festival Program
100 feature films and 181 short films were screened from 2 June to 17 June
Full Program

Program in Focus
The 43rd MIFF program continued a focus on regional cinema, this year looking at Indonesia, as well as Architecture and Design, Environmental and Science films. Documentaries featured strongly, also as retrospective screenings. A focus on animation, featured a tribute to the films of Wladyslaw Starewicz, Tim Burton and the Aardman Animations studio in Bristol. 

Filmmaker in Focus
Prince Chatri. A retrospective of the filmmaker's work was screened.
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Opening Night Film
Muriel's Wedding (P J Hogan)
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Image Gallery

Films

BACK TO BACK, FACE TO FACE

Bei Dui Bei, Lian Dui Lian
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Black Spot in the Desert

Ketem Shachor Bmidbar
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By the Lake

Au Bord Du Lac
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UK
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Manila Child

Anak Maynila
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THE TUNNEL

De Tunnel
Director Dree Andrea
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Wings of Shadow

Les Ailes De L'Ombre
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From the Festival Files

You Had to Be There

The thrill of the festival happens in a moment. In the shared moments created in being present at the festival, and in sharing experiences with others in the MIFF community. These moments are the instances that set the festival apart from the everyday, that remind us that we live in the present, and that some experiences are just too unique to replicate. … Each year, we return to the festival to …

Making the Festival

The Melbourne Film Festival began as the idea of a few passionate individuals. A sub-committee, formed from delegates to the 1951 Australian Council of Film Societies film weekend, suggested that a small festival of films in the tourist town of Olinda should be held in 1952. The resulting festival was a testament to the do-it-yourself initiative of the Olinda festival committee. As some 800 festiv …