Feature
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Fungi: Web of Life

Lose yourself in this immersive trip into the fascinating world of fungi, as narrated by Björk.

Dir. Gisela Kaufmann, Joseph Nizeti / 2023 / 45 mins / Australia / English
Feature
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Future Council

Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis.

Dir. Damon Gameau / 2024 / 80 mins / Netherlands / English
Feature
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Gaucho Gaucho

A Sundance-awarded film about an Argentine cowboy community, elevated by sublime monochrome cinematography and sweeping western-inspired imagery.

Dir. Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw / 2024 / 84 mins / Argentina / Spanish
Feature
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Ghost Cat Anzu

This unconventional and delightfully wacky anime conjures a rotoscoped dream world as a grief-stricken girl befriends a giant bipedal cat spirit.

Dir. Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita / 2024 / 94 mins / France, Japan / Japanese
Feature
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Ghost Trail

This portrait of justice-seeking Syrians in European exile is a deftly calibrated spy thriller propelled by stand-out performances.

Dir. Jonathan Millet / 2024 / 106 mins / France / French, Arabic
Short
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Gigi

Aquatic and amphibious imagery act as motifs for a young woman’s recollections of her life.

Dir. Cynthia Calvi / 2023 / 14 mins / France / French
Feature
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The Girl With the Needle

True crime as a post-WWI Scandi-noir fairytale – this Danish masterwork of tension and terror stars Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne.

Dir. Magnus von Horn / 2024 / 115 mins / Sweden, Denmark, Poland / Danish
Feature
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Godzilla

The masterpiece that made the name ‘Godzilla’ known worldwide has been restored in 4K to mark 70 years of watching this kaiju ravage all in his wake.

Dir. Ishirō Honda / 1954 / 96 mins / Japan / Japanese
Feature
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Mothra, King Ghidorah and Baragon defend Japan from Godzilla, who has been possessed by the souls of those who were killed during the Pacific War.

Dir. Shusuke Kaneko / 2001 / 105 mins / Japan / Japanese
Special Event
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Godzilla 70th Anniversary Marathon

Join us in celebrating the world’s favourite reptilian, amphibious kaiju over one glorious night, via seven films marking 70 years.

699 mins / Japan
Feature
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Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla

In the 14th instalment in the series (marking the 20th anniversary of Godzilla), an ‘alien superweapon’ threatens the planet.

Dir. Jun Fukuda / 1974 / 84 mins / Japan / Japanese
Feature
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Godzilla vs Mothra

A gigantic egg is discovered on Infant Island and two miniature fairies guarding it predict the resurrection of Mothra’s archenemy.

Dir. Takao Okawara / 1992 / 102 mins / Japan / Japanese
Shorts Package
Past Event

Golden Age of Iranian Animation, 1965-77

A showcase of Iranian animation, from the early efforts of Western-educated filmmakers to award-winning shorts produced by government agencies.

Iran
Feature
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Good One

A simple camping trip evolves into a life-changing experience in this sensitively told coming-of-age debut.

Dir. India Donaldson / 2024 / 90 mins / USA / English
Feature
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Grand Theft Hamlet

The show really must go on as two locked-down actors take Shakespeare to the least likely stage imaginable: the streets of Grand Theft Auto.

Dir. Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane / 2024 / 90 mins / UK / English
Feature
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Grand Tour

This Cannes Best Director–winning Asian odyssey spectacularly mashes up time and place, genre and form, to transport audiences somewhere sublime.

Dir. Miguel Gomes / 2024 / 128 mins / France, Japan, Italy, China, Portugal / Portuguese
Short
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Grandmamauntsistercat

Winner of the Berlinale’s Teddy Award for Best Short Film, this story of a matriarchal family repurposes archival footage from communist Poland.

Dir. Zuza Banasińska / 2024 / 23 mins / Netherlands, Poland / Polish
Feature
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Green Border

Agnieszka Holland returns with this devastating drama that follows Middle Eastern and North African refugees trapped as pawns in a political game.

Dir. Agnieszka Holland / 2023 / 152 mins / Poland / English, French, Arabic, Polish
Feature
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He Ain't Heavy

Animal Kingdom star Leila George rejoins her mother Greta Scacchi in this devastating Australian drama about a family riven by drug addiction.

Dir. David Vincent Smith / 2024 / 102 mins / Australia / English
Feature
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Head South

A charming autobiographical valentine to coming of age in New Zealand during the height of punk, which was Rotterdam’s 2024 opening-night film.

Dir. Jonathan Ogilvie / 2024 / 98 mins / New Zealand / English
Past Event

Hear My Eyes - Wake in Fright x Surprise Chef

Local soul-seekers Surprise Chef re-score the the classic Australian film Wake in Fright, whose 4K restoration world-premieres at MIFF.
Dir. Ted Kotcheff / 1971 / 109 mins / English
Feature
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Heavenly Creatures

A friendship between two teens leads to an unspeakable crime in Peter Jackson’s tour de force, re-emerging for a special 30th-anniversary screening.

Dir. Peter Jackson / 1994 / 108 mins / Germany, New Zealand / English
Feature
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Hesitation Wound

A steely criminal lawyer juggles a murder case and tending to her dying mother in this Turkish drama that unspools over a tense 24 hours.

Dir. Selman Nacar / 2023 / 84 mins / Türkiye / Turkish
Feature
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Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy

Chantal Akerman’s newly restored portrait embraces Jewish New York, from trauma and resilience to generous helpings of Borscht Belt jokes.

Dir. Chantal Akerman / 1989 / 92 mins / France, Belgium / English, Yiddish
Short
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Hito

A schoolgirl discovers the catfish she bought for dinner is a talking sentient bioweapon.

Dir. Stephen Lopez / 2023 / 22 mins / Philippines / English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Kapampangan
Feature
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Hoard

The past comes knocking in this four-time Venice-winning feature debut that blends grief, grime, love and childhood trauma.

Dir. Luna Carmoon / 2023 / 126 mins / UK / English
Short
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Honey Kaha

This distinctively Māori spin on the mockumentary recounts the exploits of a staunch and charming police officer.

Dir. Te Waiarangi Ratana / 2023 / 19 mins / New Zealand / English
Short
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Honeymoon

A moving, beautifully shot portrait of two trans women on a road trip across Greece.

Dir. Alkis Papastathopoulos / 2023 / 24 mins / France, Greece, Cyprus / Greek
Short
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The Horn

A teenage girl’s mother begins to drift out of daily life, inexorably drawn to a mysterious sound.

Dir. Mark Wills / 2023 / 13 mins / Australia / English
Feature
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House of the Seasons

This hearty, accomplished debut feature follows the highs and lows of a multi-generational family running a tofu factory in Daegu.

Dir. Oh Jung-min / 2023 / 121 mins / South Korea / Japanese, Korean
Short
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Hurikán

In this Annecy Audience Award winner, a simple errand turns into a comic Sisyphean ordeal.

Dir. Jan Saska / 2024 / 13 mins / Czech Republic / Czech
Feature
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The Hyperboreans

Showcased in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Beau Is Afraid’s breakout animators turn Chile’s Neo-Nazi history into a nightmarish stop-motion meta-movie.

Dir. Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña / 2024 / 71 mins / Chile / Spanish, German
Feature
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I Saw the TV Glow

Brigette Lundy-Paine and Justice Smith star as teen outsiders whose obsessive pop-culture fandom causes rifts in their realities.

Dir. Jane Schoenbrun / 2024 / 100 mins / USA / English
Feature
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I Shall Not Hate

This doc from the streets of Israel and Palestine charts a five-time Nobel-nominated doctor’s mission to turn personal tragedy into worldwide hope.

Dir. Tal Barda / 2024 / 95 mins / France, Canada / English, Arabic, Hebrew
Feature
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Immortals

Two activist-survivors navigate the aftermath of Iraq’s October 2019 protests in this extraordinary collaborative portrait of contemporary Iraq.

Dir. Maja Tschumi / 2024 / 94 mins / Switzerland, Iraq / Arabic
Short
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Impossible Space

A symphonic journey through fascinating real and artificial visual worlds, inspired by the spirit of science and discovery.

Dir. Rocco Helmchen, Johannes Kraas / 2024 / 50 mins / Germany / English
Talks and Masterclasses
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In Conversation: David Lowery

Take a masterclass with visionary American director David Lowery, exploring his storied career. Hosted by Alexei Toliopoulos.

60 mins / English
Talks and Masterclasses
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In Conversation: Ondi Timoner

Trailblazing documentarian and two-time winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize Ondi Timoner discusses her celebrated career, including Dig! XX.

60 mins / English
Talks and Masterclasses
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In Conversation: Warren Ellis & Justin Kurzel

Ahead of the world premiere of Ellis Park, musician and composer Warren Ellis and director Justin Kurzel discuss their work and recent collaboration.

60 mins / English
Short
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In the Garden of Tulips

A poignant glimpse of the bond between a father and his teenage daughter at the height of the Iran–Iraq war.

Dir. Julia Elihu / 2023 / 13 mins / USA, Iran / Farsi
Short
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In the Shadow of the Cypress

When a beached whale runs ashore, a father and daughter disagree about its fate.

Dir. Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani / 2023 / 19 mins / Iran / No Dialogue
Feature
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In Vitro

A disturbing secret threatens a couple’s relationship in this rural-set sci-fi thriller starring Succession’s Ashley Zukerman.

Dir. Will Howarth, Tom McKeith / 2024 / 89 mins / Australia / English
Short
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INNERSTAR 01: Reddening

The first entry in a series inspired by astronomical phenomena and the exploration of consciousness and existence from a philosophical perspective.

Dir. Huang Wei, Cheng Dao-Yuan / 2023 / 15 mins / Taiwan / No Dialogue
Feature
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Inside

Guy Pearce stars in this prison-set portrait of incarceration and salvation – the feature debut from Short Film Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams.

Dir. Charles Williams / 2024 / 104 mins / Australia
Feature
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Intercepted

A haunting psychological portrait of invasion, this Berlinale-awarded documentary covertly listens in as Russian troops call home.

Dir. Oksana Karpovych / 2024 / 93 mins / France, Canada, Ukraine / Russian, Ukrainian
Shorts Package
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International Shorts 1

An awarded and acclaimed cornucopia from directors known and new.

117 mins
Shorts Package
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International Shorts 2

Remarkable short-form favourites from Cannes, Berlin, Tribeca and more.

116 mins
Shorts Package
Past Event

Iranian Subversive Documentaries, 1961-67

Three works manifesting the subversive nature of Iranian New Wave documentary cinema as well as their deep roots in poetry.

85 mins / Iran
Short
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It follows It passes on

Postwar memories of the Taiwanese Kinmen Islands are seen as if through broken glass, summoned by way of incense, ceramics, sand, light and shadows.

Dir. Erica Sheu / 2023 / 5 mins / Taiwan / Mandarin, Japanese
Short
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Iwakura

Rooted in Shinto mythology, Iwakura invokes the spirits that embody the sacred rock formations found throughout Japan.

Dir. Kazuya Nagaya, Ali Mahmut Demirel, Maurice Jones / 2023 / 25 mins / Japan, Canada / No Dialogue