Surprise & Encore Screenings

New MIFF films to surprise and delight, including the top titles from recent festivals – plus encores of the festival’s most sought-after films!

Can’t get enough of MIFF? Ramp up your final weekend with newly announced titles from your favourite filmmakers and films direct from Cannes, including a beloved classic that is rarely screened. Each film has one session only – don’t miss your chance to see them on the big screen!

Missed it the first time? We’ve also got you covered. Encore screenings mean additional sessions for you to add to your wishlists and schedule.
 
End your festival in style. Pick a film, visit the Campari Cinema Lounge or Festival Hub, and say goodbye to MIFF 2024.

Surprise Screenings

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The Balconettes

Dir. Noémie Merlant / 104 mins / France / French

In actor-turned-director Noémie Merlant’s dark French farce, three friends must conceal a #MeToo murder while haunted by the ghosts of abusive men.

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By the Stream

Dir. Hong Sang-soo / 111 mins / South Korea / Korean

A bucolic university is the site of scandal, boozy meals and mildly subversive theatre in prolific cult hero Hong Sang-soo’s 32nd film.

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Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

Dir. Tyler Taormina / 2024 / 106 mins / USA / English

Norman Rockwell meets John Cassavetes in this clear-eyed but deeply affectionate family holiday hangout.

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The Dead Don't Hurt

Dir. Viggo Mortensen / 2023 / 129 mins / USA, Mexico, Canada, Denmark

Viggo Mortensen’s second feature is an unconventional western buoyed by the powerful presence of its lead, Vicky Krieps.

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Heavenly Creatures

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

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.

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Stress Positions

Dir. Theda Hammel / 2023 / 96 mins / USA / English

Bougie Brooklynites behave badly in this queer COVID-set comedy straight from Sundance.

Encore Screenings

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Audrey

Dir. Natalie Bailey / 2024 / 96 mins / Australia / English

In this brutally hilarious black comedy, an Aussie teen’s coma is her family’s time to shine.

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The Cars That Ate Paris

Dir. Peter Weir / 1974 / 91 mins / Australia / English

Peter Weir’s classic comedy of the macabre returns in an immaculate, all-new 4K restoration co-presented by the National Film and Sound Archive.

Episodic

A Century in Sound

Dir. Nick Dwyer, Tu Neill / 2024 / 101 mins / Japan / Japanese

Slip into the serene surrounds of Japanese ‘listening cafés’, where music lovers, audiophiles and locals come together to hear records.

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Community to Commercial - Restored Australian Music Videos

2024 / 70 mins / Australia / English

Reminisce about Melbourne's community radio stations with a newly restored 1987 documentary, followed by a mix of indie band film clips.

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Lake Mungo 4K

Dir. Joel Anderson / 2008 / 87 mins / Australia / English

One of Australia’s greatest cult classics – equal parts ghost story and family drama – screens for the first time in a glorious new 4K restoration.

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Like My Brother

Dir. Sal Balharrie, Danielle MacLean / 2024 / 93 mins / Australia / English, Tiwi

From the Tiwi Islands to Melbourne and back again, four young women who seek to make it in elite sport must face uncertain futures.

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My Favourite Cake

Dir. Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha / 2024 / 97 mins / Germany, Iran, France, Sweden / Farsi

Tender and funny yet politically daring, this double-Berlinale-winning late-life romance is guaranteed to steal your heart.

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The Organist

Dir. Andy Burkitt / 2023 / 97 mins / Australia / English

A man discovers he’s been feeding a cannibal in this deliciously macabre Melbourne-shot indie black comedy.

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Queens of Concrete

Dir. Eliza Cox / 2024 / 87 mins / Australia / English

Three Australian girls seek the ultimate success in the world of competitive skateboarding while sliding into an adolescence without handrails.

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof / 2024 / 168 mins / Iran / Farsi

Modern and traditional values clash in acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s daring family drama, which won two prizes at Cannes.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Dir. Johan Grimonprez / 2024 / 150 mins / France, Belgium / English, French, Dutch

US jazz collides with Cold War crimes in this film examining the CIA’s role in state-sanctioned murder – and its use of pop music to cover its tracks.

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Teaches of Peaches

Dir. Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer / 2024 / 102 mins / Germany / English, German

Class is in session! Celebrate the world of gender-punk icon Peaches in this audacious Teddy Award–winning documentary.