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MIFF Schools

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MIFF Schools returns in 2025 as part of the festival’s 73rd edition. The program presents high-quality, diverse films in languages including French, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian, German and English, and aligns with several Victorian Curriculum learning areas and capabilities.

In-cinema tickets cost $15 per student and are free for teachers. Screenings will be held during the festival period (7–24 August), and will be complemented with free Professional Learning webinars delivered by MIFF’s film-analysis expert, Dr Josh Nelson (available closer to the festival). All films will have in-cinema screenings at ACMI, while Têtes Brûlées will also be available for teachers to stream in the classroom via MIFF Online – ACMI Cinema 3.

Find out more about MIFF Schools here, and sign up to the MIFF Schools mailing list to keep up with news about the program.

 

A Story About Fire

China (2025, dir. Li Wenyu) – 85 mins
In this evocative animation based on an ancient Chinese myth, a cowardly monkey musters the courage to discover the secret of all warmth.

Greetings From Mars

Germany (2024, dir. Sarah Winkenstette) – 84 mins
Is there life on Mars? One young lad with autism wants to find out … if he can only conquer four weeks at his grandparents’ place in the country first.

Happyend

Japan, Singapore, USA (2024, dir. Neo Sora) – 113 mins
In a dystopian landscape where technology is used to curb civil liberties, a group of teenagers struggle to maintain long-held friendships.

I Saw a King

Italy (2024, dir. Giorgia Farina) – 95 mins
When an exiled Ethiopian prince is imprisoned at his grand family home, a young daydreamer awakens to the reality of fascist Italy.

Looking for Alibrandi (4K Restoration)

Australia (2000, dir. Kate Woods) – 103 mins
An award-winning, generation-defining Australian coming-of-age story is restored in tomato-rich 4k for its 25th anniversary.

Maya, Give Me a Title

France (2024, dir. Michel Gondry) – 61 mins
Michel Gondry returns to his roots with this wildly creative animated omnibus, assembling surreal two-dimensional adventures to entertain his young daughter.

Spreadsheet Champions

Australia (2025, dir. Kristina Kraskov) – 86 mins
Six young people from around the globe channel their dreams into a competition with a difference: a test of their elite mastery of Microsoft Excel.

Têtes Brûlées

Belgium (2025, dir. Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama) – 86 mins
A young girl wrestles with her Tunisian heritage as she grieves the loss of her beloved adult brother.