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Meet MIFF Ambassador Justin Kurzel

Meet MIFF Ambassador Justin Kurzel

Justin Kurzel discusses screen culture, supporting emerging talent and his top picks for MIFF 68½.

Tickets

Multipass-6 … A Multipass-6 lets you book six (6) standard festival admissions, which you can enjoy by yourself or share with friends. … This pass is valid for in-cinema sessions only and cannot be used on the MIFF Play streaming platform. Not valid for regional Victorian screenings, Opening Night, Closing Night, special events, Fulldome Showcase, or 37°South and Accelerator Lab events. … Ge …

The story of film in Melbourne could not be told without MIFF

MIFF is a not-for-profit organisation that has been continuously running since 1952, making it the leading film festival in Australia and one of the world’s oldest film festivals, alongside Cannes and Berlin. Presenting a curated global program of innovative screen experiences and the world’s largest showcase of exceptional Australian filmmaking, MIFF is an accessible, iconic cultural event that p …
Five Questions for Adrian Wootton

Five Questions for Adrian Wootton

Presented by MIFF 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator, Adrian Wootton returns exclusively to Melbourne for another series of his acclaimed Illustrated Film Talks, this year focusing on the rich screen legacy of William Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago and is the most filmed author ever with his works having inspired hundreds of screen productions.We have a chat to the former director of the London Fi …
Meet MIFF Ambassador John Sheedy

Meet MIFF Ambassador John Sheedy

John Sheedy discusses the transition from theatre to film, MIFF's Accelerator Lab and art's role in these difficult times.
Q&A with Locker Room Director Greta Nash

Q&A with Locker Room Director Greta Nash

Rowena Lloyd speaks with Greta Nash, director of the Accelerator short film Locker Room.
H is for Happiness – Q&A director John Sheedy

H is for Happiness – Q&A director John Sheedy

We sat down with MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus John Sheedy, director of the MIFF 2017 Best Australian Short Film Mrs McCutcheon and this year's Family Gala film, the sunny and buoyant coming-of-age tale, H is for Happiness.

Early Announce Galas

Opening Night Gala … Shayda(پاییز شیدا) … Thursday 3 August … Red carpet, drink on arrival, guest introductions + drinks, canapés and entertainment at afterparty … Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir-Ebrahimi (Holy Spider, MIFF 2022) anchors this Sundance Audience Award–winning portrait of a mother seeking a new life for herself and her daughter. Supported by the MIFF Premiere Fund and co- …
Telling It From the Heart: An Interview with Jub Clerc

Telling It From the Heart: An Interview with Jub Clerc

In the lead-up to the theatrical release of the MIFF Premiere Fund–supported Sweet As, we speak to director Jub Clerc about authenticity, working with talented actors and listening to Country.
A Family – Q&A with director Jayden Stevens

A Family – Q&A with director Jayden Stevens

The feature-film debut from MIFF Accelerator Lab alumus Jayden Stevens, A Family is an offbeat comedy about a lonely man who hires actors to play his parents, brother and sister. We caught up with Stevens for a chat about shooting a film in a language you don't speak and creating a showcase of the bizarre and the unfamiliar.
Meet MIFF Ambassador Mirrah Foulkes

Meet MIFF Ambassador Mirrah Foulkes

Mirrah Foulkes discusses her filmmaking journey, her love of Melbourne and her top picks for MIFF 68½.
Five Questions for Wendall Thomas

Five Questions for Wendall Thomas

Presented by MIFF 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator, celebrated LA-based developer, writer and lecturer Wendall Thomas, who has written and developed projects for companies including Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Universal, Showtime, PBS, A&E and NBC, returns exclusively to Melbourne for more of her popular series unlocking the secrets of film writing with a series of four stand-alone all-day se …

MIFF Board & Staff

MIFF Board … Teresa Zolnierkiewicz – ChairMike BaardTony BriggsSally CaplanCheryl ChanJosh ChyeBen KayThe Hon. Dr Andrew Lu AM … MIFF Staff … Management … Damien Hodgkinson – Chief Executive OfficerAl Cossar – Artistic DirectorVictoria Pope – Commercial Operations DirectorAmanda Sole – Finance Manager … Programming … Kate Fitzpatrick – Programmer Kate Jinx – ProgrammerMia Fal …

Wendall Thomas Q&A

Five questions for celebrated LA-based developer Wendall Thomas, who returns exclusively to Melbourne for more of her popular series unlocking the secrets of film writing.
Between Silly and Sincere: An Interview with Pat Mooney

Between Silly and Sincere: An Interview with Pat Mooney

Critics Campus participant Isabelle Carney speaks to Lime Parfait director Pat Mooney about intent, nostalgia and the ethics of the fib.

Submission FAQ

1. GENERAL INFORMATION2. SUBMITTING A FILM 3. AFTER SUBMITTING A FILM4. XR5. MORE INFORMATION … GENERAL INFORMATION … When is the next festival? … Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2021 will run from Thursday 5 to Sunday 22 August 2021. … When do submissions open? … 9am (AEDT) Tuesday 10 November 2020. … When do submissions close? … 11.59pm (AEDT) Tuesday 16 March 2021. …
Buoyancy – Q&A with director Rodd Rathjen

Buoyancy – Q&A with director Rodd Rathjen

Making his feature debut after several short films, Accelerator Lab alumnus Rodd Rathjen combines an edge-of-your-seat, high-seas thriller with the stark reality of the modern-day slave trade in Buoyancy. He spoke with MIFF about bringing this important story to global audiences.
Lone Wolf – Q&A with Jonathan Ogilvie

Lone Wolf – Q&A with Jonathan Ogilvie

A chat with Lone Wolf writer/director Jonathan Ogilvie on bringing Joseph Conrad to Melbourne through his visually inventive political thriller.
Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Picks for MIFF 2023

Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Picks for MIFF 2023

Multicultural Arts Victoria shares their top picks of MIFF 2023 films by filmmakers who have centred the stories of culturally diverse communities authentically and with lots of heart.
 Q&A with Undertow director Miranda Nation

Q&A with Undertow director Miranda Nation

MIFF Accelerator Lab alumna Miranda Nation makes her feature directorial debut with Undertow, a Geelong-shot psychological thriller about grief and obsession set against the backdrop of local footy culture. Miranda sat down with MIFF to discuss the female experience, #MeToo, men's reactions to women's stories, and Geelong's cinematic coastline. … Undertow is a psychological thriller that combine …
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom | Q&A with Director Cris Jones

The Death and Life of Otto Bloom | Q&A with Director Cris Jones

One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom will have its world premiere and screen on Opening Night of this year's festival. Written and directed by MIFF Accelerator alumnus Cris Jones (short films The Funk, MIFF 2008; Excursion, MIFF 2003), the film stars Rachel Ward (The Thorn Birds) as the present-day Ada Fitzgerald and her daughter Matilda Brown as her young …