MIFF Talks
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Go beyond the screen and get closer to the themes, ideas and talent of the 2024 festival through MIFF’s engaging panel and conversation events.
MIFF Talks events are fantastic opportunities to spend time with our brilliant international and local festival guests, ranging from filmmakers and academics to critics and commentators. Taking place across The Edge at Fed Square, the Wheeler Centre and ACMI throughout the festival dates, these intimate and often boisterous panels take a deeper look at some of MIFF’s featured films, strands and genres – as well as industry concerns pertinent to these times. This year also sees the next instalment of our audience-beloved Consuming Culture talk: a roundtable dedicated to what we’re up to and how we’re up to when it comes to watching, reading and otherwise consuming film and media, co-presented by The Wheeler Centre.
Consuming Culture
Baby Reindeer, The Bear and hot rodent men: it’s been a ferocious (and feral) year for pop culture, and it seems we’re not slowing down any time soon.
Costume Design Masterclass with Hollywood’s Deborah L. Scott
Titanic’s Oscar-winning costume designer and Bright Horizons juror Deborah L. Scott shares stories from her career in this hour-long masterclass.
Documenting Fact & Fiction: Trust Issues
Filmmakers consider the value of documenting the lives of individuals and communities, and the slippery nature of conveying truth on screen. Hosted by Lauren Valmadre.
In Conversation: David Lowery
Take a masterclass with visionary American director David Lowery, exploring his storied career. Hosted by Alexei Toliopoulos.
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.
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.
Stories of the Spirit Realm: kajoo yannaga (come on let’s walk together)
Join the creative team behind kajoo yannaga to unpack the layered processes, practices and ideas that contributed to the realisation of this work.
Universal Language & Iranian Cinema
Very Animated: Life in Clay, Ink & CGI
Adam Elliot (Memoir of a Snail), Emma Kelly (Magic Beach), Kathy Sarpi (Magic Beach) and Gints Zilbalodis (Flow) discuss their approaches to animation.