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Aelita, Sci Fi and Altered Realities
On 20/07/2017 at 10:00 am
MIFF Marketing Intern Eliza Freeman looks at the huge influence Aelita, Queen of Mars has had on science-fiction filmmaking.
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Beyond Ambition: Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion’s journey toward Top of the Lake: China Girl
On 18/07/2017 at 10:00 am
MIFF 2017 Critics Campus participant Blythe Worthy traces the journey made by Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion to bring them both to Top of the Lake: China Girl
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Nikos Nikolaidis and the tradition of Greek shock cinema
On 18/07/2017 at 10:00 am
MIFF Critics Campus participant Kai Perrignon takes a look at the beginnings of the Greek "weird wave" that paved the way for Yorgos Lanthimos
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Q&A with Naina Sen
On 14/07/2017 at 9:00 am
The director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported documentary The Song Keepers speaks about the joy and privilege involved in making her film.
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Cruel Summer: The Films of Luca Guadagnino
On 04/07/2017 at 2:00 pm
In anticipation of the director's arrival in Melbourne, Lauren Valmadre, the Program Director at Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, writes a few words on Luca Guadagnino, sunshine and sex.
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Q&A with Adrian Wooton
On 04/07/2017 at 12:00 pm
Presented by MIFF 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator Lab, Adrian Wootton – former director of the London Film Festival, British Film Institute and the UK’s National Film Theatre – returns exclusively to Me...
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Q&A with Ben Strunin
On 29/06/2017 at 1:00 pm
Director of the MIFF Premiere Fund supported Westwind: Djalu's Legacy speaks with us about meeting Djalu and how his vision was the driving force of the film.
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Q&A with Jungle director Greg McLean
On 28/06/2017 at 9:00 am
Greg McLean, director of Opening Night film Jungle answers a few questions about the wild shoot for the film, and returning to MIFF 12 years after his debut feature Wolf Creek screened.
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Q&A with Priscilla Cameron
On 27/06/2017 at 10:00 am
Priscilla Cameron, director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported film The Butterfly Tree, speaks about her process and the impact the film had on her personally.
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Wendall Thomas Q&A
On 20/06/2017 at 10:45 am
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.
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | We Are Here: Jessica Brillhart on Virtual Reality
On 23/05/2017 at 1:00 pm
The principal VR filmmaker at Google, Jessica Brillhart has been demonstrating the power of the VR medium through numerous award winning shorts and documentaries. ... Martin Brown (AFTRS) joined her a...
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | VR Masterclass
On 08/05/2017 at 2:00 pm
Virtual Reality (VR) is redefining the approach of contemporary filmmaking. Learn about the cutting-edge technology, immersive storytelling and the challenges of virtual reality with Australian VR fil...
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Michel Chion: The Audio-Spectator
On 24/04/2017 at 5:00 pm
As part of Michel Chion’s historic and unlikely-to-be repeated visit to Australia, he will present an epic, two-and-a-half-hour concert for ten surround-speakers featuring three classic compositions.
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | In Conversation with Jonathan Rosenbaum
On 04/04/2017 at 4:00 pm
Philippa Hawker speaks with esteemed film scholar/journalist Jonathan Rosenbaum about his writing, film culture and the state of cinema today. ... Philippa Hawker has been writing on film and the arts...
MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | What Next, Cinephilia?
On 04/04/2017 at 4:00 pm
Co-presented with MIFF Critics Campus ... Prestigious film festivals, curated streaming sites, international podcasts – for a new generation of cinephile, the potential for discovery is endless! But i...
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | In Conversation with the Moras
On 28/02/2017 at 12:00 pm
Join Melbourne gallerist William Mora (pictured on the right) and filmmaker Philippe Mora (pictured in the middle) as they share their unbelievable family story with Trevor Graham (pictured on the lef...
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | The Family: Behind the Cult
On 31/01/2017 at 11:00 am
Journalist Martin McKenzie-Murray hears the incredible story from some of the survivors of one of Australia’s most notorious cults, The Family. Also on the panel is Lex de Man, the detective who uncov...
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International Film Festival & Awards Macao Report
On 30/01/2017 at 3:00 pm
MIFF programmer Al Cossar ventured to the inaugural International Film Festival & Awards Macao in December 2016.
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | Truth is Fiction
On 06/12/2016 at 9:00 am
In documentary filmmaking, the aim to capture the subject can at times be elusive. How can a filmmaker explore a personality that won’t allow an audience in? Genevieve Bailey is joined by MIFF 2016 di...
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MIFF Staff Top 10s of 2016
On 05/12/2016 at 3:00 pm
We understand, 2016 has been quite the year. Leonard Cohen, Gene Wilder, Anton Yelchin, Prince, Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Brexit, Trump... ... At least there have been some ripper films in 2016 and ...
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