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Michelle Carey Receives Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters
On 06/08/2017 at 4:00 pm
Congratulations to MIFF Artistic Director Michelle Carey, who has been awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.
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Avoiding MIFF fatigue in 2017
On 02/08/2017 at 1:00 pm
Get the most out of MIFF with seasoned festival fan Evan Young's tips for staving off festival fatigue.
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Q&A with Locker Room Director Greta Nash
On 02/08/2017 at 12:00 pm
Rowena Lloyd speaks with Greta Nash, director of the Accelerator short film Locker Room.
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Why Pioneering Women?
On 01/08/2017 at 6:00 pm
Pioneering Women co-curator Alexandra Heller-Nicholas takes us into the historical movement that created the foundations for many Australian women filmmakers today.
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Q&A with Have You Seen the Listers? director Eddie Martin
On 31/07/2017 at 3:00 pm
Eddie Martin, director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported film Have You Seen the Listers? speaks about the process of making the film and our changing attitudes to street art.
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A Brilliant Career: Gillian Armstrong’s Filmmaking reaches High Tide
On 31/07/2017 at 11:00 am
Rowena Lloyd traces Gillian Armstrong's career, her feminist focus, and her drive to investigate the complexities of the lives of others.
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Twilight to Starlight – The Making of Robert Pattinson’s Career
On 31/07/2017 at 10:00 am
Rowena Lloyd takes a look at Robert Pattinson's post-Twilight career with some surprising choices in auteur-driven movies.
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Q&A with Rone director Lester Francois
On 26/07/2017 at 12:00 pm
The director of the VR experience Rone answers some questions about the artist's transition from street art to fine art and the challenges of making VR...
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Aladdin: An Old New World
On 21/07/2017 at 3:00 pm
Critics Campus intern Rowena Lloyd takes a look at the legacy of Aladdin, and the vanishing art of Disney 2D animation.
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Q&A with Rabbit's Luke Shanahan and David Ngo
On 20/07/2017 at 2:00 pm
The director and producer of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported Rabbit spoke to us about telepathy, twins and tornadoes!
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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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