MIFF Blog
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | Bodies in Motion
On 08/11/2016 at 12:00 pm
To depict dance on film requires a balance between a meaningful and accurate display of the movement whilst making use of the filmic techniques of the medium. Alice Glenn (No Lights No Lycra) discusse...
MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | Eric Darnell: Virtual Reality and Storytelling
On 22/09/2016 at 2:00 pm
In 2016, Virtual Reality is a new frontier in storytelling - a space currently reimagining and reinventing the language of cinema, reconstituting the idea of what a filmmaker is and what an audience i...
MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast: In Conversation with Terence Davies
On 06/09/2016 at 2:00 pm
Join the conversation with ‘Britain’s greatest living auteur’ Terence Davies as he discusses his latest film, Sunset Song, with David Stratton. ... Recorded on Sunday 31 July 2016 at Federation Hall, ...
A Life Unsaved: an Interview with Sotiris Dounoukos
On 13/08/2016 at 9:30 am
In the final Critics Campus 2016 article, participant Doosie Morris talks true crime, vulnerability, and community with Joe Cinque’s Consolation director Sotiris Dounoukos.
Movements in the Desert: an Interview with Celia Rowlson-Hall
On 13/08/2016 at 9:00 am
Critics Campus 2016 participant Jessica Ellicott discusses virtuous women, the language of dance, and wanting to be Jesus with Ma director Celia Rowlson-Hall.
Aquarius, Four Ways
On 12/08/2016 at 10:00 am
Critics Campus 2016 participants Aimee Knight, Tanya Farley, Isabella McNeill, and Ella Donald review Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius.
Emotional Mapping: an Interview with Kim A Snyder
On 12/08/2016 at 9:00 am
Critics Campus 2016 participant Isabella McNeill talks tragedy, trauma, and recovery with Newtown director Kim A Snyder.
Show You the World: an Interview with Roger Ross Williams
On 11/08/2016 at 9:00 am
Critics Campus 2016 participant Aimee Knight chats with Life, Animated director Roger Ross Williams about Disney, autism, and diversity.
Searching for Monsieur Mayonnaise: a Conversation with Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora
On 10/08/2016 at 11:00 am
Critics Campus 2016 participant Andréas Giannopoulos discusses humour, hummus and the Holocaust with Monsieur Mayonnaise filmmakers Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora.
Documentary vs Fiction
On 10/08/2016 at 9:30 am
Would you rather watch a documentary about an extraordinary historical event, or a fictionalised telling? Thanks to some fortuitous programming, this year’s MIFF allows both. Sort of. ... In 1974, new...
The Low Down on Down Under: An Interview with Abe Forsythe
On 10/08/2016 at 9:00 am
Critics Campus 2016 participant Tanya Farley grills director Abe Forsythe about his comedic skewering of the 2005 Cronulla riots, Down Under.
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