MIFF Blog

Q&A with Rone director Lester Francois

Q&A with Rone director Lester Francois

July 26th 2017 | World PremiereVirtual RealityMIFF 2017Australian Films66th MIFF
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

Aladdin: An Old New World

July 21st 2017 |
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

Q&A with Rabbit's Luke Shanahan and David Ngo

July 20th 2017 | World PremiereMIFF Premiere FundMIFF 2017Festival GuestsAustralian Films66th MIFF
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

Aelita, Sci Fi and Altered Realities

July 20th 2017 | Sci FiMIFF 2017History66th MIFF
MIFF Marketing Intern Eliza Freeman looks at the huge influence Aelita, Queen of Mars has had on science-fiction filmmaking.
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Nikos Nikolaidis and the tradition of Greek shock cinema

Yorgos Lanthimos, Nikos Nikolaidis and the tradition of Greek shock cinema

July 18th 2017 | MIFF 2017HeadlinersCritics Campus66th MIFF
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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Beyond Ambition: Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion’s journey toward Top of the Lake: China Girl

Beyond Ambition: Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion’s journey toward Top of the Lake: China Girl

July 18th 2017 | MIFF 2017Festival GuestsCritics CampusAustralian Films66th MIFFWomen Filmmakers
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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Q&A with Naina Sen

Q&A with Naina Sen

July 14th 2017 | MIFF Premiere FundMIFF 2017Festival GuestsDocumentaryAustralian Films66th MIFFWomen Filmmakers
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

Cruel Summer: The Films of Luca Guadagnino

July 4th 2017 |
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

Q&A with Adrian Wooton

July 4th 2017 | 66th MIFFFestival GuestsHistoryInterviewsMIFF 2017Seminars and MasterclassesSpecial Events

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 Melbourne for another series of his acclaimed Illustrated Film Talks, this year focusing on the Hollywood Golden Age and four legendary actresses, who appeared in some of the greatest films in celluloid

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Q&A with Ben Strunin

Q&A with Ben Strunin

June 29th 2017 | World PremiereMIFF Premiere FundMIFF 2017DocumentaryAustralian Films66th MIFF
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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