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A Life Unsaved: an Interview with Sotiris Dounoukos
August 13th 2016 |
In the final Critics Campus 2016 article, participant Doosie Morris talks true crime, vulnerability, and community with Joe Cinque’s Consolation director Sotiris Dounoukos.
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Searching for Monsieur Mayonnaise: a Conversation with Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora
August 10th 2016 |
Critics Campus 2016 participant Andréas Giannopoulos discusses humour, hummus and the Holocaust with Monsieur Mayonnaise filmmakers Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora.
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The Low Down on Down Under: An Interview with Abe Forsythe
August 10th 2016 |
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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Girl Asleep From Stage to Screen: an Interview with Rosemary Myers
August 9th 2016 |
Critics Campus 2016 participant Ella Donald talks to Rosemary Myers about Girl Asleep's journey from the theatre to celluloid.
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Keeping It Real: Women Paving the Way in Australian Documentary
August 5th 2016 |
Critics Campus 2016 participant Tanya Farley explores gender parity, cultural policy and the recent success of Australian women documentarians.
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65 Seconds with Sotiris Dounoukos
August 4th 2016 |
This year MIFF welcomes over 100 guests to the festival to participate in Q&As, panel discussions, special events and to showcase their films. For the 65h MIFF we sat down for 65 seconds with some of the faces you'll be seeing over the 18 days.
Your name: Sotiris Dounoukos
Your film: Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Where are you from:
Australia
How long have you been making films:
14 years
Without
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Q&A with Ella Director Douglas Watkins
August 2nd 2016 |
One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, Ella will have its world premiere at this year's festival. Written and directed by Douglas Watkin, the film follows the journey of Ella Havelka, the first Indigenous dancer with The Australian Ballet!
We sat down with Douglas and producer Veronica Fury, and asked them a few questions.
You have directed many stories about indigenous people's lives –
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Q&A with Monsieur Mayonnaise Director Trevor Graham
July 28th 2016 |
One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, Monsieur Mayonnaise will have its world premiere at this year's festival. Written and directed by Trevor Graham (Make Hummus Not War, MIFF 2012), the film follows artist and filmmaker Philippe Mora (Mad Dog Morgan, MIFF 2015; Swastika, MIFF 1973) as he produces a graphic novel about his late father, mayonnaise sandwiches and Nazis!
We sat down with Gr
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The Death and Life of Otto Bloom | Q&A with Director Cris Jones
July 25th 2016 |
One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom will have its world premiere and screen on Opening Night of this year's festival. Written and directed by MIFF Accelerator alumnus Cris Jones (short films The Funk, MIFF 2008; Excursion, MIFF 2003), the film stars Rachel Ward (The Thorn Birds) as the present-day Ada Fitzgerald and her daughter Matilda Brown as her young
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65 Seconds With Jocelyn Moorhouse
July 22nd 2016 |
This year MIFF welcomes over 100 guests to the festival to participate in Q&As, panel discussions, special events and to showcase their films. For the 65h MIFF we sat down for 65 seconds with some of the faces you'll be seeing over the 18 days.
Your name: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Your film: Proof
Where are you from:
A long time ago! Australia
How long have you been making films:
Since I was a teena
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