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Reconciliation cinema: First Nations filmmaking at MIFF

Reconciliation cinema: First Nations filmmaking at MIFF

June 1st 2020 | Australian FilmsMIFF Premiere FundReviews
In honour of National Reconciliation Week 2020, we’ve compiled a list of MIFF-featured titles made by, or in collaboration with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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MIFF Shorts to Watch from Home

MIFF Shorts to Watch from Home

April 30th 2020 | AnimationAustralian FilmsDocumentaryShorts
MIFF Programmer Mia Falstein-Rush recommends past MIFF shorts you can stream now for free.
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Waiting for The Waiting Room: Rolf de Heer on the Future of VR

Waiting for The Waiting Room: Rolf de Heer on the Future of VR

August 21st 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusInterviewsVirtual Reality
Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer speaks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Zach Karpinellison about his latest collaboration with directors Mark Eland and Molly Reynolds; the groundbreaking 3D VR experience The Waiting Room.
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Through the Looking Glass: An Interview with Sequin in a Blue Room’s Conor Leach

Through the Looking Glass: An Interview with Sequin in a Blue Room’s Conor Leach

August 18th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusInterviewsMIFF 2019
Conor Leach dazzles in Samuel Van Grinsven’s Sequin in a Blue Room, who chats to 2019 Critics Campus participant about his role in the film and queer culture both on screen and off in Australia today.
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In My Blood It Runs: An Interview with Maya Newell

In My Blood It Runs: An Interview with Maya Newell

August 17th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusDocumentaryInterviews
Filmmaker Maya Newell talks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Claire Cao about her latest documentary, In My Blood It Runs.
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Australian Stories, International Stories: An Interview with Animals Director Sophie Hyde

Australian Stories, International Stories: An Interview with Animals Director Sophie Hyde

August 15th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusFilm CriticismWomen Filmmakers
Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde speaks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Zoë Almeida Goodall about her latest film Animals and her career more broadly.
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“The Blue Room is Limitless”: In Conversation with Samuel Van Grinsven, Director of Sequin in a Blue Room

“The Blue Room is Limitless”: In Conversation with Samuel Van Grinsven, Director of Sequin in a Blue Room

August 15th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusFilm Criticism
2019 Critics Campus participant Luke McCarthy talks to Australian filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven about his feature debut, Sequin in a Blue Room.
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In My Blood It Runs, Four Ways

In My Blood It Runs, Four Ways

August 12th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusFilm CriticismMIFF 2019Women Filmmakers
Maya Newell’s In My Blood It Runs is considered from a range of different critical perspectives by four of our 2019 Critics Campus participants, including Michael Sun, Isabella Trimboli, Jamie Tram, and Olivia Bennett.
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Beyond the Boundary: An Interview with The Merger director Mark Grentell

Beyond the Boundary: An Interview with The Merger director Mark Grentell

August 21st 2018 | MIFF Premiere FundMIFF 2018Film CriticismCritics CampusAustralian Films67th MIFF
MIFF Critics Campus participant Claire White talks to director Mark Grentell about The Merger.
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What the dreaming doing is what the dreaming does: a conversation with the Karrabing Film Collective

What the dreaming doing is what the dreaming does: a conversation with the Karrabing Film Collective

August 19th 2018 | MIFF 2018Film CriticismFestival GuestsExperimentalCritics CampusAustralian Films67th MIFF
James Waters sat down with Elizabeth Povinelli, Linda Yarrowin and Cecilia Lewis of the Karrabing Film Collective discuss filmmaking, developing a collective voice and censoring swear words!
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