A Family – Q&A with director Jayden Stevens
The feature-film debut from MIFF Accelerator Lab alumus Jayden Stevens, A Family is an offbeat comedy about a lonely man who hires actors to play his parents, brother and sister. We caught up with Stevens for a chat about shooting a film in a language you don't speak and creating a showcase of the bizarre and the unfamiliar.
By MIFF Staff | 06 Jul 2019
Measure for Measure - Q&A with director Paul Ireland
Following the critically acclaimed Pawno, director Paul Ireland moves from Footscray to Prahran’s commission flats for this contemporary re-interpretation of Shakespeare. MIFF caught up with Ireland to chat about adapting the Bard, casting the city of Melbourne as a character, gangster stories and love stories.
MIFF Staff
05 Jul 2019
Woman Under the Influence: An Interview with Alia Shawkat
2018 Critics Campus participant Sam Harris spoke to Alia Shawkat about autobiographical art, the influence of John Cassavetes in her work, and future projects.
Critics Luke
21 Aug 2018
The Mystery of the Opal: An Interview with Strange Colours director Alena Lodkina
MIFF Critics Campus intern Faith Everard speaks with Strange Colours director Alena Lodkina.
Natalie
17 Aug 2018
Landscapes of Trauma: An Interview with Miranda Nation, writer and director of Undertow
MIFF 2018 Critics Campus participant Eliza Janssen interviews the writer/director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported Undertow, Miranda Nation.
Natalie
17 Aug 2018
The Art of the Documentary: An Interview with Pietra Brettkelly
2018 Critics Campus participant Valerie Ng spoke to Yellow is Forbidden director Pietra Brettkelly about her artistic process, and the responsibility of being a documentary filmmaker.
Melanie
16 Aug 2018
Fool's Goal: An interview with Damsel co-director and actor David Zellner
MIFF 2018 Critics Campus participant Ivana Brehas caught up with festival guest David Zellner to discuss the goofy, contemporary Western, Damsel.
Melanie
16 Aug 2018
Q&A with UNDERMINED: TALES FROM THE KIMBERLEY Director Nicholas Wrathall
Director of the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported UNDERMINED: TALES FROM THE KIMBERLEY speaks about the unique challenges of making a film in the remote Kimberley region, and the international relevance of the tensions between first peoples and developers.
MIFF Staff
27 Jul 2018
Q&A with Undertow director Miranda Nation
MIFF Accelerator Lab alumna Miranda Nation makes her feature directorial debut with Undertow, a Geelong-shot psychological thriller about grief and obsession set against the backdrop of local footy culture. Miranda sat down with MIFF to discuss the female experience, #MeToo, men's reactions to women's stories, and Geelong's cinematic coastline.
Undertow is a psychological thriller that combines d
MIFF Staff
24 Jul 2018
Q&A with The Coming Back Out Ball Movie director Sue Thomson
Sue Thomson, director of our Closing Night Gala World Premiere screening of The Coming Back Out Ball Movie, answers a few questions about the struggles facing LGBTIQ seniors and how she became involved in this joyous event.
MIFF Staff
17 Jul 2018
Q&A with The Eulogy director Janine Hosking
The director of the MIFF Premiere Fund supported documentary The Eulogy spoke to us about how she became interested in the work of Geoffrey Tozer, and what it was like to work with the big personalities of Paul Keating and Richard Gill.
MIFF Staff
13 Jul 2018
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