The Death and Life of Otto Bloom | Q&A with Director Cris Jones
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
65 Seconds With Jocelyn Moorhouse
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
65 Seconds With Fran Strine
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.
Name: Fran Strine
Your film: Hired Gun
Where are you from: San Francisco, California.
How long have you been making films: 12 years.
Without using t
65 Seconds with David Stubbs
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: David Stubbs
Your film: Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
Where are you from: Wellington, New Zealand
How long have you been making fi
Programming Next Gen
Posted by Thomas Caldwell, Shorts & Next Gen Programmer for MIFF.
One of the joys of selecting films for the Next Gen program is seeing how adolescence is depicted in different parts of the world. More often than not, it's the similarities across countries and cultures that stands out. Obviously different kids in different parts of the world face different difficulties and challenges based on where
Jerry Lewis: The Total Filmmaker Retrospective
To celebrate the MIFF 2016 Jerry Lewis program, the Melbourne-based online film journal Senses of Cinema has published a specially commissioned dossier on all things Jerry, called Deconstructing Jerry: Lewis as Director, exploring the 12 feature films he directed, all screening at MIFF. Here, Senses of Cinema Co-editor Daniel Fairfax offers a primer on the charms of this unique comedian / performe
Meet Dave Thomas, MIFF's Technical Manager | Part 2
Posted by Michelle Carey, MIFF Artistic Director
David Thomas is MIFF’s Technical Manager and Freight Handler. Dave celebrates 30 years at the Melbourne Film Festival this year, so we thought it was time you got to know him a bit; so I interviewed him – last week we ran part 1 of that epic interview. Read on for the conclusion.
Michelle: You’ve travelled to film festivals internationally. Do y
Meet Dave Thomas, MIFF's Technical Manager | Part 1
Posted by Michelle Carey, MIFF Artistic Director
I’ve always had a fascination with and deep appreciation for film technicians and projectionists. The better they are at their job, the more the audience doesn’t realise they’re there. But it’s a huge responsibility.
David Thomas is MIFF’s Technical Manager and Freight Handler. I’ve been working with Dave for a long time and admire his ability to
Bad Girl | Q&A with Director Fin Edquist
One of six MIFF Premiere Fund films for 2016, Bad Girl will have its world premiere at this year's festival. Written and directed by Blinky Bill: The Movie and House Husbands screenwriter Fin Edquist, the film – a pulse-pounding thriller – stars Samara Weaving (Mystery Road, MIFF 2013) and Sara West (The Daughter, MIFF 2015) and features a moody score from long-time Nick Cave collaborator Warren
Why I Cannot Wait for The Death and Life of Otto Bloom
Posted by Lee Zachariah
It’s unusual to be champing at the bit to see a director’s first ever film. Usually it’s that first film that gets you excited about their next film, but Cris Jones has already established an impressive filmography of shorts that should have everyone keyed up about his feature debut.
Jones has written and directed the MIFF opening night film The Death and Life of Otto Blo
Behind the Curtain with MIFF: The Comedy Theatre
Putting on a film festival the size of MIFF is like an immense 3D jigsaw puzzle, but the pieces are alive and not just constantly changing shape but also playing hide and seek with one another! To give you a peek at how it all comes together, we’ll be running an occasional series paying attention to the man – or, rather, men and women and mechanics! – behind the curtains. First up, wherefore The C