MIFF
Why MIFF’s hottest films this year might also be the oldest
Does cinema’s future lie in its past? The popularity of retrospective screenings would suggest so.
- by Jordan Prosser
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Sarah Snook on the quirky project that brought her back home
With an Emmy and an Olivier to her name, the last year has been big for Sarah Snook, but her latest project is especially close to home.
- by Karl Quinn
‘Lydia Tar meets tarot reader’: how this film curator describes her style
Kate Jinx also reveals which movie shaped her fashion style from a young age.
- by Georgie Gordon
Her father found Sam Neill. Has this debut director also cast a future star?
When India Donaldson asked her little sister if she knew any actors, she couldn’t have guessed that Lily Collias had the makings of a star.
- by Karl Quinn
Megalopolis to a ‘must-squatch’: 13 highlights at the Melbourne International Film Festival
From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation, here are our top MIFF picks.
- by Cameron Williams
Meet the young Australian actor about to become a superstar
At 28, Australian actor Toby Wallace is going places. But he’s looking forward to the day he can just stay put for a while.
- by Karl Quinn
‘We’ve depleted our reserves’: MIFF offers $10 tickets to lure back audiences
The Melbourne International Film Festival faces its third consecutive loss, but its inaugural CEO insists it’s not about to collapse.
- by Karl Quinn
The best films of 2023, a critic’s choice
From Barbenheimer to Australian horror, veteran directors are joined by rising young talents in this year’s highlights.
- by Garry Maddox
Film with non-professional cast wins Melbourne festival’s $140,000 top prize
Australia’s richest film prize was awarded on Saturday night at the festival’s closing gala along with five other awards.
- by Karl Quinn and Elizabeth Flux
Why the bloody hell are Australians so good at making scary movies?
From stories of religious fervour gone horribly wrong to a quiet tale of an alien invasion, horror is having a well-deserved moment.
- by Stephen A Russell
How Melbourne Park was key to Australian Open’s ‘great comeback’
Once shunned by top players and poorly attended in Kooyong, the tournament’s huge transformation has been explained – and one thing was key to its success.
- by Cara Waters