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Flathead. Image: MIFF.
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Flathead, MIFF review: a striking portrait of working class life

Jaydon Martin's Flathead is an unvarnished portrait of life and struggle in coastal Queensland.

The Moogai. Image: Elise Lockwood/MIFF
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MIFF 2024 names Bright Horizons jury and unveils Uncle Jack Charles Award

MIFF has confirmed the Bright Horizons award jury will be led by Australian director Ivan Sen.

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The future of film criticism? MIFF Critics Campus names its 2024 participants

ScreenHub writers Grace Boschetti and Stephen A Russell are part of this year's prestigious MIFF Critics Campus.

Timestalker. Image: BFI/Vertigo Releasing.
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MIFF 2024: hidden gems as picked by the programmers

The Melbourne International Film Festival's programmers pick their favourite films from this year’s jam-packed lineup.

Good One. Image: Metrograph Pictures.
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MIFF 2024: Bright Horizons Competition and Award films

The ten films competing for the $140,000 MIFF Bright Horizons Award in 2024 have been named.

Inside. Image: SXSW Sydney.
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MIFF 2024: full program

The program for the Melbourne International Film Festival (8 to 25 August 2024) is now available.

Memoir of a Snail. Image: Madman Entertainment/MIFF
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MIFF 2024 first glance: Memoir of a Snail, Audrey, I Saw the TV Glow, and more

Adam Elliot's claymation revealed as opening night film, alongside other local and international highlights.

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The Rooster review: Hugo Weaving and Phoenix Raei tussle in the woods in startling debut

In debut feature The Rooster, writer/director Mark Leonard Winter explores wounded masculinity mired in the mud.

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MIFF Play 2023: what to stream before the festival ends

MIFF 2023 isn't over quite yet – you can still watch a number of films from the comfort of your…

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MIFF 2023 award winners: Banel & Adama wins Bright Horizons

More than $300,000 in prize money has been awarded across six categories at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2023.

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