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Muslim International Film Festival returns to “reflect breadth and intricacies of Muslim storytelling”

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The Muslim International Film Festival will return to London’s Leicester Square for its second edition, running 2-5 July, “championing the narratives of international Muslim filmmakers and highlighting their compelling stories”.  “MIFF first entered the film festival circuit in 2024, at a time of polarised public opinion and a prevalence of negative portrayals of Muslims in … Read more

Manchester Film Festival announces more films and Q&As with filmmakers

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The Manchester Film Festival announced additions to the 2025 programme. Alongside the 45  feature films and short film strand previously announced, the festival will also present 3 features films: the Manchester premiere of THE END; the Manchester premiere of HILL and the World Premiere premiere of BREAKING BARRIERS: THE PAULA DUNN STORY. THE END is … Read more

Melbourne International Film Festival unveils 2024 program

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The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is back with a vengeance for its 2024 edition, showcasing more than 250 features, shorts, and XR experiences. Artistic director Al Cossar promises a “multi-faceted festival of cinematic excess,” designed to delight and ignite the imaginations of all attendees. “The MIFF program this year, like every year, is designed to delight … Read more

Memoir of a Snail to open 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival

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Memoir of a Snail, directed by locally-born, Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot, has been set as the opening title of the Melbourne International Film Festival. The festival runs Aug. 8-25 and is expected to comprise more than 250 titles. An early sneak peek, revealed Thursday, confirmed a high quality international and local selection. These include Cannes Critics’ Week award … Read more

Asif Kapadia to receive inaugural Trailblazer Award at MIFF

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The inaugural edition of the Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) runs May 30th – June 2nd in London’s Leicester Square. As well as championing new and upcoming filmmakers and talent, MIFF celebrates and honours individuals who have already made innovative contributions to the film industry with the festival’s Trailblazer Award. MIFF is to present the inaugural Trailblazer Award … Read more

Programme announced for 1st Muslim International Film Festival

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The inaugural edition of the Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) runs May 30th – June 2nd in London’s Leicester Square. Championing the narratives of international Muslim filmmakers and highlighting their compelling stories, MIFF is also a platform for productions inspired by Muslim culture and faith, embracing filmmakers of all backgrounds. At a time of polarised … Read more

Damien Hodgkinson appointed CEO of Melbourne International Film Festival

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The Board of Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announce the appointment of Damien Hodgkinson in a newly created role of Chief Executive Officer, marking an exciting new chapter in the organisation’s storied history. Damien joins Australia’s largest film festival after 11 years at the helm of Melbourne International Comedy Festival as its Executive Director. In … Read more

Matthew Pritchard will attend the world premiere of The Road of Excess at MIFF

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Noughties British TV star Matthew Pritchard will attend the world premiere of documentary The Road of Excess at the Manchester Film Festival on Friday 17th March. Pritchard is best known for the stunt and prank TV show Dirty Sanchez, which aired from 2003-2007 and the spin-off film Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. He was also a contestant on … Read more

Inaugural MIFF award winners announced

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The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the inaugural MIFF Awards recipients. Chosen by a distinguished independent jury of industry figures presided over by Jury President, Shareena Clanton, the $140,000 Bright Horizons Award winner, supported by VicScreen, was Neptune Frost by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams and the recipient of the $70,000 Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award was Jub Clerc for direction in Sweet As. … Read more

MIFF 70 Shorts Awards winners announced

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The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced the recipients of the 2022 MIFF Shorts Awards, which reward filmmakers with more than $63,500 in prizes. An in-person ceremony was held  at ACMI on Thursday evening with seven out of the 78 films in the program accoladed by a jury consisting of filmmaker Tiriki Onus (Ablaze), director James Vaughan (Friends and Strangers), and … Read more

70th Melbourne International Film Festival gets underway

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The 70th edition of Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has begun, with a spectacular gala red carpet event set to usher in the opening weekend of the country’s longest running film festival. Storming back into cinemas for 18 days of action-packed-cinema, MIFF’s in-person program – the first since 2019 – will envelop Melbourne CBD with … Read more

Melbourne International Film Festival returns with expansive programme

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Heralding a milestone celebration, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced a monumental 70th program overflowing with premiere showcases, buzzworthy international features and special anniversary events in the festival’s first in-cinema Melbourne schedule since 2019. Throughout August, Melbourne’s city and surrounds will be consumed by film, with 257 feature films, 102 shorts and 12 XR works on the bill for MIFF’s 70th anniversary. The … Read more

First look: Melbourne International Film Festival’s 70th anniversary programme

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In its platinum anniversary year, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will celebrate in style, returning to cinemas from 4-21 August with an expansive programme of acclaimed international cinema, local world premieres and a ready-made Australian classic set to debut at the Opening Night Gala. Founded in 1952, MIFF is one of the world’s longest … Read more

Melbourne International Film Festival establishes feature film competition

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Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced that its 70th anniversary edition in August will include the debut of the annual MIFF Film Competition. Already the Southern Hemisphere’s largest and longest-running film festival, MIFF will now also offer one of the world’s most substantial festival prize pools. Initially comprising three awards, the MIFF Film Competition‘s … Read more