Kiyoshi Kurosawa and power of the unseen
The legendary Japanese director brings the art of suggestion to jidaigeki with The Samurai and the Prisoner, a murder mystery set inside a besieged 16th-century castle. Kiyoshi Kurosawa has spent for…
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Violence on the Ice: Isaac Elliott on the intensity of his para ice hockey doc Hard as Puck
Broken bones. Smashed egos. Bruised bodies. That's what players of the intense sport of para ice hockey can expect when they strap themselves into the sled and skate out onto the ice, sharp paddl…
“I’m much more interested in filming sex than in violence.” Lukas Dhont on making Coward
Coward screens at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 15, 20, 22 August 2026. Tickets are available here: CowardLukas Dhont’s stirring latest film – which won its leads a pair of Best Actor…
Tony Jones on embedding empathy in the animal testing documentary Sentient
At the dawn of his career, Tony Jones filmed Four Corners documentaries like Frozen Asset alongside producer Martin Butler. Now, for the first time in decades, Tony steps back into the world of docume…
James Hunter & Lucy Lovegrove on building the atmospheric horror film The Latcher
James Hunter is no stranger to the Melbourne International Film Festival, having participated in the MIFF Accelerator Lab for his short film Nest (2021). He now returns to MIFF with his feature film d…
A New York story: Ira Sachs on The Man I Love
Ira Sachs The Man I Love screens at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 8, 16, & 23 August 2026. Tickets are available here: The Man I LoveRami Malek captivates as an HIV-positive man wh…
David and Liani Greaves on the party, the poetry, and finishing a father's film: Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Few forces have shaped global culture more than the creative explosion that came out of the collision of African and American life in New York City in the twentieth century. Tracing it back to a singl…
Melissa Anastasi on capturing the poetry of existence in her films
Filmmaker Melissa Anastasi has crafted a body of work that speaks to the experience of growing up in the Greater Western Sydney region of NSW. Her characters exist on the fringes of society; sometimes…
Trevor Graham and Digby Webster on bringing love to the big screen with their delightful doco Digby & Camille
One of the most charming and delightful films to screen at the 2026 Melbourne International Film Festival is the community-created documentary Digby & Camille. Seasoned documentarian Trevor Graham…
Gar O'Rourke’s latest documentary, The Siege of Paradise, examines Cinque Terre’s tourism balancing act
Perched along Italy’s dramatic Ligurian coastline, the five villages of Cinque Terre are home to fewer than 4,000 people. Yet every year, around four million tourists pour into their narrow streets, a…
Adam C. Briggs on his latest experiential film Phillip Philadelphia
Adam C. Briggs is a prolific voice in Australian cinema, with acclaimed films like A Grand Mockery, Boogie Bobby, and his new film, Phillip Philadelphia, arriving over the span of a few years. His fil…
Mark Cousins on stories, documentaries, film and The Story of Documentary Film
Documentary is trying to capture what should have been said and perhaps hasn't been said. There'll always be documentary because we'll always be trying to understand ourselves.…