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Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has tonight announced the winners of the MIFF Shorts Awards, presented by Armani Beauty. New Zealand filmmakers Nick Mayow and Prisca Bouchet won the City…
When I think of the sounds of Western Australia, the licks of Wide Open Road by the Triffids hits my mind, or maybe The Waifs yearning to be back in London, or occasionally it'll be a wistful memo…
Jake has recently become the man he always was. His family has not caught up. That is the whole engine of Sweet Milk Lake, and Harvey Zielinski, who wrote it and directed it and plays both of its lead…
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…
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…
Following its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal last month, CORPUS, a genre-bending erotic body horror from rising filmmaker Corrin Evans will receive its Australi…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…