From Wicker to Bright Horizons, this is MIFF 74
Tonight, the 74th Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) unveiled its full 2026 program – more than 300 screen works spanning features, shorts and XR experiences, special events – including the…
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Christopher Nolan's Memento gets the Hear My Eyes treatment this August
Christopher Nolan’s neo-noir classic Memento will be brought to life with a live original score composed and performed solely by Michael “Cavs” Cavanagh, drummer of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard…
MIFF 2026 Comes Into View: First 25 Films Announced
Today, Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) offers its first look at the 2026 program, announcing 25 films and special events, among them six MIFF Premiere Fund titles, a selection of 17 inter…
37°South Market: Final call for applications ahead of August return
With just three months to go until MIFF 37°South Market, the global screen co-financing marketplace returns to Melbourne this August with early confirmed international financiers and two new initiativ…
MIFF 37°South Market 2026: Early bird applications now open
Screen content financing and development event, 37°South Market, is welcoming applications from producers at reduced early bird rates. Taking place 6–9 August 2026 during the opening weekend of the Me…
The Golden Spurtle Serves Up Warmth, Whimsy, and a Dash of Australia
There’s something quietly magical about a documentary that doesn’t try to dazzle you, but instead invites you in like a warm bowl of something familiar. The Golden Spurtle isn’t loud, flashy, or world…
MIFF Interview: Director Kristina Kraskov and producer Anna Charalambous on the wild, weird world of Spreadsheet Champions
For some of us, the sight of an Excel spreadsheet fills us with dread, but for an elite group of competitors, they see the blank cells of one of Microsoft’s core applications as a challenge to be conq…
MIFF Review: Cast(e) Aside — Reframing ‘Home’ in Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound (2025) is a reminder that ‘home’ in India is not always a place of refuge—it can be a site of exclusion and humiliation. The title plays on an uncomfortable duality: to be h…
MIFF Missive: Iron Winter & Romería
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. In their first conversation Nadine and Virat speak about two films which are…
MIFF Interview: 'Art is labour' - Jung Jae-il on the job of composing for Parasite
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. 'Art is labour'. This is a statement from composer Jung Jae-il, the m…
MIFF Review: Videoheaven is a neat look at the cultural impact of video stores, but feels like a relic of the past
It’s rather strange to think of the video store as extinct. For American filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry, the video store’s death knell coincided well before the 2012 release of This Means War; where…
MIFF Review: Redux Redux is one of the smartest films of the year
The blazing opening scene of the McManus Brothers’ science fiction thriller Redux Redux promises a white-knuckle ride: a promise that it keeps while revealing a deep sense of humanity and longing whic…