We are excited to announce MIFF 68½, a reimagined celebration of cinema online, featuring a suite of films and special events – all streamable from the safety of your home across MIFF’s original 2020 dates (6–23 August).
In light of the current COVID situation in Melbourne, and with the safety of audiences and staff at the forefront of their thinking, the Board and Management of the Melbourne International Film Festival have taken the difficult decision to cancel the in-cinema... (1/3)
It is with sadness that the Board and Management of the Melbourne International Film Festival have taken the difficult decision to cancel MIFF 2020 owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The MIFF 68½ program is now live!
Encompassing 112 films – including 12 world premieres, 83 Australian premieres and 44 shorts – MIFF 68½ connects you to visions and places from all around the world.
Explore the full program now →
Don’t leave us hanging… Late submissions for MIFF 2019 are open now! If you’ve made a short film, feature film, documentary or VR work we want to see it 👀.
Submissions close at 5pm AEST, 29 March 2019: .
Image credit: Tangles And Knots
The safety and well-being of our audience is our greatest priority.
MIFF is currently working through the new COVID-19 restrictions and we aim to make a formal announcement on Monday 2 August 2021.
Thank you for being patient.
We’ve secured additional capacity for two of our most popular films: black comedy Shiva Baby starring
@Rachel_Sennott
, and tech documentary Coded Bias.
Get tickets now to ensure you don't miss out on these highly-anticipated films, streaming now as part of the MIFF 68½ program
Star spotting in Berlin ⭐ Diane Kruger and Martin Freeman arrive at THE OPERATIVE premiere screening at the 69th
@berlinale
International Film Festival. Video courtesy of MIFF Artistic Director, Al Cossar.
By popular demand, Palazzo di Cozzo comes to MIFF Play for one night only – not just in Brunswick and Footscray, but all across Australia. Get tickets:
In DAMSEL the brothers behind MIFF 2014’s KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER reshape the western into an off-kilter comedy, but don’t go branding Robert Pattinson’s besotted businessman a hero – or Mia Wasikowska’s abducted bride-to-be a damsel, either.
We're back in cinemas & online, 5–22 August 2021. Preview some of our most anticipated world premiere films, international awards winners and special events ahead of our full program launch on 13 July:
The board of Melbourne International Film Festival is thrilled to announce today the appointment of the festival’s new Artistic Director beginning with the 2019 festival, Al Cossar. Read more:
See another side of film. Our full program is out now! Full of only-at-MIFF moments, spectacular sights and strange journeys. We can't wait to welcome to you MIFF 2019!
Tickets on sale 12 July
Member pre-sale open now
The top award winner at the 2017
@annecyfestival
#LuOvertheWall
is a genre-bending musical mermaid tale from noted anime director
@masaakiyuasa
🎬This film is showing as part of MIFF Schools at
#MIFF2018
(2-19 August). For school group bookings head to
And, in the absence of the festival this year, MIFF is considering other means of maintaining its engagement with audiences. We will share details as they become available. We look forward to bringing you the 69th Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2021.
Announcing the winner of the MIFF 2019 Audience Awards for Documentary: THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM! Off the back of five sold out screenings at MIFF—see THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM in cinemas across the nation from today, courtesy of
@MadmanFilms
. Full list of winners:
Join us from your home from 6pm tomorrow as we reveal the full MIFF 68½ program!
A digital showcase of over 60 features, four shorts packages, talks, events and activations – all available to stream across Australia.
Streaming live to our Facebook and Youtube channel from 6pm
Surprise screening announced! DUCK BUTTER – A 24-hour marathon of sex and romantic discovery is the emotional backbone of this intimate indie starring and co-written by
#MIFF2018
guest Alia Shawkat (BLAZE. Screens 6:30pm Fri 17 Aug.
We are pleased to announce our 2020 MIFF Critics Campus participants, joining us for an intensive five-day lab that enables emerging Australian film critics to develop their skills in a digital festival setting. Read their bios:
Announcing our inaugural MIFF Awards winners!
The $140,000 Bright Horizons Award winner, supported by VicScreen, is Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams’ Neptune Frost.
@wearevicscreen
#VICSCREEN
257 feature films. 102 shorts. 18 world premieres. 12 XR works.
Explore our expansive program of world-class films and special events for MIFF's 70th edition.
Tonight's the night! Our full program for
#MIFF2023
will be live from 8pm. General public tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 14 July, but MIFF Members get early access to tickets. Sign up now to access the presale, starting tonight at 8pm: .
280+ international and Australian films and transformative screen experiences. Explore the full MIFF 69 program, in cinemas & online for the first time ever.
General public tickets on sale from 16 July.
Book now:
The full program for
#MIFF2024
is out now. We're back with one of our most exciting programs ever featuring over 250 films from over 62 countries.
Our 4-day MIFF Member pre-sale starts now. General tickets go on sale at 9am on Tuesday 16 July.
The big reveal has happened – the MIFF 2023 program is now live! At over 275 films - 40 straight from Cannes - and over 70 countries represented, this year's program is an immense celebration of film.
Our 48-hour MIFF Members presale starts now:
We are going virtual – with a program of 40 new-release features and documentaries from around the world. Read more about MIFF 68½ thanks to our friends at
@Broadsheet_Melb
@TerryGilliam
’s near-mythical riff on Cervantes’ fantastic tale THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE finally makes its debut, with Adam Driver as a cynical ad man trapped in the delusions of an old shoemaker who believes himself to be Don Quixote.
#MIFF2018
This digital showcase – the first in MIFF’s 68-year history – will be made available via ticketed access on a state-of-the-art streaming platform designed by Shift72 (
@shiftvod
). Make sure you join us for the full program launch on 14 July!
Are you an emerging or early-career film critic?
Apply now for the Melbourne International Film Festival Critics Campus, an intensive five-day lab that enables emerging Australian film critics to develop their skills in a live festival setting →
Announcing the winner of the MIFF 2019
@theage
Critics Award: THE NIGHTINGALE!
"The film's portrayal and condemnation of violence against women is just as pertinent today as it was then."
Read the panel's full statement:
Applications are now open for Critics Campus – now in its 10th year! If you’re an emerging or early-career critic, keen for hands-on experience in a live festival context and available to attend MIFF on 7–11 August 2023, we want you.
Apply now:
Emerging critics! MIFF Critics Campus is running as part of the festival’s 68½ digital edition, with a full week of mentoring workshops, international guests and more. Applications close May 31. Apply now →
Today we remember a national icon and one of the most acclaimed actors to grace our screen, David Dalaithngu. The Yolngu dancer, musician and performer leaves us with an outstanding legacy to Australian cinema. Vale David.
The iconic musical duo of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter is brought to life on screen in Philippa Bateman's powerful documentary screening in partnership with
@acmi
and
@melbmusicweek
. Get tickets:
With a record number of films on its annual slate, the MIFF Premiere Fund brings seven premieres to the 68th Melbourne International Film Festival 📽️
Discover more of the MIFF Premiere Fund films at
Now on the MIFF Blog, Critics Campus 2021 participant
@jrdjms
dives head-first into the manic imagery and manifold references of
@nobody_stop_me
's provocative The Scary of Sixty-First.
We’re thrilled to unveil our First Glance lineup for 2024, a sneak peek of MIFF’s full program landing on Thursday 11 July at 8pm AEST.
Here is a taste of the extraordinary visions, diversions and cinematic surprises coming your way this August:
Direct from their premiere at
@Festival_Cannes
: Leos Carax’s Annette, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria, Mia Hansen-Love’s Bergman Island and Nanni Moretti’s Three Floo + more.
Sadly, MIFF’s 2018 festival (2 – 19 Aug) will be the last for our Artistic Director,
@raceymicehell
who is relocating overseas. Join us in praising Carey for her celebrated work that has enriched MIFF over the last 10 years.
MIFF 68½’s curated program will feature a number of films intended for 2020’s festival alongside ‘discovery’ highlights by emerging filmmakers. It will also include four shorts strands and the Shorts Awards, as well as virtual adaptations of our events, talks and Critics Campus.
Dates for MIFF’s 2018 festival (2 – 19 Aug) have been locked down. Here it goes! Program launch and MIFF Members' pre-sale - Tuesday 10 July. Tickets on sale - Friday 13 July. Who’s as excited as we are?
Your First Glance into the
#MIFF2018
program is here. See another side of film from 2–19 August. Festival Passes on sale now. Full program announced 10 July. All tickets on sale 13 July. Get your program guide inside
@theage
on 14 July.
Uncle Jack Charles was a cherished friend of the Melbourne International Film Festival. He was irreverent and inspiring, and we are so grateful for Jack’s generosity both on and off the screen. We will truly miss him.
Receiving a 15-minute standing ovation as well as the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,
@NadineLabaki
’s neorealist fable CAPHARNAÜM centres on a child attempting to divorce his parents. Full
#MIFF2018
Program announced 10 July.
Introducing
#MIFF2019
. See another side of film from 1-18 August. Memberships, Mini Passes and Passports are available now. Thanks to Melbourne based Graphic Artist Pat Fox this year's artwork. We can't wait to reveal more of the program to you soon...