MIFF
‘Lydia Tar meets tarot reader’: how this film curator describes her style
Kate Jinx also reveals which movie shaped her fashion style from a young age.
- by Georgie Gordon
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Her father found Sam Neill. Has this debut director also cast a future star?
When India Donaldson asked her little sister if she knew any actors, she couldn’t have guessed that Lily Collias had the makings of a star.
- by Karl Quinn
Megalopolis to a ‘must-squatch’: 13 highlights at the Melbourne International Film Festival
From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation, here are our top MIFF picks.
- by Cameron Williams
Meet the young Australian actor about to become a superstar
At 28, Australian actor Toby Wallace is going places. But he’s looking forward to the day he can just stay put for a while.
- by Karl Quinn
‘We’ve depleted our reserves’: MIFF offers $10 tickets to lure back audiences
The Melbourne International Film Festival faces its third consecutive loss, but its inaugural CEO insists it’s not about to collapse.
- by Karl Quinn
The best films of 2023, a critic’s choice
From Barbenheimer to Australian horror, veteran directors are joined by rising young talents in this year’s highlights.
- by Garry Maddox
Film with non-professional cast wins Melbourne festival’s $140,000 top prize
Australia’s richest film prize was awarded on Saturday night at the festival’s closing gala along with five other awards.
- by Karl Quinn and Elizabeth Flux
Why the bloody hell are Australians so good at making scary movies?
From stories of religious fervour gone horribly wrong to a quiet tale of an alien invasion, horror is having a well-deserved moment.
- by Stephen A Russell
How Melbourne Park was key to Australian Open’s ‘great comeback’
Once shunned by top players and poorly attended in Kooyong, the tournament’s huge transformation has been explained – and one thing was key to its success.
- by Cara Waters
Dreams and hallucinations: Virtual reality cinema takes viewers on wild journey
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s virtual reality program explores the cutting edge of experimental cinema.
- by Will Cox
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Sunday Life
The August 6 Edition
This week, Greta Lee talks about her struggle to stardom and how doing things differently as an Asian-American woman led to her first leading role at age 40.