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  • Melbourne, Australia July 2009, TBA
  • Call for Entry Deadline: March 2009, TBA
    Short Film Entry: March 7, 2008; Feature Film Entry: April 4, 2008
  • Festival Data:
    • Established: 1952
    • Genre: General
    • Attendance: 170000
    • Media Attendance: 100
    • Accredited Industry Attendance: 100
    • Total Number of Films Submitted: 2000
    • Total Number of Films Screened: 386
    • Total Screenings: 400
    • # of Shorts Screened: 134
    • # of Features Screened: 252
    • Accreditations: AMPAS, BAFTA, FIPRESCI
    • Competitive
    • Retrospective
    • Has Panels
    • Has Seminars
  • Festival Website:
    www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
  • Festival Description:

    MIFF is regarded unequivocally as the most significant film event in Australia. With the largest and most diverse programme of screenings and special events in the country, you can see films that you might never have the chance to see again. Be part of the buzz in winter, when Melbourne becomes the global movie mecca.

    MIFF screens over 350 films from Australia and around the world – comprising feature films, documentaries, and short films. The Festival assembles a monster 19 days of more than just the best in contemporary cinema – but also presents forums with filmmakers, panel discussions, celebrity interviews, outside broadcasts, music events, and an International Short Film Competition with the highest cash prize pool In Australia.

  • Film Submissions:
  • Email:miff(at)melbournefilmfestival.com.au
    Phone:(61) 3 9417 2011
    Fax:(61) 3 9417 3804
    Mailing Address: 1st Floor, 207 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
    Melbourne, Victoria 3065
    Australia

                                                                                                                                                       

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  • AUG 20, 2007 04:43PM FFW Festival Editor writes:
    Award Winners for the 2007 Melbourne International Film Festival
    City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film ($7,000)
    “Blood Sisters”
    Directed by: Louise N.D. Friedberg (Denmark)

    Film Victoria Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film ($5,000)
    “Crossbow”
    Directed by: David Michod (Australia)

    Melbourne Airport Award for Emerging Australian Filmmaker ($5,000)
    “Nana”
    Directed by: Warwick Thornton (Australia)

    Nova Cinemas Award for Creative Excellence in Australian Film ($3,000)
    “Dance Like Your Old Man”
    Directed by: Gideon Obarzanek and Edwina Throsby (Australia)

    Best Documentary Short Film ($3000)
    “Dance Like Your Old Man”
    Directed by: Gideon Obarzanek and Edwina Throsby (Australia)

    Best Experimental Short Film ($3,000)
    “Harrachov”
    Directed by: Matt Hulse, Joost van Veen, and Ben Rivers (UK)

    Best Animated Short Film ($3,000)
    “Yours Truly”
    Directed by: Osbert Parker (UK)

    Highly Commended Animation Award
    “The Bat and the Butterfly”
    Directed by: Dave Jones (Australia)

    Award for Best Student Production ($3,000)
    “The Butcher’s Wife”
    Directed by: Kylie Plunkett (Australia)

    Award for Short Film Promoting Human Rights ($500)
    “The T-Shirt”
    Directed by: Hossein Martin Fazeli (Czech Republic)

    Highly Commended Short Fiction Award
    “Wrestling”
    Directed by: Grimur Hakonarson (Iceland)
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