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Revue
Paper City – Q&A with Adrian Francis
A discussion with Paper City director and MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus Adrian Francis on his observational documentary that follows three elderly survivors of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo.
By MIFF Staff | 11 Aug 2021
Interviews
MIFF Premiere Fund
Off Country – Q&A with John Harvey and Rhian Skirving
A discussion with Off Country directors John Harvey and Rhian Skirving on tackling tough questions around identity, belonging, coming of age away from home and how best to ‘close the gap’ without creating a new one.
By MIFF Staff | 30 Jul 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Ema
MIFF Ambassador and Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel speaks to the director of Ema, Pablo Larraín.
By Justin Kurzel | 24 May 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: First Cow
Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick speaks to the director of First Cow, Kelly Reichardt.
By MIFF Staff | 13 May 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: City So Real
Programmer Kate Jinx speaks to the filmmakers behind City So Real, director Steve James and producer Zak Piper.
By MIFF Staff | 22 Apr 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: The Meddler
Programmer Kate Jinx speaks to the filmmakers behind The Meddler: Alex Roberts, Daniel Leclair and Rodrigo Balart.
By MIFF Staff | 12 Apr 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Boys State
Film critic Stephen A Russell is joined by the filmmakers behind Boys State: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss and their remarkable subject Steven Garza.
By Stephen A Russell | 16 Mar 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: She Dies Tomorrow
MIFF Ambassador Fayssal Bazzi talks to the film team for She Dies Tomorrow: director and writer Amy Seimetz and actor Kate Lyn Sheil.
By Fayssal Bazzi | 01 Mar 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Born to Be
Programmer Kate Jinx speaks to the team from MIFF 68½'s Born to Be, including director Tania Cypriano and two of the film’s subjects, Dr Jess Ting and Mahogany Phillips.
By MIFF Staff | 23 Feb 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Ema
MIFF Ambassador Justin Kurzel speaks to the director of Ema, Pablo Larraín, following his film’s screening as part of MIFF 68½.
By Justin Kurzel | 19 Jan 2021
MIFF Talks
MIFF Talks: Right Here, Right Now: Movements & Activism on Screen
In this MIFF Talks event, a panel of filmmakers, screen practitioners and critics discuss what it’s like to try and capture current movements, protests and political shifts on both the big and small screens.
By MIFF Staff | 12 Jan 2021