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SUMMARY:Australian Showcase – Official Opening [2024]
DESCRIPTION:\nTICKETSSOLD OUT\n\n\n\nFrom a record number of submissions comes this year’s snapshot of the independent Australian animation scene in all of its wildly eclectic diversity. In an environment starved of funding and confronted by the indifference of mainstream media incredible, original films are being made by a thriving community of creatives and this is the program that celebrates their dedication, originality and artistry.\n\n\n\nAs Above, Do Not Know – Costas Lambrou\n\n\n\nAs Above, Do Not KnowCostas LambrouAustralia, 7’12, 2023A monkey climbs a mountain but finds there is more mountain than expected… looks like the only way is up, leaving reality well and truly behind.\n\n\n\nSkyward – Sean Liao, Ren Davies\n\n\n\nSkywardSean Liao, Ren DaviesAustralia, 2’06, 2023A young pilot spreads her wings and, with her late father’s advice ringing in her ears, faces a threatening thunderstorm.\n\n\n\nMunch – Michael Byrne\n\n\n\nMunchMichael ByrneAustralia, 4’01, 2023Have you ever been THIS hungry? A journey from beyond the bizarre starting at 42,000 feet.\n\n\n\nSide Sidemi – Zoe Medcraft\n\n\n\nSide SidemiZoe MedcraftAustralia, 4’11, 2023As winter ends and spring begins, a colony of ants prepare the ultimate royal feast.\n\n\n\nMr Chicken Goes To Mars – Katrina Mathers, Leigh Hobbs\n\n\n\nMr Chicken Goes To MarsKatrina Mathers, Leigh HobbsAustralia, 3’15, 2023Mr Chicken goes to Mars. It’s a big day, he’s got a long way to go and, luckily, a pretty special spaceship.\n\n\n\nThe Age of Dinnersaurs – Matt Bissett-Johnson\n\n\n\nThe Age of DinnersaursMatt Bissett-JohnsonAustralia, 2’31, 2024A trip into to Prehistory, exploring the world of the Dinnersaurs – creatures with particularly interesting appetites.\n\n\n\nBanksia – Lachlan Plain\n\n\n\nBanksiaLachlan PlainAustralia, 5’20, 2023Man needs war like the bush needs fire. We say, lest we forget, but still we find ourselves drawn to the next great conflict.\n\n\n\nOur Wellbeing, Our Way – Luisa Mitchell, Radheya Jegatheva\n\n\n\nOur Wellbeing, Our WayLuisa Mitchell, Radheya JegathevaAustralia, 7’38, 2023Indigenous Australian’s holistic and interconnected ways of experiencing wellbeing is brutally disrupted by British colonisers.\n\n\n\nSapere Aude – Chadai Chamoun\n\n\n\nSapere AudeChadai ChamounAustralia, 5’42, 2023Dare to know; regret what you discover. A man of science, trapped between the arcane and incomprehensible grief, resorts to unthinkable measures to try to prolong his beloved’s life.\n\n\n\nCompeting Patterns Of Thought – Paul Fletcher\n\n\n\nCompeting Patterns Of ThoughtPaul FletcherAustralia, 4’50, 2023Somewhere in a distant galaxy of noise…our thoughts connect and reverberate. At the end of the day they return home…and surprise us with their apparent clarity.\n\n\n\nFurever After – Doan Thu Nguyen\n\n\n\nFurever AfterDoan Thu NguyenAustralia, 4’00, 2023An orb of golden light entangles a stray cat in mischief.\n\n\n\nMy Jumper, It Roars! – Isabella Spagnolo\n\n\n\nMy Jumper, It Roars!Isabella SpagnoloAustralia, 6’15, 2023Ellie spends her life channelling her frustrations into the collar of her jumper, and one day it decides to fight back.\n\n\n\nReality Bytes-Virus Alert! – Johnny Hoare\n\n\n\nReality Bytes-Virus Alert!Johnny HoareAustralia, 7’00, 2023A lawnmower and a nerdy floppy disc must work against time to stop their friend Petey from succumbing to an insidious computer virus!\n\n\n\nMonster Save Me – Polly Huang\n\n\n\nMonster Save MePolly HuangAustralia, 6’20, 2023A mass breakout from a containment lab takes an unusual turn when the escapees make it to a forest clearing.\n\n\n\nManimorphs – Georgia Kriss\n\n\n\nManimorphsGeorgia KrissAustralia, 11’00, 2023A surreal-hilarious jaunt following three lab-test animals who get a crash course in humanity after being doused in a mysterious chemical, morphing into (kinda) humans and escaping their cages.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETSSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis session is classified: Unclassified (M) Mature, not recommended for viewers under 15 years.\n
URL:https://miaf.net/events/australian-showcase_2024/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Competition
LOCATION:Lower Plaza, 1 Macarthur St, Melbourne VIC 3000
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