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SUMMARY:Australian Showcase – Official Opening [2025]
DESCRIPTION:\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\nMIAF 25 opens with our annual showcase of the best new Australian animation. Australian animators are a creative and inventive bunch. The films they produce vividly reflect their eclectic approach to making wildly entertaining animated shorts that blend the best of international ideas and technologies with a uniquely Australian voice, look and flavour. The big screen is where these films look and sound their best and celebrating Australian animation is MIAF’s most important mission. Many of the filmmakers will be present to introduce their film and the bar will be open in plenty of time so be part of getting MIAF 25 off to a flying start!\n\n\n\nMIAF 2025 trailer – Australian Showcase\n\n\n\nTrap – Dennis Tupicoff\n\n\n\nTrapDennis TupicoffAustralia, 3’50, 2024One fatal trap leads to another as a mouse takes control of a man’s television—and his life. A cartoon set in black, with no frame and no words. Just revenge.\n\n\n\nThe Devourer’s Den – Oliver Wilson\n\n\n\nThe Devourer’s DenOliver WilsonAustralia, 2’58, 2024A young dungeon robber thinks he’s found the jackpot, but realises he is mistaken as he faces down a fearsome creature.\n\n\n\nLadies Night – Lucy Bubalo, Shayla Nguyen\n\n\n\nLadies NightLucy Bubalo, Shayla NguyenAustralia, 3’30, 2024Out clubbing one night Fiona helps her best friend, Viv, score a hot new babe to move on with (and shove it in her stupid ex’s face).\n\n\n\nLost And Found – Edzalyn Gaudinez\n\n\n\nLost And FoundEdzalyn GaudinezAustralia, 4’27, 2024A young Nino has to learn how to find his way through a strange new world, and accept what he has lost.\n\n\n\nFelled – Joy Zou\n\n\n\nFelledJoy ZouAustralia, 4’54, 2024A tree spirit finds that her tree has been cut down and plots revenge against the evil perpetrator.\n\n\n\nChrysalis – Lachlan Plain\n\n\n\nChrysalisLachlan PlainAustralia, 7’20, 2024A beguiling animated meditation on metamorphosis – the moon waxing and waning, cells dividing and grubs becoming butterflies.\n\n\n\nMoment – Andrew Kimberley\n\n\n\nMomentAndrew KimberleyAustralia, 2’22, 2025A meditative 3D-animated short set in a surreal, textured world, reflecting on harmony, and the beauty of fleeting moments.\n\n\n\nForest Brain_Brain Forest – Paul Fletcher\n\n\n\nForest Brain_Brain ForestPaul FletcherAustralia, 5’11, 2025A forest as a brain, my brain as a forest. A place where all good things can grow.\n\n\n\nMagick – Georgiy Margvelashvili\n\n\n\nMagickGeorgiy MargvelashviliAustralia, 2’56, 2024With the lighting of four candles and from between two giant horns atop a desert mountain, a surreal journey begins.\n\n\n\nInsomnia – Ruyu Fan\n\n\n\nInsomniaRuyu FanAustralia, 2’20, 2024A girl who cannot sleep is taken to a dreamlike world and keeps falling into the endless vortex. But is this chaos where answers and solutions might be found?\n\n\n\nMembrance Wulf – Indigo\n\n\n\nMembrane WulfIndigoAustralia, 2’00, 2024A short gothic journey that contemplates humans’ relationship to their sense of humanity through the lens of a canine community.\n\n\n\nPoint Of Return – Nicholas Kallincos\n\n\n\nPoint Of ReturnNicholas KallincosAustralia, 1’22, 2024Watching the movie of your own thoughts can lead you back to a point of return. A perfect nexus of poetry and animation.\n\n\n\nMr Legs – Sean Zwan\n\n\n\nMr. LegsSean ZwanAustralia, 1’38, 2024A story of friendship, vulnerability … and long legs.\n\n\n\nThe Cycle Of Life – Matt Bissett-Johnson\n\n\n\nThe Cycle Of LifeMatt Bissett-JohnsonAustralia, 3’27, 2024A comedic documentary about the life cycle of animals in a world that could only be conjured from the imagination of Bissett-Johnson.\n\n\n\nGood Chef Bad Chef – Nicola Lucisano\n\n\n\nGood Chef Bad ChefNicola LucisanoAustralia, 2’30, 2025The competition is heating up. It’s all or stuffing!\n\n\n\nBin Night – Luca Brisbane\n\n\n\nBin NightLuca BrisbaneAustralia, 2′ 58, 2024A boy takes the bins out on an especially dark and spooky night hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.\n\n\n\nPlumpin – Ivan Dixon\n\n\n\nPlumpinIvan DixonAustralia, 2’43, 2024A plump, little bird lands in a quiet backyard and spreads love to all its various inhabitants.\n\n\n\nCellular Automata – Will Beattie\n\n\n\nCellular AutomataWill BeattieAustralia, 5’50, 2024In a world of automation, does human input really remain important?\n\n\n\nFool’s Gold – Alex Weight\n\n\n\nFool’s GoldAlex WeightAustralia, 5’28, 2024Two goblin thieves raid a temple for gold, awakening a monster guardian and triggering a treacherous and chaotic chase.\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n↑ ( #top )\n\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_2025/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Competition
LOCATION:Lower Plaza, 1 Macarthur St, Melbourne VIC 3000
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