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SUMMARY:International Competition Program #2
DESCRIPTION:\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\nThe International Competition Programs are the backbone of the entire MIAF mission. Drawn from more than 2,450 submissions they showcase the best, most imaginative animating talent on the planet. For Programs 1 to 5 the only rule is diversity: you’ll get a bit of everything! For Programs 6 to 10 we take the opportunity to highlight interesting themes and styles that felt prominent in the year’s submissions.\n\n\n\nThe program includes a ‘bookmark’ tribute to our good friends at Croatia’s Bonobo Studio, an indie production and distribution house that has had films in every MIAF since the early 2000’s. The opening film HOW by Marko Mestrovic revels in a wonderfully opaque and utterly moody visuality that tangles narrative as much as the language it folds into the mix. And, in a glorious juxtaposition, we chose Bonobo’s new film by Jenny Jokela, DOLLHOUSE ELEPHANT, as a bravura cacophonous conclusion to the screening which can’t help but send you out to the bar with heads full of colour and noise.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow Marko MestrovicCroatia, 8’47, 2025 Patrolling the cracks between reality and the more poetic forms that counterbalance it exists endless loops of experiences that challenge the imagination.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff-Time Nata Metlukh USA, 10’45, 2025 A data engineer rushes through life with the belief that his chaotic multitasking is saving him time, only to discover the joy of life when time itself begins to break apart.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTawny Owl Anastasiia Zhakulina Russia, 8’00, 2025 Life in the forest hides a lot of dangers; not only for the little birds who live there, but even for the master predators who prey upon them.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIra Rozenn Busson France, 7’25, 2025 In the depths of a seething world, Ira does not realise that her rage has the power to awaken the volcano that harbours her.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat Is, Is Now Jikke Lesterhuis Netherlands, 2’15, 2025 A bird restaurant situated on a lonely sandbank operates to the rhythm of the tide … and the exacting rules of nature: eat or be eaten.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Acrobat Ruslana Baratova Russia, 4’52, 2025 The life of a travelling performer is not a life for everybody, but for some it is the only way they can express themselves.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLost & Found Yu-Chiao Lin Taiwan, 5’50, 2025 If life was meant to be easy there wouldn’t be so many doors for everyday torments to hide behind. But on one beautiful day everything can change.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDollhouse Elephant Jenny Jokela Finland, 11’14, 2025 Jokela’s latest high energy fiesta of colour and visual havoc plunge us into a neighbourhood of inhabitants determined not to go it alone.\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\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\n\n\nPlease note that Backlot is NOT fully accessible. There are stairs with handrails, but no lift to the second floor where the cinema is located.\n
URL:https://miaf.net/events/international-competition-program-2/
CATEGORIES:Competition,International
LOCATION:165 Bank St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
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