
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2026
17-24 May 2026
MIAF 2026
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2026. 🥳
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Early Mickey enters public domain… somewhat
Much has been recently reported on early Mickey Mouse short films entering the public domain. We thought it worth a brief look at what’s going on. The Laws In the United States of America, all motion pictures published before 1978 are copyrighted for 95 years. Which means any film released in 1928 were under copyright that finished…
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Reflecting on 2023
We’d like to take a moment to bid farewell to 2023, reflect on our own successes, and acknowledge the incredible achievements of the animation industry this year. Melbourne International Animation Festival returns The return of MIAF this year was nothing short of spectacular. From groundbreaking visual storytelling to innovative techniques, the festival program showcased the…
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MIAF 2024 artwork Q&A
We LOVE the poster artwork for MIAF 2024 by Nina Blasche. It was completed in mid-October, just ahead of our International Animation Day (IAD) event, and we’ve been egar to unveil the new MIAF 2024 look as soon as the IAD dust settled. Getting poster artwork done nice and early is a surprisingly critical element of…





