
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2026
17-24 May 2026
MIAF 2026
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2026. 🥳
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Behind the film: Echoes from Myanmar
Paul T. McGilvray is the director of the powerful film Echoes from Myanmar. This was a challenging film in many ways. There were logistical challenges with six different animators. But the real challenge was find people brave enough to speak up. Those who provided their voices for the interviews knew that by speaking up they…
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ACMI reopening
We are excited that after a complete two-year transformation, ACMI – Melbourne’s museum of screen culture – is reopening its doors today 11 February 2021! The renewed museum includes playable and interactive experiences, a captivating centrepiece exhibition The Story of the Moving Image, and state of the art education spaces, all tied together with a multiplatform museum model…
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Behind the film: The Smiling Boy
Neil Sanders is the director of the powerful film The Smiling Boy for the song written and performed by Farhard Bandesh. Recently Neil spent time to share the background and work behind the film with our Producer & Programer Annie Murray. The full article dives into the issues faced by Kurdish refugees and Farhard’s own…





