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MIAF 2026 artwork Q&A
Here’s a news flash – there’s a LOT of admin involved in pulling every MIAF together. Picking the films? A mere bagatelle; just a matter of watching 3,000 films, whittling them down to a couple of hundred that represent the big wide world of independent animation, and firing off a few thousand emails to get…
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MIAF 2026 – Press Release
We are always excited to share information about our festival. This year our festival is even bigger. And that’s after the increases last year, too. There are heaps of things we can talk about. To make things easier, we summarise our festival into a two-page Press Release. To see everything check out the festival page.…
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MIAF 2026 Program Launch
The program is out now. The BIG NEWS: we announced our very special international guest… Izabela Plucinska! Plus, a pre-festival screening at the CHRYSALIS Exhibition. And, Women In Animation have a special social session. AND… a Great Debate! WOW! We have a massive festival this year. Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Program Launch Party…
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IAD 2025 trailers
We are excited to present trailers as part of our International Animation Day 2025 event. One trailer for each of the two International Shorts Showcase programs. Check them out below.
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Vale… Phil Mulloy
It was with some surprise and a great deal of sadness I learned of – and share – the news that British animator Phil Mulloy passed away four days ago. It is no exaggeration to say that any credibly compiled list of greatest animators of all time would always comfortably contain Phil’s name. I came…
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MIAF 2025 survey
We would love to hear from you. We have two surveys about MIAF 2025. One for those who went, and one for those that couldn’t make it. Surveys close Sunday 15 June. As an incentive, we will give away one MIAF 2026 Festival Pass to a random participant. We’ll be in touch on Monday 16…
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MIAF 2025 – Thank You!
We had a fantastic time celebrating MIAF 2025 with all of you. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it so special — from the incredible artists who shared their work, to the passionate audiences who showed up and supported it. We’re so grateful for your energy, creativity, and love for animation. Let’s keep…
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MIAF 2025 Trailer
We have a super fun trailer for MIAF 2025. Very happy to be sharing this. Direction, Animation, and Art Design by Yunlin Bai (Instagram and LinkedIn). The trailer is an explosion of movement, taking her original artwork and brining a playful joy to the character. Production, Compositing, and Sound Design all done by Polly Reid (Instagram and LinkedIn).…
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MIAF 2025 artwork Q&A
The unveiling of MIAF’s annual artwork is always one of the highlights of the entire festival cycle. From a public perspective it tends to be the first thing that pops up heralding the countdown to the next festival. It’s a different story inside the machine where elements of successive MIAF’s can be years in the…
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MIAF 2025 reschedule
When we announced our 2025 dates back in October last year they matched the annual early May timing. That has become our ‘new normal’ since our post-lockdown relaunch and we have been working with increasing pace to deliver MIAF 2025 on schedule. Late last week ACMI elected to launch a major anime festival which they…
