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CHRYSALIS Exhibition – MIAF special screening
CHRYSALIS is a meditation on metamorphosis – on things becoming other things. The moon waxes and wanes, cells divide, babies grow, and grubs become butterflies.This immersive installation combines Lachlan Plain’s sculpture and painting, with his rudimentary handcrafted animation. It is underscored by Nick Wilson’s mesmerizing composition for guitar and prayer bowl. The CHRYSALIS exhibition is…
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Animating the Great Debate: Creativity and GenAI
AI is the topic of our moment in history – and will have an outsized role in writing the future chapters. It is already a force within the commercial and independent animation spaces, with the only certainty being that it will impact on the animation we make and watch. MIAF has teamed with Deakin University…
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Australian Showcase – Official Opening
MIAF 26 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…
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Best Of The Festival (18+)
This session is classified: Unclassified (18+), restricted to people 18 years and over. It all comes down to this …The Best Of The Fest! The judges have deliberated, the audience votes have been added up and we’ve had a bit of a think about the best mix of the program winners to pull together to…
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Best Of The Festival (18+) – REPEAT
This session is classified: Unclassified (18+), restricted to people 18 years and over. It all comes down to this …The Best Of The Fest! The judges have deliberated, the audience votes have been added up and we’ve had a bit of a think about the best mix of the program winners to pull together to…
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Australian Student Showcase
The Australian Student Showcase is where we throw open a window on the next generation of Australian animators. The vibrancy and dynamism of their work pours off the screen and the energy and excitement of all the filmmakers who turn up to tell us about their films fills the cinema. Come one, come all –…
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Women in Animation social gathering
MIAF is excited to welcome Women in Animation (WIA) for the second year in a row. Join us on Saturday evening for a relaxed social gathering and a chance to build meaningful industry connections. We’ll meet in the bar for friendly conversation, like‑minded creatives, and a playful animation‑themed connection game designed to spark new interactions.…
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![Conversation #1: Animation Beyond The Screen [2025]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MTF-Lachlan-Plain.jpg)
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Conversation #1: Animation Beyond The Screen [2025]
In Conversation with Lachlan Plain TICKETS In making animation, before there is anything there is an act of imagination. Taking any interesting idea and running it through the imagination of an animator will result in an outcome of an entirely unique style and dimension. Melbourne animator and artist Lachlan Plain is a fine example of…
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![Conversation #2: Black Is Black – And What Of The Frame? [2025]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1.6-Trap-Dennis-Tupicoff.jpg)
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Conversation #2: Black Is Black – And What Of The Frame? [2025]
In Conversation with Dennis Tupicoff TICKETS Master Australian animator Dennis Tupicoff has played a significant role in shaping the artform of animation in Australia. His films were telling Australian stories long before MIAF showed up. In recent years Dennis’ fascination with classic-style film noir soundtracks and the gritty, bitten musical scores that bind and energise…
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![Conversation #3: A Six-Minute Brush With Animated Expressionism [2025]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MTF-Keanu-Hoi.jpg)
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Conversation #3: A Six-Minute Brush With Animated Expressionism [2025]
In Conversation with Keanu Hoi TICKETS Animation is an artform that was made to wring the most out of the wondrous possibilities of Expressionism. Early classics that launched the notions of expressionism into the cinematic space such as “The Cabinet of Dr Caligari” had to settle for some pretty cool backdrops and a few quirky…
