MIAF 2026

Category: Australian

  • Meet The Filmmaker: The Making of “Among The People” [2023]

    miaf

    ·

    Meet The Filmmaker: The Making of “Among The People” [2023]

    TICKETS Meet The Filmmaker: Jody Clever The Making of “Among The People” Melbourne based Jody Cleaver has a personal art practice encompassing printmaking, painting, curation and animation. Her various artworks have been the subject of exhibitions at a wide range of Melbourne galleries and her animated films have screened at festivals around the world. Her…

  • Best Of The Fest [2023]

    miaf

    ·

    Best Of The Fest [2023]

    This session is classified: Unclassified (M) Mature, not recommended for viewers under 15 years. TICKETS Tickets are Sold Out 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…

  • The Strange & Wonderful Worlds of Felix Colgrave [2023]

    miaf

    ·

    The Strange & Wonderful Worlds of Felix Colgrave [2023]

    TICKETS Tickets are Sold Out You always know when you’re watching a Felix Colgrave film. You might not know what’s going on, you might not know what the creatures populating it are or what they are capable of doing, but nobody makes films that look like Felix Colgrave’s films. They are, in the truest sense…

  • Australian Showcase – Official Opening [2023]

    miaf

    ·

    Australian Showcase – Official Opening [2023]

    TICKETS Tickets are Sold Out Nobody screens more Australian animation than MIAF. We proudly open the festival each year with the Australian Showcase which surveys the incredible artistry and skill of Australian animators. This is a chance for these great local films to get some time on the big screen, where they belong. Many of…

  • Meet The Filmmaker: Dennis Tupicoff [2023]

    miaf

    ·

    Meet The Filmmaker: Dennis Tupicoff [2023]

    TICKETS Meet The Filmmaker: Dennis Tupicoff “The Only Photograph Of Emily Dickinson: American Poet” Dennis Tupicoff has been creating iconic, critically acclaimed animation here in Australia for nearly 50 years. Films such as “The Darra Dogs”, “His Mother’s Voice” and “Chainsaw” have done much to define the independent animation landscape of Australia. A new Dennis…

  • Australian Student Showcase [2023]

    miaf

    ·

    Australian Student Showcase [2023]

    TICKETSTickets are Sold Out The future of Australian animation is looking GREAT! With lock downs well and truly behind us, the Australian student animation ecosystem has roared back into rowdy, colourful life and with it comes the return of MIAF’s annual celebration of emerging, next generation Australian animators. Please note tickets are Sold Out for…

  • Australian Student Showcase_IAD2022

    miaf

    ·

    Australian Student Showcase_IAD2022

    Please not this session is rated: Unrestricted M (Mature) – Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult. Self Proclaimed Abigail Yan Min Yeo Australia, 1’09, 2021 (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Oakleigh) Confronting the onset of disconnect in our society, ‘Self Proclaimed’ questions the reality of mental turmoil seen in our…

  • Australian Showcase_IAD2022

    miaf

    ·

    Australian Showcase_IAD2022

    Please not this session is rated: Unrestricted M (Mature) – Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult. The Better Angels Michael Cusack Australia, 12’55, 2021 A young soldier trying to escape the horrors of war finds an abandoned house and within its walls the stories of what might have been.…

  • miaf

    ·

    Opening Screening: Australian Showcase_2022

    Nobody shows more Australian animation than MIAF! Our annual Australian Showcase is a great way to get festivities underway and bring this survey of great new Australian animation to the big screen where it looks and sounds best. Many of the filmmakers will be there to introduce their new films and the program opens with…

  • Australian Showcase_2021

    miaf

    ·

    Australian Showcase_2021

    TICKETS Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night* will stop MIAF bringing you the best new Australian films from 2021 – nor Covid 19 for that matter. Nobody screens more Australian animation than MIAF and we had a great line-up all set to open MIAF 2021 – the projectors were just about…