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  • We Made A Film At Aardman

    We Made A Film At Aardman

    Sunday Spotlight Aardman Animation needs no introduction. Whether your first encounter with their iconic stop motion work was Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, or Shaun the Sheep, if you’re here at MIAF we’re sure that at least one of their amazing films have found a place in your heart. Their films have entertained millions, their…

  • Meet The Filmmaker #5: Women In Animation – Connect Event

    Meet The Filmmaker #5: Women In Animation – Connect Event

    FREE SESSION MIAF is excited to be a platform for the first Women in Animation (WIA) Connect Event in Melbourne. We are bringing together an incredible panel of industry pros to dive into the evolving role of women-identifying and non-binary creators in animation. We’ll chat about representation, career wins, ongoing challenges, and the importance of…

  • Meet The Filmmaker #4: A Love Letter to LoopdeLoop

    Meet The Filmmaker #4: A Love Letter to LoopdeLoop

    Presented with support by SOLD OUT If you’ve been following MIAF for any length of time, you should know we have a soft spot for LoopdeLoop. The monthly animation challenge has been around for well over ten years. In the last 2-3 years it has seen a big revival, especially in its hometown of Melbourne.…

  • Meet The Filmmaker #3: Heathens? Coming Soon!

    Meet The Filmmaker #3: Heathens? Coming Soon!

    Presented with support by SOLD OUT While a handful of big studio names can dominate whatever space Australian animation is allowed in the headlines, the beating heart and roaring lungs of our home-grown animating community are the small and medium indie outfits. Often they rely on catching the right wave and being strong and resilient…

  • Meet The Filmmaker #2: Traceless Traces – In A Box

    Meet The Filmmaker #2: Traceless Traces – In A Box

    Presented with support by Melbourne based abstract animator, Dirk de Bryun, is one of the master artists in his field. His is a decades long career based around the aesthetics and production methods of cameraless animation pioneered by the likes of Len Lye and Norman McLaren. His films have shown in festivals and galleries all…

  • Meet The Filmmaker #1: NeW NeW – Emerging Japanese Animators

    Meet The Filmmaker #1: NeW NeW – Emerging Japanese Animators

    Presented with support by Doi Nobuaki is the producer of Japanese production/distribution company New Deer as well as Japan’s leading international animation festival, the Hiroshima Animation Season (HAS). He has been a good friend to MIAF and to Australian animation, reaching out to us for assistance in identifying up and coming animators here to feature…

  • Meet The Filmmaker: Sander Joon [2024]

    Meet The Filmmaker: Sander Joon [2024]

    TICKETS Meet The Filmmaker: The Strange & Wonderful Worlds of Sander Joon Sander Joon is the quintessential new generation Estonian animator, taking the best of the richly unique animating culture and bringing a uniquely personal 21st century edge to his work. A graduate of the EKA Estonian Academy of Arts (MIAF’s ‘School of Focus’ this…

  • Meet The Filmmaker: Costas Lambrou [2024]

    Meet The Filmmaker: Costas Lambrou [2024]

    TICKETS Meet The Filmmaker: Costas Lambrou– Anatomy of the MIAF Opening Film “As Above, Do Not Know” “As Above, Do Not Know” has to be one of the most gloriously eccentric and mischievously unpredictable films we have ever opened an Australian Showcase with. The frame jumps around all over the place, a bizarre cast of characters…

  • Meet The Filmmaker: Brick Maths [2024]

    Meet The Filmmaker: Brick Maths [2024]

    TICKETS Meet The Filmmaker: Brick Maths– Animators, Don’t Try This At Home When Dr Emily Cook, a passionate and driven senior lecturer in STEM Education looked for new ways to teach core mathematic concepts to math-phobic students she veered off the path most travelled and turned to animation. Together with a small team of accomplished…

  • Meet The Filmmaker: Studio Showoff [2024]

    Meet The Filmmaker: Studio Showoff [2024]

    TICKETS Meet The Filmmaker: Studio Showoff & The Making of “American Sikh” Studio Showoff is a dynamic Melbourne based animation house turning out boutique ad campaigns through to full TV series for children and adults alike. Recently they joined forces with an international team of creatives to make a special film about a singularly special…