MIAF 2026

Category: Focus

  • F.A.N. European Animation Survey – Program #5: Italy

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    F.A.N. European Animation Survey – Program #5: Italy

    MIAF has partnered with five different European animation festivals from the Festivals Animation Network (FAN). Together we have crafted five programs of new animation that delivers a comprehensive overview of what’s happening in the European animation scene. ConfinoNico BonomoloItaly, 11’00, 2017A shadow puppet artist is confined to a lighthouse island for mocking Mussolini during his performance,…

  • Women in Animation – social gathering

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    Women in Animation – social gathering

    SOLD OUT 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…

  • Izabela Plucinska – Retrospective & Q&A

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    Izabela Plucinska – Retrospective & Q&A

    Izabela Plucinska is one of the most interesting and innovative independent animators working today. Over the last 25 years MIAF has screened most of her films, and watched Izabela breathe life into flat tablets of coloured plasticine. As those characters took on more intense and engaging physical forms we’ve watched in quiet awe as Izabela…

  • We Made A Film At Aardman [2025]

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    We Made A Film At Aardman [2025]

    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 [2025]

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    Meet The Filmmaker #5: Women In Animation – Connect Event [2025]

    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 [2025]

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    Meet The Filmmaker #4: A Love Letter to LoopdeLoop [2025]

    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! [2025]

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    Meet The Filmmaker #3: Heathens? Coming Soon! [2025]

    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 [2025]

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    Meet The Filmmaker #2: Traceless Traces – In A Box [2025]

    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 [2025]

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    Meet The Filmmaker #1: NeW NeW – Emerging Japanese Animators [2025]

    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]

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    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…