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Meet The Filmmaker #4: “Relentless Melt” – Max Hattler & A World Of Sublime Abstraction
Max Hattler is a filmmaker whose work has turned up in successive MIAF’s. An innovator and experimenter par-excellence, his personal films have charted unique journeys into the animation landscape. From his Hong Kong base, he established “Relentless Melt,” a kind of ‘abstractheque’ that draws from incredible work within both his teaching and curating realms, to…
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Meet The Filmmaker #5: “Kyiv Cake” – The Inside Story
Direct from Estonian’s dependably brilliant Joonisfilm Studio comes “Kyiv Cake”; an exploration of certain world events through a lens that only animation – in fact, only Estonian animation – could ever hope to deliver. A rich and thought-provoking cocktail of observational insights viewed through a lightly contorted surrealist lens, “Kyiv Cake” places an animated prism…
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F.A.N. European Animation Survey – Program #1: Portugal
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. Candido Jose Pedro Cavalheiro Portugal, 11’20, 2007 “Candide never loved her. And manipulation is his favourite game.” Cold Soup…
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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…
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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…
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![Meet The Filmmaker #4: A Love Letter to LoopdeLoop [2025]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MTF-4-Sold-out.jpg)
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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.…
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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…
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![Meet The Filmmaker #2: Traceless Traces – In A Box [2025]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/11.-Traceless-Traces-Dirk-de-Bruyn-720.jpg)
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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…
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![Meet The Filmmaker #1: NeW NeW – Emerging Japanese Animators [2025]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/01.-Krasue-Ryo-Hirano-720.jpg)
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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…
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![Meet The Filmmaker: Sander Joon [2024]](https://miaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01.-Velodrool-Sander-Joon-720.jpg)
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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…
