MIFF is joining forces with one of Melbourne's oldest institutions - footy - to celebrate 150 years of Australian football, screening the Top Eleven films entered by fans and budding filmmakers. The competing films will vie for a prize package of $10,000, courtesy of the AFL. Each of the Top Eleven entrants will also receive a DVD gift pack courtesy of Madman Entertainment.

* Child Rearing for Richmond Supporters (Sky Davies, Paul Green)
* For the Love of the Game (Emma Buglisi)
* I Just Wanna Play Footy (Michael McIntyre)
* Girls Kick Balls (Monique Schafter)
* Alone, Together (John Origlasso, Sam Pang)
* Walpeup-Underbool (Suitcase Murphy)
* The Resurrection of the Rams (Simon Mentz)
* Drug Game (Paul Kennedy)
* Clem (Michael Brown)
* Run with the Ball and Die with your Boots On (Sophie O'Connor)
* King Wilf and the Pumas (Damien McAloon, Brendan McAloon)

Special thanks to our MIFF Footy Shorts Judging Panel: Rohan Connolly, Bill Hunter, Fenella Kernebone and Mick Molloy and MC Andrew Maher.

OFLC have provided certification for this event (on 21/7/08) and children under the age of 15 can be admitted to the MIFF Footy Shorts screening but MUST be accompanied by an adult.