9:15am

Uncover the secrets of film production as MIFF Accelerator Lab goes Behind the Scenes with creative talents from MIFF Premiere Fund–supported films.

75 mins
10:00am

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:00am

An intimate and uplifting dance documentary that ponders human connection and perfection, featuring Chunky Move and Restless Dance Theatre.

Program Strand/s: Australian Films Documentaries
10:00am

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:10am

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:10am

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:20am

An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:30am

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:40am

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:40am

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
10:45am

This 1969 film portrays the themes of solitude and obsession in the story of a poor villager whose only source of joy and livelihood is his cow.

Dir. Dariush Mehrjui / 1969 / 105 mins / Iran / Farsi / Drama
Program Strand/s: Iranian New Wave: 1962–79
11:00am

Be swept up in this homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Program Strand/s: Sports
11:00am

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:00am

This Teddy Award winner is a study of family bonds fraying in the aftermath of tragedy and of the found families that put us back together again.

Dir. Ray Yeung / 2024 / 93 mins / Hong Kong / Cantonese / Drama / Victorian Premiere
Program Strand/s: Asia Pacific
11:00am

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:10am

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:10am

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:20am

An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:30am

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:30am

Winner of the Berlinale’s Encounters Award for Best Film, this bold and vital documentary explores the militant activist community in France.

Program Strand/s: Documentaries
11:30am

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:30am

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:40am

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
11:40am

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:00pm

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:00pm

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:10pm

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:10pm

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:20pm

An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:30pm

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:40pm

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:40pm

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
12:45pm

Eric Bana and Kodi Smit-McPhee star in this emotionally textured, AFI Award–winning drama based on the acclaimed memoir – now lavishly restored.

Dir. Richard Roxburgh / 2007 / 104 mins / Australia / English / Drama
Program Strand/s: Australian Films Restorations
1:00pm

A 93-year-old grandma’s mission – and, yes, she chooses to accept it – is to reclaim her money from scammers by any means necessary.

Dir. Josh Margolin / 2023 / 97 mins / USA / English / Comedy / Victorian Premiere
Program Strand/s: North America
1:00pm

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:00pm

Be swept up in this homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Program Strand/s: Sports
1:00pm

Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.

Program Strand/s: Australian Films Music on Film
1:00pm

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:10pm

Guy Pearce stars in this prison-set portrait of incarceration and salvation – the feature debut from Short Film Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams.

2024 / 104 mins / Australia / Drama, Crime / World Premiere
Program Strand/s: Australian Films Bright Horizons
1:10pm

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:10pm

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:15pm

Winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, this nerve-shredding portrait follows a Guinean delivery rider zipping across Paris in hopes of attaining legal residency.

Dir. Boris Lojkine / 2024 / 92 mins / France / French / Drama / Australian Premiere
Program Strand/s: Europe & UK
1:20pm

An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:30pm

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:30pm

This portrait of justice-seeking Syrians in European exile is a deftly calibrated spy thriller propelled by stand-out performances.

Dir. Jonathan Millet / 2024 / 106 mins / France / French, Arabic / Drama / Victorian Premiere
Program Strand/s: Europe & UK
1:30pm

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:40pm

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
1:40pm

Join a mysterious guide through a double world that straddles time periods, realities and scales of matter.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
2:00pm

Two XR works – one portraying the trap of greener pastures, the other framing the body as landscape – present novel takes on the here-and-now.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
2:00pm

Bear witness to an ageing queer man’s recollections as he reconstructs his life from memories that are slowly fading away.

Program Strand/s: MIFF XR
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