Explore the world of cinema through the 250 plus diverse films screening at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.
Established in 1952, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is one of the oldest film festivals in the world and the most significant screen event in Australia. An iconic Melbourne event, the festival takes place annually in the heart of the city, presenting an acclaimed screening program alongside industry and celebratory events.
MIFF showcases the best in current cinema from around the world as well as retrospectives, tributes and discussion programs. Since its inception, MIFF has also been committed to local film: it is Australia’s largest showcase of new Australian cinema and is the country’s most vocal champion of emerging and established local filmmaking talent.
Browse the full 2014 MIFF program here: from international festival award winners and homegrown world premieres to new films from old favourites and old films from new favourites; from zombies and the supernatural to documentaries and the scientific; and from three-minute shorts to 12-hour epics, this year’s films truly cover the full spectrum of cinematic glory.
Feel like a star and join MIFF on the red carpet for all the excitement of opening night at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne. Featuring special guests, it will be a memorable evening of cinema, celebrity and celebration. Attendees will be treated to a special film screening:
After tackling zombies (in the FIPRESCI Award-winning Undead, MIFF 2003) and vampires (Daybreakers), the Spierig Brothers take on time travel in Prestination, the story of a temporal agent on the trail of a terrorist, in an intricate web of twists and secrets. Ethan Hawke carries much of the film with a nuanced performance as the time-travelling agent, backed by an on-form Noah Taylor as his enigmatic boss. Shot on location in and around Melbourne, Predestination offers a distinctive blend of sci-fi, noir and crime fiction with a Bukowskian streak. True to the Australian twins’ directorial style, it investigates bigger questions – here, of destiny and identity – with wit and insight.
After the film the festivities continue, mingle with the stars and treat yourself to tasty canapés and some great music.
2014 Melbourne International Film Festival
31 July to 9 August, 2014
Melbourne
Image: scene from the Spierig Brothers’ film, Predestination, starring Ethan Hawke
