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26-755: The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). When director Richard Wolstencroft 's film Pearls Before Swine was not accepted by the Melbourne International Film Festival, Wolstencroft claimed it was because his film was too confrontational for the tastes of MIFF. As a response to the film's rejection by MIFF, Wolstencroft founded MUFF in 2000 as an alternative independent film festival, featuring mostly genre, controversial, transgressive and avant garde material. However, this

52-688: A A$ 140,000 prize; as well as the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award, which recognizes an outstanding Australian creative with a A$ 70,000 cash prize. As of 2023, the MIFF Awards slate has been expanded to also include the First Nations Film Creative Award, which recognizes an outstanding Indigenous Australian creative with a prize worth $ 45,000; the Audience Award, as decided by public voting; and

78-504: A film festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Melbourne -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about Australian culture is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival ( MIFF ) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne , Victoria, Australia. It

104-515: A suite of galas, special events, activations and talks. In 2022, the festival screened 260 features, 111 shorts, 12 XR works, and 10 galas and special events, representing 82 countries of origin and 75 languages. MIFF’s short film competition, established in 1962, is accredited by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and

130-637: Is a town within the Dandenong Ranges in central-south Victoria , Australia , located 41 km (25 mi) east of Melbourne's CBD , located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area . Olinda recorded a population of 1,773 at the 2021 census . It is a popular weekend destination for tourists, with a variety of restaurants and cafes. The town is home to the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden and R.J. Hamer Arboretum. Olinda

156-554: Is ironic as the cult film Nekromantik was denied from being screened at the festival in 2001. MUFF has been known for controversy with a screening of Bruce LaBruce's LA Zombie gaining worldwide attention including coverage in the New York Times . Over the years, the festival has been outspoken on the need to make more local genre films, and has championed many issues of freedom of speech and outsider politics and ideas. The festival has also discovered (first world festival to show

182-502: Is named after Olinda Creek , which begins in the township. The creek was named in 1858 after Alice Olinda Hodgkinson, the daughter of Clement Hodgkinson , Victoria's acting Surveyor General . The town was initially a logging settlement, however as land was made available for horticulture in the early 1900s, the town began to grow substantially. The Post Office opened on 21 August 1901. Berry farming, dairying, and flower growing became prosperous industries, and tourism soon flourished as

208-544: Is surrounded by a number of walking trails and natural waterfalls, including the Olinda Falls & Cascade Walk. The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden is situated to the east of the town. Together with the neighbouring township of Ferny Creek , Olinda has both Australian Rules football and netball teams competing in the Outer East Football and Netball League. Olinda receives all Melbourne TV and Radio Channels, as it

234-503: The 96th Academy Awards in 2024. The MIFF Shorts program is also BAFTA -Qualifying; any British film screened in the 2023 festival was eligible for entry in the British Short Film and British Short Animation categories of the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards. The 2023 awards were as follows: As of 2019 awards for short films were: In 2000, MIFF's rejection of a feature film written and directed by Richard Wolstencroft led him to form

260-646: The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . Its inaugural award was ‘Best Short Film’, but the title was changed to ‘Grand Prix for Best Short Film’ in 1965. Since 1985, the Grand Prix has been presented by the City of Melbourne. In 2022, this was complemented by a feature-length competition for first- and second-time directors, the Bright Horizons Award (presented by VicScreen ), whose winner receives

286-520: The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF). In subsequent years, MUFF has attracted controversy by criticising the content of MIFF, as well as its management, specifically the leadership of former directors. MUFF sees itself as a space for exciting and edgy Australian cinema that may not be played at MIFF. In June 2009, Ken Loach , Paul Laverty (writer) and Rebecca O'Brien (producer) pulled their film Looking for Eric from

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312-662: The eponymous tourist town . It was renamed the Melbourne Film Festival in 1953 and held this title over many decades before transforming into the Melbourne International Film Festival. Appointed in 1956, Erwin Rado was the festival’s first director, holding the role until 1979 and returning for a single-year stint in 1983; the Australian Dictionary of Biography notes that he shaped the film event’s character with his “uncompromising drive for excellence”. Following Rado,

338-614: The Australian average of 66.7%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.2% and New Zealand 1.7%. When asked about religion, the most frequent response was "No Religion" (50%), followed by Catholic (12%), and Anglican (10%). Olinda is a popular tourist destination in the Dandenong Ranges, home to cafes, restaurants, antique and craft shops, and numerous art galleries, showcasing local, national, and international artists in such areas as sculpture and painting . The town

364-699: The MIFF Schools Youth Jury Award, crowning the best title from the student-focused MIFF Schools program. In 2023 Campari was the Shorts Awards Presenting Partner, and the Venue Partner ACMI. The Shorts Awards are all accredited by Academy Awards , and the 2023 winners of the Best Short Film, Best Australian Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film, and Best Animation Short Film awards were eligible to submit their films for

390-517: The festival because the Israeli Embassy was a sponsor and the festival declined to withdraw their sponsorship. Moore compared Loach's tactics to blackmail , stating that "we will not participate in a boycott against the State of Israel, just as we would not contemplate boycotting films from China or other nations involved in difficult long-standing historical disputes". During the 58th festival in 2009,

416-486: The festival was headed up by Geoffrey Gardner (1980–1982), Paul Seto (1984), Paul Coulter (1985), Santina Musumeci (1986–1987), Tait Brady (1988–1996), Sandra Sdraulig (1997–2000), James Hewison (2001–2006), Richard Moore (2007–2010), Michelle Carey (2011–2018) and current artistic director Al Cossar (2019–present). MIFF’s annual program boasts around 300 titles spanning feature films, short films and XR ( virtual reality , augmented reality and mixed reality ), alongside

442-480: The film The 10 Conditions of Love (2009), which documents the life of the exiled Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer , was screened despite many attempts by the Government of China to have the film withdrawn from the festival. Chinese filmmakers withdrew their films from the festival two days before it opened on 24 July 2009. Former MIFF director Richard Moore refused to remove the film from the festival program, despite

468-450: The hacking of the festival website and attempts to hack its online ticketing system from IP addresses of Chinese origin. Later, both pro-Chinese and pro-Uyghur activists attempted to disrupt ticketing due to the media coverage. The Chinese Government contacted Robert Doyle , the Lord Mayor of Melbourne asking him to intervene, but he refused. Australia's Ambassador to China Geoff Raby

494-473: The principal industry of Olinda. In 1919 the Australian artist Sir Arthur Streeton returned to Australia and built a house on the property called Longacres, in Olinda. Guesthouses and weekend homes became a common staple for the area, allowing for the township to enter a prosperous period of guest house tourism. The popularity of guesthouses and weekend cottages in the town lasted until World War II . After which,

520-625: The rise of motor vehicle transportation saw a decline in weekend trips, and a rise in day trips by motor vehicle. In 1966 the Ashendene Boys Home was located in Olinda, until its closure in 1988. In 1952 Olinda hosted the Olinda Film Festival (also called the Melbourne Film Festival and the convention of Australian Council of Film Societies). The Olinda Golf Club was established in 1952, and operated for 60 years before it

546-429: The talent incubator program Accelerator Lab and the film-financing market 37°South), its skill-building initiatives for youth (MIFF Schools and Critics Campus), and the MIFF Awards that recognize both short- and longform filmmaking talent. MIFF was originally launched as the Olinda Film Festival in 1952 after a group of delegates to the 1951 Australian Council of Film Societies suggested that a film event be established in

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572-558: The work of) Australian directors like James Wan , Greg McLean , Scott Ryan , Spierig brothers , Stuart Simpson, Patrick Hughes , Andrew Traucki, Dave de Vries , David Nerlich, Neil McGregor , Mark Savage and many others. International Guests of MUFF have included Bruce LaBruce , Lloyd Kaufman , William Lustig , Ron Jeremy , American film director Chris Folino, Michael Tierney, Peter Christopherson , Jim Van Bebber , Bret Easton Ellis , Gene Gregorits , Terry McMahon , Larry Wessel and Geretta Geretta . This article about

598-605: The world to an audience of approximately 150,000. It is the largest film festival in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, and is the world’s largest showcase of new Australian cinema . The 2022 festival contributed A$ 9.7 million to the City of Melbourne ’s economy. Alongside its expansive and well-received film program, MIFF realizes its vision, “An enlightened, inclusive, engaged society through film”, via its renowned industry programs (the co-financing fund Premiere Fund,

624-591: Was closed in 2012. In 2017, the Victorian Government announced that the site of the former golf club would be converted into parklands and gardens, along with the expansion of the rhododendron gardens into the new Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens. At the 2016 census , Olinda had a population of 1,738 people. The median age of the Olinda population was 44 years of age, compared to the Australian average of 38. 74.9% of residents were born in Australia, compared to

650-582: Was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venice Film Festival in 1932, Cannes Film Festival in 1939 and Berlin Film Festival in 1951. Currently held in the month of August from 8th to 25th in 2024 and spanning events in the Melbourne CBD as well as inner-suburban and regional Victoria, MIFF screens films from both Australia and across

676-635: Was summoned by China's Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun to express displeasure about Kadeer's attendance at MIFF. Victoria Police was placed on alert during the screening of the film and Pro-Uighur demonstrators also gathered outside the Melbourne Town Hall , and the Dalai Lama sent a message of support via Michael Danby , the MP for Melbourne Ports : Olinda, Victoria Olinda ( / oʊ ˈ l ɪ n d ə / oh- LIN -də )

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