The Melbourne International Film Festival is pleased to announce that AFI and IF Award winning actor, Eric Bana, is the new MIFF Ambassador.
“Coming on board as a MIFF Ambassador makes sense to me – it’s my home town’s film festival and it’s much closer than Cannes, Toronto, Sundance or Telluride! Not to mention, they’re letting me program one of my favourite films of all time – it’s going to be incredible to see Mad Max 2 on the big screen in all it’s glory. MIFF is in a great position to help showcase, and stimulate local productions and film makers, it is an honour to be invited on board”, Eric Bana said of his new role.
The Ambassador position will complement the role Geoffrey Rush holds as MIFF Patron and will this year include a special screening program. Both Geoffrey Rush and Eric Bana will host a special presentation of an Australian film that holds special resonance for them.
Eric Bana has chosen George Miller’s post-apocalyptic outback Western, Mad Max 2. Having screened Mad Max to his cast and crew mates during the filming of Romulus My Father, he recently learnt that a new print was available – with Eric introducing the film this screening is going to be one hell of a ride.
For further information, visit www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au – the programme guide will be available on Friday 11 July.
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