Seven films supported by the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund will make their premiere at this year's iteration, including Maziar Lahooti’s 'Below' and Paul Ireland's 'Measure for Measure'.
Led by newcomers Daisy Axon and Wesley Patten, 'H is for Happines's is the story of Candice Phee, a relentlessly optimistic and hilariously forthright girl on the cusp of her 13th birthday. Candice’s family is in disarray: her mum has been living with depression since the death of Candice’s baby sister, while her dad and his brother – Candice’s beloved Rich Uncle Brian – are not on speaking terms. As she faces the uncertainties of impending adolescence with the help of her new friend Douglas Benson, Candice hatches a variety of outlandish schemes to make her nearest and dearest happy again.
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has unveiled the first 29 films on its line-up this year, including the world premiere of Good Thing Productions and Passion Pictures’ 'The Australian Dream' which will open the festival August 1.
While many filmmakers still see festivals as the finish line for their film, they are actually the starting line.
Writer-director Shelly Lauman hopes to secure US representation and support for her first feature after Fox Searchlight acquired worldwide rights to her short film 'Birdie'.
Catherine Scott's Backtrack Boys, which examines a youth program run by rule-breaking jackaroo Bernie Shakeshaft on the outskirts of Armidale NSW, was voted the top feature documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Charles Williams' All These Creatures won the award for best Australian short film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The $50,000 bi- annual David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship has been awarded to the feature documentary The Eulogy and its creative team - director Janine Hosking and the producers, Katey Grusovin, Trish Lake and Hosking.