MIFF
‘A film about the worst version of myself’ wins massive cash prize
MIFF’s Bright Horizons prize, worth $140,000, has gone to a sardonic Colombian comedy about a washed-up poet.
- Karl Quinn
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Excelling at Excel: The spreadsheet world cup is anything but boring
Forget slam dunks, penalty shootouts or gold medals. The most nerve-racking competition you’ve never heard of involves cells, formulas and pivot tables.
- David Swan
He watched Alien 14 times in a row, then gave birth to an internet monster
Col Needham first tracked movie credits in a paper notebook in 1981. Now his IMDb is the go-to site for film and TV fans around the world – and worth a fortune.
- Karl Quinn
Think horror is a man’s world? This documentary will scare you straight
1000 Women in Horror sheds light on the many women who have helped keep the genre alive, proving once and for all that some women were made to spook.
- Nell Geraets
Imagine your house under water. This VR film takes us inside the flood
The World Came Flooding In brings three personal stories of climate calamity to life.
- Simmone Howell
How actress Emily Browning learnt to embrace the funny side of failure
Lemony Snickett made her a dramatic star in her teens. Now in her 30s, the Melbourne-born actress is finally up for a laugh.
- Karl Quinn
Luciana and Mario want to dance into old age at home and avoid aged care
A new documentary is exploring the complicated issue of ageing and the determination of some people to continue living independently.
- Cara Waters
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- Documentaries
Two people claim to have directed this movie. Can they both be right?
Never Get Busted is a riveting documentary about a drug cop who breaks bad (or good). But it is also the subject of a fierce legal battle – about who even made it.
- Karl Quinn
All the rage: The shocking new Rose Byrne film that tackles the mother load
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the opening-night film at MIFF, will set tongues wagging with its depiction of female rage – which is just as its maker intended.
- Karl Quinn
MIFF made easy: 15 films that should be on your viewing list
Our movie experts select the highlights of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.
- Jake Wilson and Stephanie Bunbury