Melbourne International Film Festival Award
or MIFF Award
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world. 

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2013

winner (Best Australian Feature) form y separately published work icon These Final Hours Zak Hilditch , ( dir. Zak Hilditch ) Australia : 8th In Line Productions Pty Ltd XYZ Films , 2013 Z1912290 2013 single work film/TV science fiction 'A young man makes his way to the party to end all parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father, who ultimately leads him on the path to redemption.' (Source: Screen Australia)
Awarded $5000 from The Age's critics

Year: 2010

winner form y separately published work icon The Lost Thing Shaun Tan , ( dir. Andrew Ruhemann et. al. )agent Melbourne : Passion Pictures Australia , 2010 Z1700980 2010 single work film/TV fantasy

'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a "place' for it".'

Source: The Lost Thing website, http://www.thelostthing.com/

Sighted: 21/06/2010

Year: 2003

winner (Most Popular Feature Film) form y separately published work icon The Rage in Placid Lake Tony McNamara , ( dir. Tony McNamara ) Australia : Rapacious Pictures , 2003 Z1061504 2003 single work film/TV humour

'Placid Lake is a kid who follows his instincts; follows them so far they lead him to convalescing in a full body cast and pondering whether following your heart is good for your health. Deciding it isn't, he must take the road more travelled. Be normal, fit in. Even if it kills you.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 4/12/2013)

Year: 1994

winner form y separately published work icon Only the Brave Mira Robertson , Ana Kokkinos , ( dir. Ana Kokkinos ) Australia : Pickpocket Productions , 1994 6826422 1994 single work film/TV

'Alex and Vicki are wild girls living life on the edge. They share a dream to leave school and go north. But the tensions between them grow and when they find out the truth about each other it's too late - no-one can help them - and events move helter-skelter to a harrowing climax.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 18/12/2013)

Year: 1990

winner Belinda Chayko for Swimming

Works About this Award

Girl Asleep Wins Critics Prize Karl Quinn , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 9 August 2016; (p. 8)
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