THE 60TH MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL The 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival will celebrate its 60th edition this winter. 330 films, including world premieres and a number of prize-winning films from world-class festivals, including Cannes and Berlin, will screen. The program will once again feature the work of world-renowned filmmakers, and more than a couple of unknown gems, in its popular Australian Showcase and Accent on Asia, International Panorama, Backbeat, Next Gen and many more sections, plus a 60th edition retrospective and exhibition. The most highly regarded short film competition in the Asia Pacific, Best MIFF shorts screens approximately 100 short films, competing for a prize money of AUD$35,000. FILM FESTIVAL >> 21 July - 7 August 2011
Features:
NORWEGIAN WOOD (d. Tran Anh Hung, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Tues 26 July 6:30 PM Forum Theatre
13 ASSASSINS (d. Takashi Miike, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Tues 26 July 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 6
COLD FISH (d. Sion Sono, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Thurs 28 July 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 3
LITTLEROCK (d. Mike Ott, USA) in English, Japanese w/English subtitles
Tues 26 July 4:00 PM ACMI 2
Sun 31 July 11:00 AM Greater Union Cinema 4
ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY (d. Takashi Miike, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Wed 3 Aug 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 6
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSH (d. David Gelb, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Sat 30 July 11:00 AM Greater Union Cinema 6
Sun 7 Aug 6:30 PM Greater Union Cinema 4
OUTRAGE (d. Takeshi Kitano, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Fri 29 July 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 4
Mon 1 Aug 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 6
MASAO ADACHI (d. Philippe Grandrieux, France) in French, Japanese w/English subtitles
Fri 29 July 9:30 PM ACMI 1
Sun 31 July 9:00 PM ACMI 1
AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (d. Yasujiro Ozu, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Tues 26 July 4:00 PM Forum Theatre
GUILTY OF ROMANCE (d. Sion Sono, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Sat 30 July 11:30 PM Greater Union Cinema 5
Thurs 4 Aug 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 6
HANEZU (d. Naomi Kawase, Japan) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Sat 30 July 1:30 PM Greater Union Cinema 5
Sat 6 Aug 4:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 6
TATSUMI (d. Eric Khoo, Singapore/Indonesia) in Japanese w/English subtitles
Sun 31 July 11:00 AM Forum Theatre
Tues 2 Aug 9:00 PM Greater Union Cinema 3
TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER (d. Dorota Kędzierzawska, Poland/Japan) in Russian, Polish w/English subtitles
Mon 1 Aug 6:30 PM Forum Theatre
Shorts:
Tokyo – Ebisu (d. Tomonari Nishikawa, Japan) no dialogue
Sun 31 July 1:30 PM ACMI 2
Plug, The New World (d. Tsuneo Goda, Japan) no dialogue
Sat 30 July 6:30 PM Greater Union Cinema 5
The Mechanism of Spring (d. Atsushi Wada, Japan) no dialogue
Sat 30 July 6:30 PM Greater Union Cinema 5
Full program online and in The Age on 8 July:
www.miff.com.au