It’s lights, camera, action for the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) this August, when a red carpet will be rolled out for a massive eighteen days of cinematic revelry. The festival celebrates Australian and international filmmaking with a program of more than 250 films. With so much to see, we've cut through the curtain to unveil everything you need to know. What is the Melbourne International Film Festival? MIFF is one of the oldest film festivals in the world, alongside Cannes and Berlin.The annual festival is held over three weeks each year throughout Melbourne and surrounds. Founded in 1952, the festival presents a curated global program of screen experiences and the world's largest showcase of Australian filmmaking. When is the Melbourne International Film Festival? Running between August 8 and 25, MIFF will include 18 days of in-cinema programming with star-studded events, world premiere screenings, headline features and filmmaker talks. What sort of things can we expect from the program? Popcorn at the ready folks, as you can expect a line-up of more than 250 films from all around the world. The full MIFF 2024 program is still under wraps, but we’ve been given a sneaky first glance. The festival will open on Thursday, August 8, with a flick from Oscar-winning Melburnian Adam Elliot, known for his acclaimed 2004 claymation film Harvie Crumpet. Elliot makes a triumphant return to the medium with a feature-length stop-motion called Memoir of a Snail. A be
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