Tuesday 8 July
The countdown begins.... Only 17 more sleeps till Opening Night!
As the Festival draws closer you will be hearing from us on a more regular basis to fill you in on all the information that you will need to know to make the most of MIFF 08. Enjoy the read....
2008 Festival Guide
The official Festival Program Guide will be released as a supplement in The Age on Friday 11 July and will include the full program and schedule of films and all the information you will need to get the most out of MIFF 2008!
Not a MIFF Member? Join Now!
The best way to see the 2008 Festival is to become a MIFF member. Generous ticket discounts, priority queuing and access to all Festival venues (conditions apply), 10% discount on Festival merchandise and Festival Lounge food and beverage are just some of the fabulous benefits that come with being a MIFF Member.
JOIN as a MIFF member before 15 July 2008, and you will go into the draw to win an exclusive money can’t buy Festival experience.
Prize package includes:
One night’s accommodation for 2 staying at the 5 star Sofitel, Melbourne
Dinner for two at ‘Movida ’, Melbourne’s award winning Spanish Restaurant
Two tickets to the exclusive Opening Night gala VIP drinks function
Two tickets to the Festival Opening Night screening & official after party
Two official Festival scarves
• All entries must be received by 5.00pm Tuesday 15 July 2008 to be eligible for the draw. For further information and terms and conditions, check out our MIFF Membership Competition page on the website.
2008 Festival Tickets
Festival passes are available online NOW.Single tickets will be available online from Friday 11 July.
The MIFF Box Office will be operating from the Forum - 154 Flinders St (cnr Russell St) from Monday 14 July.
Phone bookings (03) 03 9662 3722 are also available from Monday 14 July.
The Coopers Festival Lounge @ Forum Theatre
It’s where people meet...
Beer, wine, food and atmosphere are just some of the things you will find at this year’s MIFF Cooper’s Festival Lounge. As well as being one of the main film venues for the festival, the Forum will host interviews with film directors, featured live entertainment and themed evenings. The Cooper’s Festival Lounge will be open daily from 12pm till late, serving food and drinks, with access to buying tickets, surfing the net, or just sitting back in one of the cabaret style booths or comfy couches to soak up some Film Festival atmosphere. We hope to see you there!
Festival Lounge
Dining & Drinking
MIFF would like to thank all of our 2008 Dining & Drinking Partners for their support. We would like to introduce some of them here and hope that you will visit them during the Festival period....
Carlton Hotel9663 3246
193 Bourke Street
Collins Quarter
9650 8500
86a Collins Street
Cookie
9663 7660
1/252 Swanston Street
Grossi Florentino
9662 1811
80 Bourke Street
Longrain
9671 3151
40-44 Little Bourke St
The Long Room
9663 7226
162-168 Collins Street
Trunk
9663 7994
275 Exhibition Street
Cabinet Bar
9654 0915
11 Rainbow Alley
Canary Club
9663 1983
6 Melbourne Place
Cherry Bar
9639 8122
ACDC Lane, 103 Flinders Lane
Horse Bazaar
9670 2329
397 Lt Lonsdale Street
Madame Brussels
9662 2775
Level 3, 59 Bourke St
Order of Melbourne
9663 6707
401 Swanston Street
Phoenix
9650 4976
82 Flinders Street
Transit Cocktail Lounge
9639 9500
Level 2, Transport Hotel,
Federation Square
ThreeThousand.com.au
ThreeThousand is an online city guide for those who know that the best things in life can be hard to find. Updated daily with posts on local music, independent fashion, art and publishing (plus film reviews, bars, laundromats and roller derbies), it’s for insiders who appreciate event reminders and the odd opinion about albums, pants, coffee and/or a good time thrown in. Highlights and exclusives are emailed every Wednesday. ThreeThousand is covering MIFF again this year with a dedicated issue – to be found here www.threethousand.com.au/issues/1001/. For reviews and giveaways throughout the festival, sign up here www.threethousand.com.au, and await the ‘ping’ in your inbox.
Virgin Blue & Blue Holidays MIFF Packages
Got your tickets to the hottest event this winter? Blue Holidays, the holiday program of Virgin Blue, can keep you front-row and centre for this must-see event. Packages include return airfares to Melbourne and accommodation. Book now at virginblue.com.au/melbournefilm.
Lost and Found
Lost and Found is an eNewsletter that explores the creative spaces, events, people and places that make Melbourne worth a visit.
Lost and Found will take you on a virtual tour of the city through the eyes of some of the world’s most fascinating creative people. In each issue, city-based writers also offer the inside story on Melbourne’s boutiques, bars, design, fashion, cafes, restaurants, arts projects and hidden secrets.
Sign Up to Lost and Found at : www.visitvictoria.com/lostandfound 
CAE Offer
What course would you do?At CAE we specialise in beginners courses, designed for interested CAE devotees who just love to learn. So try something new this winter. Yoga, Italian Conversation, Acting, Machine Sewing, Belly Dancing, Guitar, Singing, Painting or Graphic Design.
CAE is offering a $100 Gift Voucher towards a course of your choice. With hundreds of courses on offer the hardest decision will choosing which one to do first! What course would you do?
To find out more, visit www.cae.edu.au or call 9652 0611 to enrol now!
For your chance to win one of five $100 CAE Gift Vouchers, email your name and mailing address to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au by Monday 14 July, 12noon. Please include "CAE" in the subject line. Winners will be notified by email.
Filmink Offer
Want to be kept up to date with all the latest film news and reviews? You need FILMINK. Sign up to the FILMINK newsletter now and you could win a three month subscription! Just email info@filmink.com.au with 'Sign me up to the newsletter, MIFF' in the subject heading and you'll be kept up to date every week with all that's going on in the film world. The first twenty people to sign up will receive the three month subscription. As a special offer to MIFF members as well, FILMINK is offering a discounted one year subscription to the magazine. Only $55 for MIFF members! (normally $69.95).
Be our friend on MySpace, www.myspace.com/filmink. Be our fan on Facebook.
Widescreen Giveaway
Asa (Asha) - 4 CDs Up for Grabs
Be the first to have a copy of the dazzling talented Franco-Nigerian singer-songwriter Asa’s new album! The self-titled debut album has a unique sound with hints of Marvin, Marley, Fela and Erykah Badu, all combined into something entirely fresh and has won her fans and critical acclaim across the world. The album is set for Australian release on 2 August.For your chance to win one of four Asa (Asha) CDs, email your name and mailing address to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au by Thursday 10 July, 12noon. Please include "Asa" in the subject line. Winners will be notified by email.
MIFF Member's News
'Member's Only' Event
Melbourne International Film Festival & Paramount present an advance screening of ‘The Bank Job’ with an exclusive introduction by special guest, Jason Statham (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Collateral), in his only Melbourne appearance.Tick this film off your Festival ‘must see’ list and hear all the latest Festival news from Executive Director, Richard Moore, as MIFF hosts this exclusive member only event.
This is a Members Only Event. All tickets will be at the special price of $12.00. All members must present their membership cards at the screening and each member may purchase a ticket for themselves and one guest at this special price.
ENTRY MAY BE REFUSED TO LATECOMERS.
Sunday 13 July, 2008
2.45pm for 3:15pm start
Forum Theatre
154 Flinders St, Melbourne
Don’t miss out!
Phone book on 8660 4811
Limited tickets available at the door
Hot Off The Press!
MIFF Members are invited to drop into the MIFF office from midday onwards until 7pm on Thursday 10th July to pick up an advance copy of the 2008 Official Festival Program Guide. MIFF Membership cards must be shown in order to receive a copy of the Guide.
Melbourne International Film Festival office:
Level 5
225 Bourke Street (between Russell and Swanston Streets)
Melbourne
(in the Commonwealth Bank Building proceed up the elevators on the right)
MIFF Members Giveaway
Click on the link to find out more about this exclusive MIFF Members only giveaway.
Edward Scissorhands - 2 Theatre Packages Up for Grabs
Courtesy of the Arts Centre.
GOTHIC FANTASY
MOVING LOVE STORY
DANCE-ICAL MASTERPIECE
A MAGICAL WORLD BECKONS
22 JULY - 3 AUGUST 2008
THE ARTS CENTRE, STATE THEATRE
BOOKINGS
www.theartscentre.com.au *
1300 136 166*
The Arts Centre Box Office
Ticketmaster outlets
*transaction fee applies
Next Edition: Friday 11 July
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