Widescreen - Wednesday 16 July 2008

MIFF Box Office Open

The MIFF Box Office opened on Monday at The Forum Theatre and did a roaring trade. Come and visit our friendly staff who can assist you with all your ticketing requirements.

154 Flinders St (cnr Russell St).

Box Office hours:
Mon 14th July - Thursday 24th July: 11am - 7pm.
Friday 25th July - Sunday 10th August: 10am to start of last session.

MIFF Memberships can also be purchased at the Box Office or online. Memberships that are purchased from hereonin will need to collect their membership card and pack directly from the MIFF Box Office.

Phone bookings available on 03 9662 3722.

Phone booking hours:
Monday 14 July - Thursday 24 July: 11am to 9pm.
Friday 25 July - Sunday 10 August: 10am - 9pm.

Or purchase and print your tickets in the comfort of your own home and buy online! Check out our program HERE on the website.

Single tickets, festival passes and Opening & Closing Night tickets are available for purchase NOW.

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 NOW to become a MIFF member.

Congratulations to MIFF Member Chiara Condotta who joined recently and won the exclusive money can’t buy Festival experience prize package.

Edward Yang Tribute

When Edward Yang passed away last year, aged 59, the world lost one of the great modernist filmmakers. MIFF 2008 salutes Yang by presenting all seven features made by the Taiwanese New Wave director, including his masterpiece A Brighter Summer Day, presented in its rarely seen, definitive four-hour version.

Read an essay on Edward Yang by Keeto Lam entitled The Age of Independence is Still Here with Us.

Information on our Tribute to Edward Yang.

If you are interested in reading about cinema, check out Senses of Cinema, one of the longest running on-line film journals and produced right here in Melbourne. Senses of Cinema will be running daily reviews throughout the Festival.

Next Gen - Cinema for Young People

Calling all teachers!!!! Last chance for school bookings! With a program featuring films for everyone, Next Gen offers budding film fans, teachers, community groups and families an appetising taste of international cinema.

All the films featured in the Next Gen program will inspire, provoke, challenge, amaze, entertain and provide much food for classroom and family discussions. It is a great opportunity for the younger members of our community, as well as the young at heart, to become part of the MIFF experience!!

Check out the Next Gen program online or download the brochure: Next_Gen_Brochure_08.pdf (pdf file, 1MB) and call Chloe on 8660 4888 or email: chloe@melbournefilmfestival.com.au to make a booking.

Please note sold out sessions:
Red Like the Sky, Thursday 31 July, 1pm at ACMI
The Wave, Friday 25 July, 1pm at ACMI

tramTRACKER

Yarra Trams, one of our Major Partners, makes it easy for you to ensure you don't miss a minute of MIFF08. Their tramTRACKER service provides real time tram arrival information by phone, SMS or online. It means you won't be trying to find a seat in the dark as the opening scenes roll. Or after your film, you can take your time to enjoy a wine or a latte before heading to the tram stop at just the right time.

Try out the service at www.yarratrams.com.au.

Yarra Trams also offers you the opportunity to WIN the Ultimate Opening Night Experience at MIFF.
For full details and how to enter, visit www.yarratrams.com.au.

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.

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MIFF Merchandise Coming Soon!

2008 MIFF Merchandise will be released shortly - keep an eye on the website to check out this year's cool range. MIFF Merchandise will be available for sale online and at the Coopers Festival Lounge.

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Next edition: Monday 21 July

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