MIFF 1989

Tait Brady
#38

Festival Program
74 feature films and 129 short films were screened from 9 June to 24 June
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Program in Focus
The 38th Melbourne Film Festival featured a focus on films for children and the International Shorts Competition. A retrospective of the films of British filmmaker Mike Leigh, a National Film Board of Canada Tribute marking the organisation's 50th anniversary, and a special screening of Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (Marcel Ophuls) also featured.

Filmmaker in Focus
George Kuchar. A retrospective of Kuchar's work was screened. 
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Filmmaker in Focus
Mike Leigh. A retrospective of Leigh's work was screened. 
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Opening Night Film
Salaam Bombay! (Mira Nair)
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From the Festival Files

You Had to Be There

The thrill of the festival happens in a moment. In the shared moments created in being present at the festival, and in sharing experiences with others in the MIFF community. These moments are the instances that set the festival apart from the everyday, that remind us that we live in the present, and that some experiences are just too unique to replicate. … Each year, we return to the festival to …

Making the Festival

The Melbourne Film Festival began as the idea of a few passionate individuals. A sub-committee, formed from delegates to the 1951 Australian Council of Film Societies film weekend, suggested that a small festival of films in the tourist town of Olinda should be held in 1952. The resulting festival was a testament to the do-it-yourself initiative of the Olinda festival committee. As some 800 festiv …