Melbourne International Film Festival

Melbourne International Film Festival

Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Founded	1952
Artistic director	Al Cossar
No. of films	300 (approx.)
Website	Official website

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venice Film Festival in 1932, Cannes Film Festival in 1939 and Berlin Film Festival in 1951.

Currently held in the month of August from 8th to 25th in 2024 and spanning events in the Melbourne CBD as well as inner-suburban and regional Victoria, MIFF screens films from both Australia and across the world to an audience of approximately 150,000.^[1] It is the largest film festival in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, and is the world’s largest showcase of new Australian cinema.^[2] The 2022 festival contributed A$9.7 million to the City of Melbourne’s economy.^[1]

Alongside its expansive and well-received film program, MIFF realizes its vision, “An enlightened, inclusive, engaged society through film”,^[2] via its renowned industry programs (the co-financing fund Premiere Fund, the talent incubator program Accelerator Lab and the film-financing market 37°South), its skill-building initiatives for youth (MIFF Schools and Critics Campus), and the MIFF Awards that recognize both short- and longform filmmaking talent.