Melbourne Film Festival opens today
The 60th Melbourne International Film Festival opens tonight and runs until 7 August.
Belgian/French film The Fairy will open the festival with a black tie event at Great Union Cinemas (131 Russell St, Melbourne).
MIFF Artistic Director, Michelle Carey described The Fairy as: “That rare case of a festival-friendly film that is honourably humanist and inventive yet unapologetically accessible and comical. That it is also whimsical and a little nostalgic makes it the perfect opening for the 60th MIFF.”
An afterparty at Melbourne Town Hall (90-120 Swanston St) will run until 1am.
Beyond tonight there are: industry and public lectures; special screenings and events; and the Talking Pictures of talks, forums and masterclasses, co-presented by AFTRS; and the 50th MIFF Shorts Awards.
