MIFF Accelerator
For a factsheet on MIFF Accelerator, click here.
THE WORKSHOP
MIFF Accelerator provides four days of workshops, screenings, seminars and networking events on the business and creative aspects of the film industry by leading local and international film practitioners for 15-20 short film directors seeking to make the transition to feature film making.
MIFF Accelerator occurs during the MIFF weekend of shorts screenings which includes public screenings of the Accelerator participants’ short films in specially-tagged Accelerator Screenings to the general public and concludes with the MIFF Shorts Awards. MIFF is an Academy® accredited festival. The winners of the following awards are eligible to enter the Oscars® competition: Grand Prix, Best Fiction, Best Animation and Best Experimental.
Previous participants include Tony Krawitz (Dead Europe, The Tall Man), David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), Justin Kurzel (Snowtown), Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones), Taika Waititi (Eagle Vs Shark, Boy), Jonathan Auf Der Heide (Van Diemen's Land), Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible), Nash Edgerton (The Square), Glendyn Ivin (Last Ride) and Matthew Bate (Shut Up Little Man!).
Previous guest speakers have included directors Mike Mills (Beginners), Robert Connolly (Balibo), Tony Ayres (Home Song Stories), Matt Saville (Noise), Mark Hartley (Not Quite Hollywood), Joe Dante (Gremlins), Lee Hirsch (Bully) and Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me), as well as editors Ken Sallows and Mary Stephen, composers Lisa Gerrard and Cezary Skubiszewski, and distributors Joel Pearlman (Roadshow) and Paul Wiegard (Madman).
For a factsheet on MIFF Accelerator, go to ACCELERATORfactsheet2012.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Accelerator is only open to those directors who have had their short selected for screening at MIFF. When submitting a short film for screening consideration, potential MIFF Accelerator workshop candidates are encouraged to include with their screening submission an expression of interest in the workshop along with their CV and a short write-up on their upcoming projects. The MIFF programming team will then make the final selections of workshop participants. For MIFF Acclerator selection guidelines, go to: http://miff.com.au/accelerator/selection_guidelines.php
For inquiries about the selection process for MIFF Accelerator, Shorts Awards and Shorts screenings, contact MIFF Shorts Coordinator Thomas Caldwell at caldwell@miff.com.au
FEEDBACK:
"Being immersed in this program allowed us to see one another’s films, swap information and reignite our passion for making great films. I feel completely re-energized after spending these four days together, meeting and hearing from industry heavyweights and unique characters from Australia and other parts of the world. I think I have also made some friends for life after participating in Accelerator, and these are relationships that I hope will have both professional and personal outcomes." – Matthew Bate
ACCELERATOR SCREENING & WORKSHOP PARTNERS
ACCELERATOR OFFICIAL PARTNERS
