Melbourne Women in Film Festival

We are on the look out for passionate volunteers to join our team in the roles of Volunteer Operations Coordinator, Volunteer Partnerships Coordinator and Volunteer Social Media Coordinator. About Us: MWFF is an exciting, volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire and empower established and emerging women and gender diverse screen practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider Moana region through the celebration of their work in the screen industry. We are committed to celebrating diversity and inclusivity, and highly encourages expressions of interest from people regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability, and age. Learn more about these opportunities and get your EOIs in via https://lnkd.in/g5iy57aR. #filmfestival #volunteeropportunities #melbourne #womeninfilm

The deadline for applications has been extended to Monday Oct 14th! If you'd like to get involved, take a look at the position descriptions via our website: https://lnkd.in/g5iy57aR. #filmfestival #volunteer #womeninfilm #mwff #partnerships #socialmedia #eventoperations

Our regular deadline for short film submissions is THIS FRIDAY! We'd love to see your short film - narrative, documentary, web/online series, music video - get it in! Fee waivers available for gender diverse, trans, Disabled, First Nations, and Pasifika filmmakers. Just shoot us an email at info[at]mwff.org.au for details including alternative submission methods. https://lnkd.in/ggWdVAg Photos: Olivia Staffieri #mwff25 #filmfestival #womeninfilm #genderdiversity #genderequality #films

A new Critics Lab interview is out ❗ Critics Lab mentee, Ruby O’Sullivan-Belfrage, interviewed Jazz Money at MWFF’s opening night. They discuss her film, WINHANGANHA, archives, and storytelling for mob. 🗣️ O’Sullivan-Belfrage has a background in film production and cinema studies. She works and plays on unceded Wurundjeri land 🎞️ MWFF’s Critics Lab is an initiative that showcases the work of emerging screen critics 🌟 Visit MWFF’s website and support Ruby by reading her article: https://lnkd.in/gjwHs3-S #criticslab #criticslab24 #mwff24 #CityofMelbourne #environments #genderequality #emergingcritics #genderdiversity #interview #WINHANGANHA #nfsa 

🚨MWFF’s latest Critics Lab piece is here🚨 Mentee Hannah Torregosa reviews Kitty Green’s film, The Royal Hotel 👩🏼🤝👩🏻 Torregosa is an aspiring writer with a passion for storytelling and authentic media representation. She shares her interesting perspective and provides an in-depth review of Green’s film 💭 MWFF’s Critics Lab facilitates critical discussion of screen culture, celebrates established critics, and mentors emerging talent 💫 Read Hannah’s review at: https://lnkd.in/gj_pyJ8Q #criticslab #criticslab24 #CityofMelbourne #mwff24 #environments #genderequality #emergingcritics #genderdiversity #review 

Having festival withdrawals?! So are we! Luckily, the action doesn't stop after the festival and you can now watch one of our featured films, Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography anywhere! Catch up on this fascinating documentary on Beamafilm or Kanopy, accessible for free through library memberships!! #MWFF #MWFF24 #VicScreen #CityOfMelbourne #Sustainability #climate #womeninfilm

The first article from our Critics Lab is up and running! 🌟 Our first article is by freelance critic Grace Boschetti. Boschetti has a passion for feminist and experimental cinema. Her article features around Jeni Thornley’s film ‘Memory Film: a Filmmaker’s Diary’. Boschetti interviewed Thornley and shares her thoughts on Thornley’s latest film. 💭 MWFF’s Critics Lab aims to support and help mentor the critical perspectives of emerging critics. View Boschetti’s article and support our talented critics by visiting: https://lnkd.in/gPSXYUrT #criticslab #criticslab24 #mwff24 #environments #genderequality #emergingcritics #genderdiversity #CityofMelbourne #filmfestival #womeninfilm

WOW! The final credits have rolled on this year’s MWFF 🎞️ We’ve officially wrapped up our 8th year of MWFF, marking the end of an incredible five days 🤩 On behalf of our team at MWFF, we would like to thank all filmmakers, volunteers, staff, attendees and anyone who has made this year so special. Thank you for supporting us and our mission 👏🏼 We look forward to seeing your friendly faces again next year! …Keep an eye out for what we have planned next 👀 #mwff24 #mwff #womeninfilm #environments #VicScreen #NSFA #CityofMelbourne #filmfestival #genderdiversity #genderequality 

Wrapping up the Melbourne Women in Film Festival tonight, we have a screening of Jeni Thornley’s latest film, Memory Film: A Filmmaker’s Diary! Memory Film is an immersive, poetic documentary by Jeni Thornley based on her Super 8 archive (1974-2003), filmed during the decades of her personal and political filmmaking producing Maidens, To the Other Shore, Island Home Country and the collaborative feature For Love or Money. This is a special screening you won’t want to miss. For last minute tickets and information please head to the link in our bio! #womeninfilm #environments #VicScreen #sustainability #mwff24 #CityofMelbourne #NSFA

Wondering whats on today at MWFF? 🤔 Have a read through of our SUPER SATURDAY, jam packed with panels and workshops and a film to top it off 🎥 Today we have: The Labour of Film: Creating Equitable Working Conditions in the Screen Industry panel - 11am Freshly Squeezed Shorts 1 - 12:15pm Sustainable Futures in Screen panel or The Lifecycle of Film workshop - 2:30pm Our World Shorts - 4pm Finish off your Saturday night right with a screening of Satranic Panic and Q&A with the filmmaker, Alice Maio Mackay at 7pm! #MWFF24 #VicScreen #environments #CityofMelbourne #womeninfilm