The Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF) is an annual animation festival held in Melbourne since 2001.[1][2] Supported by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Australian Film Commission and the Melbourne City Council, it is Australia's largest animation event. Over the course of the festival more than 200 films from over 30 separate countries are shown. Highlights of the festival include many guest artists and visiting animators, from both local and abroad. It was moved from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image to Treasury Theatre in 2019 due to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image being temporarily shut down for large-scale renovations.[3]
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| Year | Length | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 days | 26 June 2001 to 1 July 2001[4] | Treasury Theatre[5] |
| 2002 | 6 days | 25 June 2002 to 30 June 2002[6] | Treasury Theatre[7] |
| 2003 | 6 days | 24 June 2003 to 29 June 2003[8] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image[9] |
| 2004 | 6 days | 22 June 2004 to 27 June 2004[10] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2005 | 6 days | 21 June 2005 to 26 June 2005[11] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2006 | 6 days | 20 June 2006 to 25 June 2006[12] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2007 | 6 days | 19 June 2007 to 24 June 2007[13] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2008 | 7 days | 16 June 2008 to 22 June 2008[14] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2009 | 7 days | 22 June 2009 to 28 June 2009[15] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2010 | 9 days | 19 June 2010 to 27 June 2010[16] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2011 | 8 days | 19 June 2011 to 26 June 2011[17] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2012 | 8 days | 17 June 2012 to 24 June 2012[18] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2013 | 11 days | 20 June 2013 to 30 June 2013[19] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2014 | 11 days | 19 June 2014 to 29 June 2014[20] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2015 | 8 days | 21 June 2015 to 28 June 2015[21] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2016 | 8 days | 19 June 2016 to 26 June 2016[22] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2017 | 8 days | 18 June 2017 25 June 2017[23] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2018 | 10 days | June 14, 2018 to June 23, 2018[24] | Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
| 2019 | 10 days | July 12 to July 21, 2019[25] | Treasury Theatre[26] |
Results
| Year | Best of the Fest | Best Australian Film | Best International Student Film | Best Australian Student Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Velodrool - Sander Joon (Estonia) | Hound by Georgia Kriss (Australia) | Switch Man - Hsun-Chun Chuang, Shao-Kuei Tung (Taiwan) | The Good, The Bad & The Noodley - Essington College (Australia)[27] |
| 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | After All – Michael Cusack (Australia) | After All – Michael Cusack (Australia) Lost Property Office – Daniel Agdag (Australia) | The Potion Controversy – Oscar Stockdale (UK) | Welcome To Shmeven 11 – Dru Shaw (Australia)[28] |
| 2019 | Per Tutta La Vita – Roberto Catani (France) | Sohrab And Rustum – Lee Whitmore (Australia) Lost And Found – Andrew Goldsmith, Bradley Slabe and Lucy Hayes (Australia) | Strawberry Bums: Invasion Of The Snubgrubs – Jeremy Sullivan (USA) | Olga's Self Insert Fanfiction – Ella Sanderson, Georgette Stefoulis (Australia)[29] |
| 2020 | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled |