Coinciding with the 60th Anniversary of MIFF, the annual MIFF Short Awards celebrated its 50th birthday in style at the Greater Union Cinema last night, where the best shorts of the Festival were announced and screened.
With over 1200 entries from countries around the world, 115 short films had their Victorian premiere in official competition in the MIFF shorts program. The MIFF Shorts Awards are the most highly regarded short film competition in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the few in which the winners will be eligible to submit their films for Academy Award consideration. The competition offers filmmakers from around the world the opportunity to compete for 7 awards and a total cash and prize pool of $42,000.
