MEDIA RELEASE
June 2008
Clash of the Oscar-winning women producers!
MIAF & WIFT present a program of women’s animation plus a
free Q&A forum with local and international women film-
makers
International guest and mutli-Academy Award winner Marcy Page (Ryan, The Danish
Poet) will go head to head with home-grown Oscar winner Melanie Coombs (Harvey
Krumpet, Mary and Max) at an event which promises to be a highlight of this year’s
Melbourne International Animation Festival.
On Friday 20 June from 6.15pm at ACMI, MIAF will screen a program of recent animation
made by women, hand-picked by members of Women in Film and Television (Victoria)
from over 200 films by women from around the world. WIFT is a Melbourne institution
(and part of a global network) whose volunteers work tirelessly to support and celebrate
the work of women in the screen based industries.
Highlights of the WIFT women’s animation screening include:
•
The funniest film of MIAF 2008 (Love Triangle, UK)
•
An animated documentary about young women graffiti artists in Sweden (Blue
Karma Tiger, Sweden) and
•
An hilarious reflection on women and ‘the change’ (Streetcar Named Perspire, USA).
The screening will be followed by a Forum and Q&A session in the Festival Bar. Marcy
Page and Melanie Coombs will also be joined by Australian animator Annemarie
Szeleczky whose film ‘1956’ is a highlight of the WIFT program. Together the women
will answer audience questions and screen clips of their recent work.
What:
WIFT program of women’s animation followed by free Q&A
forum with local and international women film-makers
When:
Friday 20 June 2008, from 6.15pm onwards
Where:
ACMI at Federation Square
Who:
Academy Award winning animation producers Marcy Page
(Canada), Melanie Coombs (Australia) and Melbourne
animator Annemarie Szeleczky
Why:
To celebrate the amazing work of women in animation
locally and globally
How much:
Screening - $14/$11, Q&A Forum - free
Bookings:
ACMI Box Office, 10am-6pm daily, Ph: 03 8663 2583 or
For more information, please contact Terri Dentry, WIFT(Vic) on 0414 896 385.
WIFT (Vic) aims to improve the status and representation of
women in screen-based industries and to facilitate the
exchange of information between members
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