MEDIA RELEASE
June 2008
Clash of the Oscar-winning women producers!
MIAF & WIFT present a program of womens 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 years
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 womens 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 womens 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