Travelling Showcase 2018 with Festival Favourites to Screen Across Regional Victoria
Travelling Showcase MIFF GOES ON THE ROAD FOR THE TRAVELLING SHOWCASE 2018 WITH FESTIVAL FAVOURITES TO SCREEN ACROSS REGIONAL VICTORIA MIFF Travelling Showcase, the Melbourne International Film Festival’s tour of regional Victoria returns from late August to November, featuring eight of the most talked about films of the 67th festival. Supported by the Victorian State Government, a varied series of weekend programs featuring Australian and international feature films and documentaries will take place in nine locations starting in Belgrave on 31 August, before moving on to Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Wangaratta, Bendigo, Geelong, Bright, Mansfield and Mildura. From a dramatically striking tale of two wildly different men who formed a unique and unlikely bond, to an exploration into the life of a world lauded pianist whose talents were overlooked at home in Australia, this year’s program features MIFF Premiere Fund-supported films Acute Misfortune, The Eulogy, Undermined: Tales from the Kimberley, Undertow and The Coming Back Out Ball Movie alongside uproarious new Aussie comedy The Merger, American star-studded rom-com Juliet, Naked and audacious crime drama American Animals. 2018 TRAVELLING SHOWCASE PROGRAM: Feature films Acute Misfortune (MIFF Premiere Fund-supported) – winner of The Age Critics’ Award for best Australian feature film, Daniel Henshall (Snowtown) stars as infamous Archibald Prize-winning artist Adam Cullen in a lyrical adaptation of The Saturday Paper editor Erik Jensen’s acclaimed biography. Starring Toby Wallace (Romper Stomper), Max Cullen (Love My Way) and Genevieve Lemon (The Dressmaker), Top of the Lake actor Thomas M. Wright makes his directorial feature debut weaving a striking tale of the bright young wunderkind writer and the brilliant yet deeply troubled artist.
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