Earlier in the week we let you discover the French language films at MIFF 2024. Today, we are letting you know about French language short films at MIFF 2024 plus a dialogue-less short from Switzerland and some shorts from France that aren’t in French.
FRENCH LANGUAGE SHORT FILMS AT MIFF 2024
A Crab in the Pool (Un trou dans la poitrine)
Country: Canada
Language : French
Drama, Animation
Director : Alexandra Myotte
PART OF THE ANIMATION SHORTS AS IS Gigi and Father’s Letters
On a scorching summer day, two siblings are reminded of their mother.
Country: France
Language: French
Drama, Thriller
Director: Nicolas Panay
PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORTS STRAND (AS IS Alazar)
Part social-realist drama, part thriller, this workplace portrait depicts the pressure-cooker stresses of an overworked construction site.
Country: France
Language: French
Documentary, Drama, Animation
Director: Cynthia Calvi
PART OF THE ANIMATION SHORTS STRAND (AS IS A Crab in the Pool and Father’s Letters)
Aquatic and amphibious imagery act as motifs for a young woman’s recollections of her life.
SHORTS FROM FRANCE BUT NOT IN FRENCH AT MIFF 2024
Countries: France, Canada, Ethiopia
Language: Amharic
Drama
Director : Beza Hailu Lemma
PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORTS STRAND (AS IS Alarms)
From Cannes Critics’ Week, this austere but affecting drama portrays religious superstition colliding with the harsh realities of rural life.
Father’s Letters (Lettres du père)
Countries: France, Russia
Language: Russian
Drama, Animation
Director : Alexey Evstigneev
PART OF THE ANIMATION SHORTS STRAND (AS IS A Crab in the Pool AND Gigi)
The true story of Professor Alexey Wangenheim, who writes hopeful letters home from a Gulag in Stalinist Russia.
A DIALOGUELESS SHORT FROM THE FRANCOPHONIE
Country: Switzerland
Language: No Dialogue
Comedy, Horror, Animation
Director: Elle Chapuis
PART OF THE WTF SHORTS STRAND
Ducks, dicks and lactating tits collide in this stop-motion nightmare about the anxieties of infertility.
Are you planning to see any of these French language shorts or shorts from France at MIFF 2024?
KEY INFO FOR MIFF 2024
WHAT: Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF 2024)
WHERE: A variety of cinemas and locations in Melbourne and surrounds.
WHEN: 8 – 25 August 2024
HOW: Purchase your tickets via the festival website. If purchasing individual tickets you can purchase them via the relevant film’s link provided above. Or if you wish to purchase a pass to see multiple films at a discount, then you can do so here
HOW MUCH:
There are a variety of ticket options depending on how many films you choose to see and when you choose to see them
Individual film tickets
- Full $27
- Concession $22
- Group of 10+ $20.50
- Blaktix (discounted tickets for members of the First Nations community) $13
Off-Peak Individual film tickets (off-peak weekdays before 5pm)
- Full: $23.50
- Concession: $20.50
- Members: $18
- Blaktix (discounted tickets for members of the First Nations community) $13
U26 Pass: 3 films on weekdays before 5pm $30
Bright Horizons Pass: 3 standard film screenings from the Bright Horizons competition strand of the festival program (See the films included in that here)
- Full $57
- Concession: $46.50
- Member: $43
Multipass 6: 6 standard film screenings
- Full Price: $146
- Concession: $119
- MIFF Members $111
Multipass 12: 12 standard film screenings
- Full Price: $259.50
- Concession: $211.50
- MIFF Members $197
Deluxe Membership / Festival Passport– attend every standard film screening at the festival $650
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You can discover the French language feature films at MIFF 2024 here
