Firstly, I’m a fan of the name – phonetically it almost sounds like MIFF… hmm…
Secondly, this festival it inspiring in the sense that it gives a good framework for the things / elements / roles we should be looking out for and giving time to. First instance, the caterer spoke about the challenges they faced with such a big job. The programmers (like myself) spoke about the worry of not feeling like they had programmed correctly. This was particularly insightful for me as this is exactly what I am worried about. At this stage, we are just putting out our call for submissions, so who knows what calibre of films we will receive. However, regardless of what we end up choosing to screen, I truly hope we can do them justice and make the directors feel satisfied with having screened at MOFF.
MIYFF’s blog also gives great insight in to where we should be focussing our time more broadly. They spoke about not receiving any government grants. As unsurprising as this is, it’s a great bit of knowledge to find that we probably shouldn’t waste resources emailing them. Further, as mentioned in a previous reflection about NNIFF, it’s great to see that so many community organisations and programs are willing to get behind a student run, not-for-profit like the previous festivals. It definitely makes the thought of contacting these people wayyyy less daunting.
Also, props on everyone for getting through radio interviews. I think I will be doing that in the future and I am not the greatest public speaker so hopefully I don’t embarrass myself/the team…
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