The highly anticipated new feature from Melbourne-born Oscar-winning filmmaker Adam Elliot will officially open the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) when the beloved cultural event returns this August.
Hometown hero Adam Elliot will unveil Memoir of a Snail – arriving 20 years on from his remarkable 2004 Academy Award win for Harvie Krumpet – at this year’s Opening Night Gala on Thursday 8 August.
Supported by the MIFF Premiere Fund, the exquisitely hand-crafted stop-motion wonder assembles a star powered collective of voices, including Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana, Tony Armstrong, Nick Cave and Jacki Weaver to enliven the latest gaggle of Elliot’s unique claymation creations.
Melbourne International Film Festival 2024
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 runs 8-25 August
- Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail will make its Australian Premiere premiere at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival Opening Night Gala on Thursday 8 August
- The Music on Film Gala screening of Ellis Park, presented by Triple R, will take place on Saturday 10 August
- The Family Gala screening of Magic Beach will take place on Sunday 18 August
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Looking ahead to Opening Night, filmmaker Adam Elliot, said: “After eight long years, producer Liz Kearney and I are a bit exhausted but thrilled to be asked to be the Opening Night film for MIFF 2024. It is truly a Melbourne film and MIFF is the perfect place for its Australian premiere. About Melbourne, made by Melburnians and voiced by Melburnians, Memoir of a Snail is a handmade stop-motion film lovingly crafted by a team of local artists. Opening night at MIFF will be a celebration of their artistry and a celebration of this wonderful city in which we live.”
Hometown hero Adam Elliot will unveil Memoir of a Snail – arriving 20 years on from his remarkable 2004 Academy Award win for Harvie Krumpet – at this year’s Opening Night Gala on Thursday 8 August. Supported by the MIFF Premiere Fund, the exquisitely hand-crafted stop-motion wonder assembles a star powered collective of voices, including Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana, Tony Armstrong, Nick Cave and Jacki Weaver to enliven the latest gaggle of Elliot’s unique claymation creations.
Looking ahead to Opening Night, filmmaker Adam Elliot, said: “After eight long years, producer Liz Kearney and I are a bit exhausted but thrilled to be asked to be the Opening Night film for MIFF 2024. It is truly a Melbourne film and MIFF is the perfect place for its Australian premiere. About Melbourne, made by Melburnians and voiced by Melburnians, Memoir of a Snail is a handmade stop-motion film lovingly crafted by a team of local artists. Opening night at MIFF will be a celebration of their artistry and a celebration of this wonderful city in which we live.”
Sharing a first look at the festival’s 2024 program, MIFF Artistic Director Al Cossar, said: “Time to ready yourselves for another extraordinary voyage through cinema! MIFF is pleased to share our First Glance for 2024, a sneak peek of the program arriving this August – the marvelous visions, diversions, and cinematic surprises coming your way as over 250 films illuminate the screens this Winter across 18 days of unbridled binge-viewing.”
“First Glance already sees us lifting the lid on some of the most anticipated films of the year, alongside films you won’t find anywhere else – bold, thrilling, thoughtful, hilarious, terrifying, and essential new cinema, from Australia and all around the world.”
“Remember – now’s the time to sort passes, subscribe, mark your calendars, clear your diaries, and generally lay in wait for the return of Melbourne’s biggest cinematic event – the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival!”
The full program will launch on Thursday 11 July. Audiences are encouraged to plan ahead, with MIFF Mulitpasses and MIFF Memberships – which offer exclusive pre-sale access – available for purchase now via miff.com.au/tickets
