By Tom Grater International Film Reporter The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), which had been due to stage its 2020 edition August 6-23 but was forced to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic, is relaunching as an online only event.
Branded MIFF 68½ (in reference to the fact this year would have been the 69th edition), the festival says it will host a program of new-release films from around the world, including titles that would’ve screened at the physical festival.
Online screenings will be ticketed. The streaming platform is being built by Shift 72, which counts SXSW and Denmark’s CPH:DOX among its clients.
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