Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKicking off at its 70th anniversary edition in August, the Melbourne International Film Festival is to introduce a trio of new prizes.
The best film award will come with a A$140,000 (approximately $100,000) cash reward, making it the richest film prize in the southern hemisphere.Contenders in the new, annual, ten-title MIFF Film Competition can be from any genre, including documentary or animation.
But they will be limited to a director’s first or second feature-length effort. And they must also have their Australian premiere in Melbourne.The festival will also introduce an Australian Innovation Prize, recognizing an outstanding Australian creative (director, technical or creative lead or cinema craft person) within a film playing anywhere in the Melbourne MIFF program.
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