Meaford International Film Festival
The man who helped change Toronto Mayor John Torys’ mind about the police practice known as carding is coming to the Meaford International Film festivals’ opening gala to discuss the film Selma, Thursday September 3rd. Desmond Cole will talk about the film that depicts the struggles behind Dr. Martin Luther Kings’ historic march to win voting...
"Noted Toronto Writer Desmond Cole Live on MIFF Stage"More
The Meaford International Film Festival announced that following a special preview presentation of the documentary Speed Sisters, director Amber Fares will join the MIFF audience live from New York via Skype. Fares says the upbeat, high octane film about the first all women race car driving team in the middle east was a natural fit...
"Speed Sisters Director and Award winning NHL referee to grace the MIFF stage"More
Meaford International Film Festival 2014 The Meaford International Film Festival (MIFF) brings four internationally acclaimed and award winning films to Meaford Hall each Labour Day weekend. August 28-31 2014 mark the 8th edition of this popular festival! Showing this year: The Selfish Giant, Finding Vivian Maier, The Broken Circle Breakdown, and The Lunchbox. Each award-winning...
“Searching for Sugar Man” directed by Swedish film maker Malik Bendjelloul Pomme D’or sponsor Brad Johnston of Barbetta Orchards with Meaford Hall and Culture Foundation Chair Rod MacAlpine. After four nights of films and parties, the ballots were all totalled up and “Searching For Sugar Man” (already an Oscar winner) was declared the winner...
"And the winner is… 2013 winner of the Pomme D’or"More
Once again our volunteers are giving up their time to get ready to open the doors on another 4 days of Films and Parties. On Monday the 26th. they all met at Meaford Hall to go over their assignments and work out the last minute details. From official greeters, to ushers, ticket takers and servers,...
"Volunteers Ready to Welcome you to MIFF!"More
The countdown has begun as MIFF volunteers transform the parking lot outside Meaford Hall and Rice’s Home Hardware into a party palace. It’s our largest party tent ever! After each film you can walk the red carpet into a world of glitz, glitter and gastronomic specialties. Your festival film ticket entitles you sample the free...
"From Parking Lot to Party Central"More
Four Films, Four Nights, Four Parties – the Meaford International Film Festival confirms the interviewees, featuring live/pre-recorded interviews with film directors and special guests this coming Labour Day Weekend at Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre. Opening night film this year on Thursday August 29 is The Parade. Director, Srdjan Dragojevic, joins us from...
Srdjan Dragojevic, director of “The Parade” – Once called “the bad boy of Serbian Cinema” , he started out as a guitar player in a local punk band. No stranger to controversy, his 1996 antiwar film “Pretty Village, Pretty Flame” was the first in Serbia to portray “the inglorious underside of the country’s 1992-1995 war...
Andrea Segre, Director of “Shun Li and the Poet” – A director of both films and documentaries, Andrea is also a researcher in the sociology of communication. His ten year dedication to the study of immigration led him to founding “ZaLab”, an association that develops production projects and video-workshops. He loves finding “locations in the...
"Interview with director of “Shun Li and the Poet”"More