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PROGRAM
Congratulations to the winners of MIM 2011 and well done to all the finalists. The 2011 line-up was without doubt our best yet. The winners are:
Opening Night
Best Film
3rd - The Tea Party by Cameron McCulloch 2nd - Punch-Drunk by Sam Wark 1st - Runway by Tony Ferrieri
Closing Night
Bonus Best Film
Shoplifting by Neil Trifett
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Below is the entire program for 2011.
Night One
A showcase of the best short films in Melbourne, a competition decided by the audience, the top three films awarded a ton of prizes and accolades, including $1000 in cold hard cash. 8pm, Wednesday 7th December Astor Theatre 1 Chapel St, St Kilda Tix $10 Tickets will be sold at the door and all money raised will be donated to SecondBite, a dynamic not-for-profit organisation committed to making a positve difference by redistributing surplus food to people in need. 
Rippled Dir. Darcy Prendergast Music Video (4 min) Lights, colours, and characters paint the night sky. | | 
Punch-Drunk
Dir. Sam Wark Drama (15 min) A story about an elderly man who suffers from dementia and the battle he fights to work out who and what he really is. | | 
Attack
Dir. Adam White Sci-fi (12 min) When a tumour is discovered in Harold’s brain, his only chance for survival is laser surgery. However, inside the tumour is a world under attack. | 
Kamambo (Butterfly) Dir. Victoria Goodyear Drama (10 min)
A young West Papuan asylum seeker is haunted by violent memories of her homeland. | | 
The Tea Party
Dir. Cameron McCulloch
Comedy (11 min) Princess has waited a long time to meet her Prince Charming. The only thing standing in their way is her foul-mouthed pets.
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Everybody Wants to be Unique Dir. Andrew Dunstan Comedy (7 min)
The story of one man who dared to express himself. | 
Deeper Than Yesterday
Dir. Ariel Kleiman Drama (20 min)
After three months submerged underwater, the men have become savages. Oleg fears that losing perspective may mean losing himself. | | 
Polo’s Robot
Dir. Peter Lowey Animation (9 min) In a strange land, Polo, an inventor, creates a robot that will bring his nightmares to life. | | 
Runway Dir. Tony Ferrieri Romcom (20 min) George's life is all about straight lines. The world is full of curves. Especially women ...
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Night Two A feature film double header, two debuts, a world premiere and a local premiere, our own disasterpiece Dace Decklan: Private Eye back-to-back with Luke Laurner's chilling fearfest The Count.
7:30pm, Thursday 8th December DV8 12-14 Mc Killop St, Melbourne
Tix $10 (sold at door)
Dace Decklan: Private Eye Feature Film Premiere Dir. Ivan Malekin Comedy (80 min)
Starring Tom Vogel, Stevie Hall, Heath Novkovic, Suzy Markovski.
Dace Decklan is a down-on-his-luck Private Eye reliving the classic opening of every film noir detective film. ‘It was a typical day … when she came in …’ Her name is Lena and she needs Dace to track down her missing father, Rados, the man Dace accidentally crippled in the Civil War of Rambosia. Dace takes the case and quickly learns that Rados has devoted his life to inventing Viagra ... I mean Tentigo ... but success makes him a hunted man. As Dace and Lena track Rados through the jungle, a local Drug Cartel move in to claim the pills for their own nefarious means, and a militant Christian movement seek the same. The race is on. Who will find Rados first? Oozing with love and lust and a whole lot of blood, and incorporating animation, absurdity, comic style violence and explosions, and the fun of fat people sex, 'Dace Decklan: Private Eye' is an out of control, politically incorrect romp. | 
 
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The Count
Feature Film Melbourne Premiere Dir. Luke Laurner
Horror (60 min)
Starring Nicole Davidow, Daniel Hill, Daniel Reader, Luke Laurner.
A remote farm house situated in the small town of Dimboola in Western Victoria. Chris Finiot, accompanied by family and friends, celebrates Amy's 25th Birthday.
Soon after the night ends the couple share some time together only to hear a knock at the door. Two crazed men barge into the house, Marko, a career criminal, and Jericho, a deranged serial killer.
The couple are caught and the game begins. Twisted and sadistic, a game of sick torment and brutality, a game where their very lives are at stake. A game called 'the Count'.
Filmed entirely using imprvisational techniques. Witness real fear caught on film. A movie that will leave you stunned.
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Night Three A closing night celebration under the summer stars, a diverse range of top short films plus Q & A with the filmmakers, dinner and drinks, a perfect way to cap off the festival.
8pm, Friday 9th December Great Northern Hotel
644 Rathdowne St, Carlton
Tix $10
Tickets will be sold at the door and all money raised will be added to the prizepool for the film voted 'Best of the Night' by the audience. 
Oscar's First Kiss
Dir. Toby Angwin
Comedy (5 min) A crowded tram. A pretty girl. A case of mistaken identity. Oscar's first kiss. | | 
Not a Bad Egg
Dir. Justin Evans
Drama (15 min) Jenny has been dominated by her mother for years but when she brings her new boyfriend back to the farm things quickly spiral out of control. | | 
One Moment
Dir. Rob Innes
Drama (14 min) Arrive today, stay tonight, leave tomorrow. Live in the moment. | 
Cough Up
Dir. Jamie Wilson
Comedy (5 min)
Phil is getting a big promotion and Brett is going to loose money. It's just the way business goes in the drug world, unless of course there's blackmail involved ...
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Ugly Place
Dir. Andrew Merlino
Music Video (4 min) A young man tries to decide which face to present to an ugly world.
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Shoplifting Dir. Neil Trifett
Drama (14 min)
1992. Australian suburbia. Pete is teaching his youngest son the family business: the art of shoplifting ... | 
Exit
Dir. Maz Swierczak & Sally Pitts
Drama (4 min)
Summer dreams of becoming a writer but is chained to her 9 to 5. | | 
Scratch
Dir. Roman Meyer
Feature Preview (20 min) Scratch is an unlikely hero story about a homeless man who runs into trouble with the mob.
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