Power Shift: The Future of Seeing (MIFF Talks)
An energising panel of academics, filmmakers and screen practitioners delve into some of the major recent changes in the industry, and what’s to come next.
Join an engaging roundtable discussion featuring University of Melbourne academics and alumni as they explore the emerging currents of evolution within the screen world; how the ethics of power are intertwined with inclusivity, virtual production and AI; and just what this may mean for both emerging and established creatives moving forward.
Our special guests include director Noora Niasari (Shayda) and director Jason Raftopoulos (Voices in Deep), with more to be announced.
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Tehran-born, Australia-raised Noora Niasari is a writer/director and co-founder of Parandeh Pictures. She is a graduate of architecture and cinema, and her short films and documentaries have screened at film festivals from Beirut to New York. Shayda is her debut feature film and had its premiere on the opening night of the World Cinema Dramatic competition of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. It has been selected as MIFF 2023’s Opening Night Gala film. Niasari graduated from the VCA in 2015.
Jason Raftopoulos is an award-winning director; his feature film West of Sunshine (MIFF 2017) premiered in competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, won prizes in numerous international film festivals and garnered nominations from the Australian Directors Guild, the Australian Film Critics Association as well as the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). His latest film Voices in Deep has its world premiere at MIFF this year, and he is a VCA Master of Screenwriting alumnus.
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