This week the Japanese Film Festival landed in Naarm with plenty to celebrate, including Oscar submissions and national auteurs. I had the chance to speak to festival programmer Manilay about the films in the JFF program and her own Japanese favourites, like Spirited Away.

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In conversation with local director Domini Marshallabout about her short ‘Howl’ (2025) ahead of its MIFF release.

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In Conversation with documentarian Kristina Kraskov ahead of the Victorian premiere of her film ‘Spreadsheet Champions’ at MIFF earlier this year.

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In conversation with Joseph McHugh on their fashion film ‘Pride'.

Joseph’s collection is a materialisation of the contrasting public and private personas in a sartorial transposition of traditional garments.

Joseph experiments with states of undress with the manipulation of cultural iconography and underwear as outerwear, a concept spawned from their conservative upbringing.

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