If I Programmed MIFF: The International Panorama Section

[With just a day until the Melbourne International Film Festival programme is revealed, Julian considers how he would fill out the festival if he was given the opportunity.]

And now we come to the big one: the International Panorama section, which contains approximately 62 feature films from around the world. A mixture of micro-budget and “arthouse” fair crossing through as many movements as possible, this curated collection offers some of the most intriguing and outstanding films, taken from the world’s top festivals and production teams.

Again, I’ve decided not to explain why every pick is in my list as it would take too long to get through. Instead, I will quickly go over which films have already been announced, and which titles I have taken from the Sydney Film Festival.

I won’t be going in-depth into any other highlights but some I do want to make mention of include: the award-winning War Witch; Robert Sarkies’ Two Little Boys starring Hamish Blake and Bret McKenzie; the shocking Compliance that is based on a true story; Juan Antonio Bayona’s tsunami feature The Impossible; Tony Kaye’s (American History X) school drama Detachment; Benoit Jacquet’s period piece Farewell, My Queen, and Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio

Let’s look at the features already announced:

Now let’s look at my other Sydney Film Festival pick-ups:

So now let’s take a look at my selections for the International Panorama section:

So that’s what I would have in the programme for MIFF 2012. Have I missed anything? What would you want if you had free reign?