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Hi folks, we've unfortunately had to cancel Pitch Night due to unforeseen circumstances. However, we still very much intend to host another in the not-so-far future, so keep your eyes peeled for updates!

ALL THIS TALK ABOUT M**F:

During our search into this year’s film festivals to attend, we discovered that a long-standing institution dedicated to showcasing alternative, unconventional, straight-up weird films to the city of Melbourne - M**F - has run into quite a bit of drama and confusion. It has recently changed ownership and undergone a dramatic reconstruction. However, it seems both the ‘’New’’ and ‘’Old’’ M**F are still advertised across multiple festival platforms.

After a brief search on the Web, it quickly becomes evident that the old runner of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Richard Wolsterncroft, has made a mark of himself shamelessly expressing deeply controversial opinions regarding topics such as race and the LGBTQIA+ community. According to the New M**F director, Shane Lyons, ‘’The focus of M**F openly turned that way as well. Besides a handful of micro-budget exploitation features and 30-40 shorts, Wolstencroft eagerly programmed “special” sections of far-right videos and other paranoid propaganda from anti-vaxxers, MRAs, covid “freedom movement” cookers, and Trump supporters.’’ Interestingly, the biggest M**F scandal to date was over Wolstencroft’s decision to showcase a hardcore gay p**n film that was banned from public screening.

The New M**F has only started operating this year, bringing with it hope that it will carry on the festival's original purpose without the blatant propaganda of far-right ideology. However, the filmmakers might be easily misled to submit their films to a festival that no longer operates.

You can read more about the old and new directors here: https://ow.ly/QBkS50PEP7U.
And if that’s not enough, here’s some more stuff to read:
https://ow.ly/VW8X50PEP7X

What do you make of this? Are you planning to go to the new M**F?

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