Competition
Whilst MIFF remains mostly a non-competitive festival, since 1962 it has staged a highly regarded short film competition. It also presents audience popularity awards for feature film and documentary.
The first award ever presented was for "Best Short Film", which was changed to the "Grand Prix for Best Short Film" in 1965. From 1985, the Grand Prix has been officially presented by the City of Melbourne.
Read more about this topic: Melbourne International Film Festival
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—Lawrence Sutton, British prizewinner in competition in Sunday Correspondent (London)
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