Sat, 1st August, 2026; Kate Fitzpatrick, Senior Programmer at MIFF; MIFF Programme 2026

Sat, 1st August, 2026; Kate Fitzpatrick, Senior Programmer at MIFF; MIFF Programme 2026

Author: JOY 94.9 - Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, Ally, LGBT, GLBT, LGBT+, LGBTQ, LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+ August 2, 2026 Duration: 11:34

Macca and Paul talk to Kate Fitzpatrick, Senior Programmer at MIFF; about this years Melbourne international Film Festival.

Kate has worked in the Arts for over 15 years for organisations such as Australian Centre for the Moving Image. She has served on the jury for Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, WA Screen Awards, Dome Under Film Festival, appeared on panels at SXSW Austin and Sydney, St Kilda Film Festival, Good Movie Mondays podcast, ABC radio and Triple R and was one of Screen International’s Future Leaders in 2024.

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