MFF24 launches at IOTA24 and FDW
Join us for the new edition. Scroll down for screening dates.
Join us for the new edition. Scroll down for screening dates.
14 short films about craft, making, makers and materials from 8 countries.
We are delighted to present the 2024 Makers’ Film Festival.
This edition features 14 films from 8 countries including collaborations from Australia, Canada, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, and USA. Selected from a worldwide call out, the final set of films includes a wide variety of genres as well as craft practices and materials from organic fashion to incense-making, terrazzo tiles to glass, ceramics, puppetry and automata, to name a few.
Join us! The program is in two parts, each 45 minutes long with an interval for refreshments in-between.
Wednesday 4 September, 4:15pm.
Bankwest Theatre, John Curtin Gallery
Curtin University
Part of the IOTA24 Conference.
Friday 18 October
Goldfields Art Centre, Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Booking details TBA.
Sunday 20 October, 2pm
WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Part of the 2024 Fremantle Design Week
Ticketing applies. Booking essential.
Contact us if you’d like to host a screening. Cinema or a community venue with large-scale projection capability is required.
For information about submitting a film for the next edition visit: https://www.makerandsmith.com.au/makers-film-festival/
Header image courtesy of Connor Patterson & Ernabella Arts.








In July 2017, Maker & Smith was founded by Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe. Their primary objective was to fulfil their strong desire to elevate the professional craft industry in Western Australia. Maker & Smith operates on a volunteer basis and aims for self-sustainability without compromising standards. We rely on partnerships and pay fair fees to skilled artisans and designer-makers who participate in our programs.
Maker & Smith respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, including the Whadjuk, Pibelman, and Minang peoples of the Noongar nation. We recognise the importance of their culture and the ongoing contribution they make to the life of this region. We also recognise the significance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for constitutional recognition and the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.
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