FEIT Film Festival

15 - 21 MAY

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15 - 21 MAY ⌯⏤⌯

The inaugural FEIT Film Festival celebrates the various connections between film art, engineering and technology.

FEIT film festival is hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) at the University of Melbourne.

Film screenings and aligned activities such as panels, Q&As and introductions with experts in the field of aerospace, mechanical and electric engineering, computer science, film and media studies cover issues such as:

  • Artificial intelligence and ethical issues

  • Engineering and the film industry

  • The contribution of Hollywood icon Hedi Lamarr to Bluetooth technology

  • The “current war” between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

  • The stuff that makes paper planes fly

  • Representation of engineers in world cinema

  • Space race in popular culture

Guest Speakers: Javane Javaherchian, Rahul Deshpande, Julia Page, Melissa Kozul, Justin Zobel, Katja Hölttä-Otto, David Gunkel, Joe Klewicki, Bob Grieve, Scarlet Gray, Mitch Goodwin, Jamie Evans

The interactive format of the festival caters to diverse audiences, from high school and university students to members of the general public. The programme has the aim to provoke curiosity about the importance of engineers in our communities and to identify challenges of engineering and technology tied to social movements, cultural trends and political agendas.