Melbourne film fest schedule: movies, celebrities, red carpet and Dynamic Duos

Credit Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival

The Derek Gores Gallery will host a pre-party for the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival on Oct. 8 from 7 to 11 p.m. In keeping with the theme of Dynamic Duos, you get in free if you’re wearing a costume. There will be a costume contest, with prizes! If you just want to watch, the $10 cover includes lots of entertainment and fun.

The Blast-Offs, the fantastic rockabilly trio who did the soundtrack for the festival movie “Bubba the Redneck Werewolf,” will perform, along with Monday’s Mona Lisa. Aaron Collins, conductor of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra – which will be playing original soundtracks for silent short films at the festival – will speak about film and music.

Credit Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival

MIFF 2015 is Oct. 23-24 at Premiere Theaters Oaks Stadium 10 in Melbourne, with special guests including Don the Dragon Wilson, actor and kickboxing world champion; film producer James E. Wilson; and writer/director Michael Baumgarten. And don’t forget the local premiere of “The Martial Arts Kid” and the Dynamic Duos, pairing original films and soundtracks performed by the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Aaron Collins.

For a detailed schedule and to purchase tickets visit www.melbournefilmfest.com