MIAF 2026 - Meet The Filmmaker #3: Princess Bento Visit MIAF

Based in Melbourne, Princess Bento is one of Australia’s most successful animation studios. Their rise-and-rise has been remarkable. In the short time since their inception, they have produced a wide range of adult animated series, including “Koala Man” (20th Television Animation & HULU), “Universal Basic Guys” (FOX & Sony Animation) and “Hazbin Hotel” (FOX, A24 and Amazon). Then there’s the two seasons of the incredible “Smiling Friends” and three seasons of the hilarious “YOLO” (both: Adult Swim). An award winning short film called Beyond Measure and an unannounced long form hand drawn series for Netflix. It’s a lot to take in but luckily we have a panel from Princess Bento dropping into MIAF to walk us through this incredible success story.

This session is classified: Unclassified (M) Mature, not recommended for viewers under 15 years.

Please note that Backlot is NOT fully accessible. There are stairs with handrails, but no lift to the second floor where the cinema is located.