Miftachul Arifin lahir di Kediri, 9 November 1996. Pernah aktif mengikuti organisasi tingkat institut, yaitu Lembaga Pers Mahasiswa Pressisi (2015-2021) di Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, juga turut andil menjadi salah satu penulis dan editor dalam media cetak Majalah Art Effect, Buletin Kontemporer, dan Zine K-Louder, serta media daring lpmpressisi.com.
Latar belakangnya dari bidang film dan minatnya dalam kepenulisan, menjadi motivasi dan alasannya untuk bergabung dengan Komunitas Film Montase pada September 2019. Semenjak menjadi bagian Komunitas Film Montase, secara reguler aktif menulis ulasan film-film Indonesia dalam situs web montasefilm.com. Ia juga salah seorang dari 35 juri dalam Festival Film Wartawan Indonesia (FFWI) XI, dan nominator kategori Karya Kritik Film dalam Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) 2021.
Dalam perjalanannya, pernah pula menjadi Kontributor Majalah Mata Jendela milik Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, dengan topik Menonton Karya Filmmaker Jogja. Juga Juara Harapan 1 lomba Kepenulisan Cerita Pendek oleh Ikatan Penulis Mahasiswa Al Khoziny (2018), dan menjadi Juara Utama lomba Short Story and Photography Contest oleh Kamadhis UGM (2018). Ia pun memiliki buku novel bergenre fantasi dengan judul Mansheviora: Semesta Alternatif yang diterbitkan secara selfpublishing.
Miftachul Arifin was born in Kediri, November 9, 1996. He has been active in an institute-level organization, namely the Press Student Press Institute (2015-2021) at the Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta, as well as being one of the writers and editors in the print media Art Effect Magazine, Bulletin Contemporary, and Zine K-Louder, as well as the online media lpmpressisi.com.
His film industry background and interest in writing became his motivation and reason to join the Montase Film Community in September 2019. Since becoming a part of the Montase Film Community, he has been actively writing reviews of Indonesian films on the montasefilm.com website. He is also one of the 35 judges at the XI Indonesian Journalist Film Festival (FFWI) and a nominee for the Film Criticism category at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival (FFI).
In his journey, he has also been a contributor to the Mata Jendela Magazine, owned by Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, with the topic Watching the Works of the Jogja Filmmaker. Also, the 1st Winner of the Short Story Writing Competition by the Al Khoziny Student Writers Association (2018) and the Main Winner of the Short Story and Photography Contest by Kamadhis UGM (2018). By self-publishing, he also has a fantasy novel with Mansheviora: Alternative Semesta.