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MIFF went hybrid in 2021 and discovered what a festival cannot stream

MIFF went hybrid in 2021 and discovered what a festival cannot stream

The 2021 festival split itself between cinemas and living rooms, and the living rooms lost.

BRONTE HAUGHEY20.07.2021

SFF 2021 went hybrid and discovered the audience prefers the cinema to the couch

SFF 2021 went hybrid and discovered the audience prefers the cinema to the couch

In-cinema sessions sold at 84 per cent capacity; online sessions averaged 23 per cent of available streams; and the numbers ended the debate.

ODETTE MALOUF08.07.2021