TAG / 05 PIECES

[SFF]

The programme is strong, the Australian titles are stronger, and the question of who will be in the audience remains.

The State Theatre was full on night one; by day five the programme was competing with itself and the weather.

The festival is not really about the films; it is about the decision to be in a room with other people who chose to be there too.

The gala screenings were full, the mid-afternoon documentary sessions were not, and the gap tells you where the audience is willing to spend.

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

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