MIFF 2013: box office sign of the times

430 sessions, 170 of them totally sold out. The figures mask some heartening trends in audiences for one of the longest film festivals in the world.

14 Aug 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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430 sessions, 170 of them totally sold out. The figures mask some heartening trends in audiences for one of the longest film festivals in the world.

The audience award went to The Rocket, the Australian film shot in Laos about Laotian children by Kim Mordaunt and Sylvia Wilczynski. It took the same award at the Sydney Film Festival.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.