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Brisbane International Film Festival: traded to local government

After decades in the state agency, BIFF is being moved to Brisbane Marketing, controlled by the city council.

6 Jun 2014 12:00

David Tiley

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BIFF 2013 – the last goodies from Screen Queensland as the festival rows its boat of joys down to Brisbane Marketing. Bet they end up with the same caterers. Image: Matt Warren.

Just two weeks ago, this whole story was an enigma. We knew that Screen Queensland had a problem with the dates of the film festival which will coincide with G20, itself in receipt of $10m for entertainment. We knew that the festival inside Screen Queensland was a long-standing anomaly. We had watched the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and BIFF fail to connect again and again.

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David Tiley

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.