MIFF announces new artistic director

Al Cossar takes over from Michelle Carey at MIFF.
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Al Cossar’s current state of mind. Image: twitter feed – with permission.

The Artistic Director role at the Melbourne International Film Festival is internationally attractive, but those jobs are always about binding local audiences into a global art form. In fact, that international interest is fairly recent, symbolised by some spectacular appointments like Clare Stewart to the BFI London 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.