Sydney Underground Film Festival unlocks gate to audiences from hell

SUFF had an unexpected shock this year which points to the rise of a new kind of audience. Can genre flourish anew?
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Dr Stefan Octavian Popescu is a respectable academic in the School of Literature, Arts and Media at the University of Sydney. He has also made three feature films, with Vixen Velvet’s Zombie Massacre the most likely to appeal. 

Obviously he has a twilight sub-life. He programs the Sydney Underground Film Festival and is co-director with Katherine Berger. 

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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.