The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) goes into advanced planning mode with the appointment of Emily Avila as the Festival Director, which was made public today.
The management of BIFF was secured by tender, won by Film Fantastic, which is the management entity for the Gold Coast Film Festival. According to Film Fantastic chair Sue-Anne Chapman, the two festivals will be separate in their intention and approach, but will share the expensive back end activities like staff management, payroll, IT and ultimately the web presence and ticketing.