BIFF driver Vishal Sehti and Chantal Giordin of the Alliance Francais	Anne Démy-Geroe and Helen Loveridge of the Seattle Film Fest	Victoria Miller and Tom Miers
	Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor Lisa and Campbell Newman
Ashley Walor and Jennifer Smith	The At the Movies crew	BIFF staff stand-by for the crowds
	Sofia Hlinovsky	Ron Mooney and Julie Cox
	PFTC CEO Robin James	Tissu dancers impressed the guests
Katie Noonan and her band		South Bank Cinemas staff
BIFF staff Robyn Evans (left)		BIFF Marketing Co-ordinators Ria de Jong and Veronica Green
BIFF Technical Consultant Ron West		South Bank Cinemas staff

Showcase Two

Festival guests enjoy a drink after the screening		BIFF staff Vishal Sehti and Tamaryn Goodyear with Argentine director Maritn Desalvo
Jackie and Justin Liddlelow	Thanks to all the BIFF sponsors

Jury Awards

The Nepalese Pegoda, South Bank	NETPAC Juror Julie Rigg	NETPAC Juror Scott Rosenberg
The Interfaith Jury (from l-r) Mark Byrne, Jan Epstein and Alireza Ghanie
FIPRESCI Jury (from l-r) Mike Walsh, Julietta Zacharová and Klaus Eder
Look Both Ways cast members, Anthony Hayes and Andrew Gilbert		Anne Démy-Geroe
The Interfaith Jury awarded their prize to Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin	Juror Indu Shrikent announces the NETPAC winner: Cheol-mean Whang's Spying Cam
Look Both Ways producer Bridget Ikin accepts the FIPRESCI Award

Cine Sparks

One of the sold out sessions of Nitaboh at South Bank Cinemas	The free events at the Suncorp Piazza also attracted some eager crowds
Judy Rogers (middle) with students Eve and Gabrielle at Eric in the Land of Insects	Kathy and Mark Ovrett with son Alexander at Eric	Network Ten's Ranger Stacey introduced the screening with a talk on insects
Anne Démy-Geroe interviews Blake Herczog, actor from The Djarn Djarns	Director Wayne Blair introduces his film The Djarn Djarns	Actors from Bloody Footy meet some audience members after the 'Different Worlds' screenings
Nicki Cleary, Defrim Isai (producer) and Dean Chircop (director, Bloody Footy)	The Scratch Animation workshop was a great success..	..as was the Mobile Soapies/Movies workshop
Students from Forest Lake College scripted, shot and put together their own soapies and mini-movies using mobile phone technology
Cine Sparks Workshop Co-ordinator Michelle Warner with Randall Wood, who documented the proceedings	Rap duo MIZ entertained Cine Sparks audiences at the Piazza

Malayalee Reception

BIFF held a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony and reception for the guests of the Malayalam Retrospective programme and members of the Malayalee community

Festival Guests

Co-director of Kept and Dreamless, Martin Desalvo	Anne Démy-Geroe with Martin	Martin introduces his film
Director of Manners of Dying, Jeremy Peter Allen	Jeremy introduces his film	Jeremy and Martin in the Regent Cinema
Director of Shape of the Moon, Leonard Retel Helmrich	Leonard introduces his film	Director of doco Jabe Babe, Janet Merewether, introduces her film
Yutaka Tsuchiya, director of Peep "TV" Show with his wife and star of the film Shiori Gechov		Director Scot Barbour introduces his documentary, Malfunkshun
Tony Rayns with Cheol-mean Whang, director of Spying Cam	Tony Rayns curated and introduced the Korean Independent programme	Cheol-mean Whang introduces his screening
Jane Shin, director of Shin Sung-il is Lost, introduces her film	Programming panel member Kyle Faulkner	Director Aaron Catling introduces the sold-out screening of Mosaic
Zainap Gashaeva (aka 'Coca'), subject of Coca: the Dove from Chechnya introduced the screening
Coca with Anne Démy-Geroe and Gary Ellis	Coca meets with audience members inspired by the documentary
Shelly Kraicer curated and intro- duced Chinese Underground films	Kraicer with Anne Démy-Geroe, Gary Ellis and Peggy Chiao	Producer Peggy Chiao introduces the screening of Peacock
V. C. Harris advised on and intro- duced the Malayalam Retrospective	Harris speaks at the screening of TV Chandran's Lesson One: A Wail	Director of Lesson One: A Wail, T. V. Chandran introduces his film
Director Kieran Galvin at BIFF for the Australian premiere of Puppy	Kieran introduces the film with producer Melissa Beauford	Puppy stars: Bernard Curry and Nadia Townsend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Festival Staff and Volunteers

Front of house supervisor Andre Seager	Front of house supervisor Michelle Green	Supervisor Ben Fraser draws up the volunteer roster
Programming Co-ordinator Jen Botting with the front of house team	Michelle Green and Danny Haig study the catalogue
	The phone room in between calls
	Andreas	Box office star Elaine
Shorts Co-ordinator and Print Handler Mat Kesting	Operations Manager Jahn Moeller	Administration Co-ordinator Julie Brooks
Front of house volunteers Lola and Johnno		Danny Haig
Guest Co-ordinator Hussain Currimbhoy	Andre with Programming Co-ordinator Jen Botting	South Bank Cinemas staff
Hussain and assistant Alice Nelson keep an eye on the guests	Festival photographer Jimmy Malecki	Assistant photographer Marisa Cuzzolaro