Right now, the Castlemaine Documentary Festival is a flurry of frantic changes and bitter jokes. At least, artistic director Claire Jager acknowledges, there are people much worse off than first world organisers locked down with a stash of good coffee and a veggie garden outside.
The transition to cloud-based online delivery is a wrench. ‘This is hitting regional festivals all over Australia,’ she said. ‘We created this festival with films we think are going to resonate with our community and our audience, and we are really missing that local energy.’
