Why digital isn’t killing the cinema star

Far from killing film festivals, digital exposure may be growing audiences willing to try something different.
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Digital developments, such as Netflix and SBS Streaming, could have the positive effect of making Australian film audiences far more adventurous in their tastes and more likely to take a chance at a film festival, according to Mathieu Ravier, co-founder and director of The Festivalists, the not-for-profit organisation behind the Possible Worlds festival; Jurrasic Lounge; High Jinks and Kino Sydney.

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Christine Long
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Christine Long is a Sydney freelance journalist.