Simon Foster at SBS writes about CIFF 2009.
Simon Weaving has no right to be so relaxed. In his first year as Artistic Director of the Canberra International Film Festival (CIFF), running October 28 to November 8, his goal is to steer the 13 year-old event to a higher national prominence with a fresh programming vision. And he’s pretty cool with that.
In the article, Simon talks to CIFF Artistic Director Simon Weaving about his vision for the festival. Virginia Haussegger, CIFF President, discusses some of the strategy behind organising the event.