Resignations + Covid play into International Film festival woes - a podcast by RNZ

This year's International Film Festival seems to have had more twists and turns than a French film-maker's plot.
Even without the surprise resignation of festival director, Marten Rabarts, announced while the event was in full swing, it had more than its share of challenges.
Insurance costs, the inability of festival people to travel and do one-on-one deals abroad, the competition from streaming, and of course the pandemic were all characters in the 2021 script.
Sarah McMullan, a film reviewer and a keen international festival watcher spoke to Morning Report's Susie Ferguson.

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