Whanau Marama: the New Zealand International Film Festival has just announced it will return this year, though it's going to have to reduce the number of films and venues. It's coming off the back of a challenging two years. The Film Festival was hit by a series of perfect storms - the closedown of half the country, two years in a row, and similar damage caused to the overseas festivals from where we draw many of our big films. There was also a new experimental, hybrid viewing system that struggled to replace the popular live party atmosphere we're used to at the Festival. This year the Film is under new - but hugely experienced - management. Head of Programming Michael McDonnell has been there for 21 years. Senior programmer Sandra Reid has been doing it for 28 years. So can the Festival rise again? General Manager Sally Woodfield joins Lynn and Simon to discuss her plans.
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