Brisbane International Film Festival has had its most successful run in its 17-year history, Queensland's Art Minister Rod Welford made in an announcement after the festival ended on Sunday.
Jub Clerc's 'Sweet As' took home the Crystal Bear in the Berlin Film Festival Generation Kplus competition over the weekend, while short film 'Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)' won the Silver Bear Jury Prize and Rolf de Heer's 'The Survival of Kindness' collected the top critics’ award, the FIPRESCI Prize.