ABSTRACT
The film curator, producer and festival consultant, Hebe Tabachnik, reflects on dramatic changes in the film festivals since the 2020 onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tabachnik was not defeated by the turbulence caused by the pandemic as the festivals she programmed were evolving from online to hybrid formats. On the contrary she recognised how challenging it was going to be to get back to the past practices. The time of the pandemic became the time to adapt, evolve and create new strategies to reach out better to the audience while investing and nurturing the future one. It was also the time for building larger and stronger bridges across cultures, identities, and histories, and expanding synergies among people, communities and organisations.
