The eighth edition of the Festival consolidated the trend towards internationalization, with art work coming in from Latin America, Africa, and Oceania. For the first time ever, foreign guests took part in the jury, and international exhibitions gathered people from several countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Holland, England, Poland, Cuba, United States, Israel, and Japan. The parallel exhibition innaugurated a new phase, including two international video installations: “As if memories could deceive me”, by Marcel Odenbach, from Germany, and “The no way buster project”, by Dominik Barbier and Cathy Vogan, from France. In addition to that, workshops featured special guest artists. By then, Brazilian creators already showed signs of maturity, and a first generation established itself within the international scene: Sandra Kogut, Eder Santos, Marcelo Machado, Roberto Berliner, and Renato Barbieri. The consolidation of the Festival’s international status came along with new trends in electronic video production.The focus gradually shifted closer to the art scene.