"The Adelaide Film Festival 2007, after only its third event, has made stunning progress. It has more than fulfilled the promise as an event of both national and international standing, and it has achieved critical acclaim both nationally and internationally. The critics have been attentive, realising that, as a festival that not only shows films but also invests in them, the Adelaide Film Festival has uniqueness worth celebrating."
Hon. Mike Rann, Premier of South Australia and Minister for the Arts

"Five years after it was founded and after just three outings, the biennial Adelaide Film Festival has staked its claim as Australia's only must-attend fest."
Michaela Boland, Variety Magazine, 10/3/2007

"[The Adelaide Film Festival] is a festival that has clearly overtaken the Sydney Film Festival in just its third biennial outing."
Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald, 1/3/2007

"It was a kick-arse program, very rigorous."
James Hewison, CEO of Australian Film Institute.

"AFF is building a reputation for being bold, experimental, and it's starting to appear on the radar of festival programmers worldwide."
Noah Cowan, AFF NATUZZI Jury President and co-director of the Toronto Film Festival.