Audiovisual poetry was the theme of the Festival’s tenth edition. In addition to the competitive exhibition, a panorama of the genre presented artists from different parts of the world. The event was renamed International Electronic Art Festival. A parallel event was specially produced by guest curators from Latin America, the United States, Germany, Spain, France, and England. The chosen theme reflected the direction of electronic art in Brazil and other countries, with increasing interest in artistic exploration of new supports. The Festival kept up with the trend, abolishing the categories of fiction and televisual language and shifting its focus to video art, documentary film, and animation. The competitive exhibition became more encompassing at this edition, taking in applicants from all over the Southern Hemisphere. Installations and performances by the likes of Marcelo Tas from Brazil, Robert Cahen from France, Jap de Jonge from Holland, and Rita Myers from the United States were featured at SESC Pompéia, gathering a record-breaking crowd. Starting with this edition, the Festival now lasted a month.