 In addition to a record 134 countries tuning in to see the films, and a surge in the number of comedies, 2012 also saw the festival’s eastern presence grow with strong shortlisted films from Lithuania, Georgia, Turkey, and Russia.Filminute 2013 welcomed American independent filmmaking icon Richard Linklater to the jury who together with FIPRESCI film critic Carmen Gray and other luminaries awarded Best Filminute honours to Dutch filmmaker David Stevens for his excellent documentary "M-22".At the same time, the big story at the festival's 8th edition was Martinique filmmaker Khris Burton’s film "Maybe Another Time", which won the People’s Choice and Top Rated awards, as well as finishing first in the Jury Commendations.