The festival saw participation of 167 films from 33 different countries and 300,000 attendees.
The festival really established itself as a national outdoor event and saw a rapid expansion to 6,500.
Because of the terrible weather, the festival, which expected attendance to top last year's 135,000, saw fewer than 100,000 people over the weekend.
The 1995 festival also saw the introduction of ultra light planes to the events.
The 2009 festival saw the introduction of the new Butserquests.
The city's "heritage days" festival sees the participation of over 70 ethnic groups.
The 2002 festival saw some 40,000 people in attendance.
In 1996 the festival grew once more and saw its second best attendance.
In its first year the festival saw great success and over 80,000 visitors.
The 2012 festival will see the implementation of six stages with a headline performance from Therapy?