 For the first time, the Festival ran for a whole month.It took place at different speeds, paces and times of day, across Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, including 22 exhibitions, 38 film screenings, 15 concerts, six walks, a 744-hour continuous online radio, plus 16 new commissions and 18 UK premieres.AV Festival 2012 achieved 94,096 visits, a 33% increase on 2010.