I have begun to lose interest in festivals. I could be wrong but I have the feeling there are too many festivals, but no progress for filmmaking. It almost feels like funding has been diverted to platforms and access to funding for production feels as difficult as ever. Maybe i am just out of the loop, though. I hope i am wrong.
On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Michael Betancourt <[email protected]> wrote: > I increasingly feel that everytime I see "innovative" in a call for works > what is really meant is "like the 1960s" rather than "new." > > The Bergman quote on the home page is a give away that this festival > doesn't want innovations or experimental work. As the email announcement > suggests, I don't think its the actual focus..... > > Michael > > Sent from my phone so appologies for any typos! > > > On May 19, 2019, at 12:04 PM, Dominic Angerame < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well said it is just almost impossible to find a festival that puts the > filmmakers’ need for exposure as the number one goal. Most Festivals are > concerned with promoting the Festival itself and not the filmmakers. > > > > "Suppose they had a film festival and no filmmakers entered?” > > > > To bring back a derivative of an old anti war slogan. “Suppose they had > a war and no one went”. > > > > Film Festivals are festivities that only benefit a relatively small > number of filmmakers. > > > > D > > > >> On May 19, 2019, at 8:59 AM, Francisco Torres <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Well, there are festivals of all kinds, it all depends on the overall > >> release strategy for a particular film. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> FrameWorks mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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