The Merits and Scams of Film Festivals
Plus, exploring film communities outside of the big city bubbles with Amy Dotson
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What film festivals are worth submitting your projects to? Which festivals are legitimate and which ones are scams out for your money? Is it possible to find like-minded creatives to collaborate with, outside of places like L.A. and New York?
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, Jason Hellerman, and guest Amy Dotson discuss:
- Figure out what you want to get out of a festival.
- Reasons why small festivals are awesome.
- Things to consider when vetting festivals.
- What Amy learned interning at Pee-wee’s Playhouse.
- Telling your unique story in only one paragraph.
- Why you need to constantly update your bio.
- Moving from New York City to Portland.
- Thinking about cinematic storytelling in new ways.
- Collaborations between local artists and big household names.
- How the Portland Art Museum honors multi-faceted creatives.
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.
