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Taking on the film festival circuit

Taking on the film festival circuit

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Taking on the film festival circuit

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- I love submitting films and I love to get them in front of audiences. I'm never the guy that makes something and then sits on it. I make something and I throw it out in the world as quickly as I can because I don't mind people saying "I liked this but I didn't like that." It just makes me better and it makes me think about how I can communicate these ideas to more people in an easier way but the film festival circuit itself is a tricky one because it's not, it's not creative. It's selling and you have to be a salesman as well as a filmmaker. - You need to have an audience in mind before you even make a film. It can't just be a film for yourself and so if you have a audience in mind then you're gonna be thinking about when you're applying to festivals, what festival is this gonna be receptive? Look at the website of that festival. What films have done well? Are you wasting your time? You're wasting your money applying to a festival. Is there a place that your film fits best and then…

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