ROUND TABLE
INTERVIEWS Katie Kasperson
F I LM F EST I VAL SUCCESS W hether it’s your first feature or your fifteenth, submitting to a film festival can be daunting. Between perfecting your film, deciding which Kicking off a new regular feature, our round table of programming pros offer advice for applying to festivals with the best results
festivals to submit to, juggling deadlines and managing expectations, the process can become overwhelming – and may be enough to put you off applying at all. In our inaugural Def Guide, we have demystified the submission process by going directly to festival programmers for advice. We cover key aspects of the application, like finding the best-fitting festivals, avoiding potential pitfalls and handling rejection. Filmmakers and festivalgoers – read on!
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