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Marketing 101 for Fests and Filmmakers
From Public Relations to Red Carpets — and everything in between
Jun 1
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Jon Gann
and
Barton Weiss
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1:01:34
May 2025
The People Who Make a Festival Happen
Meet the unsung staff positions who bring an event to fruition
May 1
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Jon Gann
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Barton Weiss
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1:04:35
April 2025
The Tech Episode
Tech Support for Festivals and Filmmakers
Apr 1
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Jon Gann
,
Barton Weiss
, and
Kelley Baker
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1:08:22
March 2025
How Film Festivals (Don't) Make Money
A frank discussion about money.
Mar 7
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Jon Gann
,
Barton Weiss
, and
Barbara Twist
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1:07:53
December 2024
You Asked Us... We Answered!
Taped LIVE at the Sound Unseen Film Festival!
Dec 3, 2024
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Jon Gann
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Barton Weiss
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1:11:41
October 2024
Best Practices, Transparency, and Ethics for Film Festivals
It's finally here -- the long-awaited release of a new program from the Film Festival Alliance to create a set of best practices for festivals…
Oct 31, 2024
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Jon Gann
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Barton Weiss
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1:02:39
September 2024
How did we get here? A history of Film Festivals
To understand where we are today, we have to look to our past.
Sep 30, 2024
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Jon Gann
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Barton Weiss
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1:14:38
August 2024
The inherent divide between the interests of festivals and filmmakers
Peek behind the screens at film festivals and events
Aug 20, 2024
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Jon Gann
,
Barton Weiss
, and
Lela Meadow-Conner
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1:18:19
February 2024
Festival Trends
Here are some thoughts based on recent happenings and trends seen before the pandemic started.
Feb 26, 2024
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Jon Gann
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Festival Trends
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Is a Virtual Festival Right for You?
The rush to start an online fest is understandable -- but have you considered...
Feb 26, 2024
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Jon Gann
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Is a Virtual Festival Right for You?
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July 2020
Reel Truth: Why Was My Film Not Selected?
Part 2
Jul 29, 2020
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Jon Gann
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Reel Truth: Why Was My Film Not Selected?
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Reel Truth: Why Was My Film Not Selected?
Part 1
Jul 29, 2020
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Jon Gann
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