Results of a new survey released Thursday quantify the tensions and opportunities present in a pandemic-changed independent film ecosystem. Among the findings: Filmmakers want more revenue-sharing, networking opportunities, and data from online festivals, while rifts between festivals, distributors, and filmmakers adjusting to this new normal present opportunities for all parties to rethink how their relationships work.
The survey polled over 100 filmmakers, some 50 festival representatives, and over 25 distributors with varying questions. The effort was undertaken by indie film and Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald, film consultant Brian Newman, and Film Festival Alliance co-director Lela Meadow-Conner. Read the full report here.
Fitzgerald told IndieWire he hopes filmmakers, festivals, and distributors look at the survey results as a starting point to help them navigate the industry’s current volatility. He expects he and his colleagues to conduct follow-up polls as the landscape continues to evolve during a pandemic that’s expected to continue well...
The survey polled over 100 filmmakers, some 50 festival representatives, and over 25 distributors with varying questions. The effort was undertaken by indie film and Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald, film consultant Brian Newman, and Film Festival Alliance co-director Lela Meadow-Conner. Read the full report here.
Fitzgerald told IndieWire he hopes filmmakers, festivals, and distributors look at the survey results as a starting point to help them navigate the industry’s current volatility. He expects he and his colleagues to conduct follow-up polls as the landscape continues to evolve during a pandemic that’s expected to continue well...
- 12/3/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
If there’s a common theme weaved throughout the 2018 Nashville Film Festival, it’s a strong sense of diversity. With submissions from more than 135 countries and female filmmakers making up more than 40% of the film bracket, in addition to several films led by African-Americans and those who defy gender norms, filmmakers from wide-ranging backgrounds are turning to the Nashville Film Festival as an outlet to share their voices.
“The storytelling has gotten deeper,” artistic director Brian Owens says of the 2018 festival, which runs May 10-19 at Regal Hollywood Stadium 27. “These films really address the now, all the way through the program. There really seems to be an urgency that wasn’t there before. It’s a reflection of the times.”
This sense of urgency is mirrored in the festival’s numerous documentaries, a category in which the presence of women is prominent across a variety of socially conscious films. “Dark Money” is one example,...
“The storytelling has gotten deeper,” artistic director Brian Owens says of the 2018 festival, which runs May 10-19 at Regal Hollywood Stadium 27. “These films really address the now, all the way through the program. There really seems to be an urgency that wasn’t there before. It’s a reflection of the times.”
This sense of urgency is mirrored in the festival’s numerous documentaries, a category in which the presence of women is prominent across a variety of socially conscious films. “Dark Money” is one example,...
- 5/10/2018
- by Cillea Houghton
- Variety Film + TV
This year marks the Nashville Film Festival's (NaFF) 45th anniversary, making it one of the oldest in the country. Beginning April 17, the Festival will open with Nashville-centered film "The Identical" starring Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta and will close on the 26, taking over a two-weekend period for the first time. The Special Presentation films and World Vanguard lineup were also announced. “The special presentations are Nashville’s first chance to see what will be some of the biggest hits of the year,” said Brian Owens, NaFF’s Artistic Director. “They are all incredibly entertaining in a variety of ways, from downright hysterical to powerfully moving.” In addition to the 10-day extension of the festival, NaFF also announced that they would hold free public screenings of films at a downtown location. From the much-anticipated "Dom Hemingway" to Sundance hit documentary "The Case Against 8," the following films are among the ones that will show at the.
- 3/20/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
The Nashville Film Festival has announced it will open this year with dual screenings of "After" and "Beauty Is Embarrassing" and close with "Big Easy Express" and "Paul Williams Still Alive." “What started the last two years, almost by accident, with 'Bloodworth' and 'Submarine' opening and 'Another Earth' and 'Terri' closing has turned out to be a successful strategy for us,” says Brian Owens, NaFF artistic director. “It gives people a couple of options and wildly different ones at that, on each of the nights. Whether it’s an oft-hilarious art documentary or a borderline dystopian fantasy, or music films about then or now, we’ve got you covered.” The festival has also announced the first annual Rotary Red Carpet Run 5K, a chipped road race through Green Hills, Tennessee. Full press release below: Dual Openers and Closers Announced for 2012 Nashville Film...
- 4/4/2012
- by Devin Lee Fuller
- Indiewire
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