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April 20, 2009
Christopher Holland
festivals, filmmaker tips, sxsw, video, watch this

Watch this: Doc short on managing your expectations on the festival circuit

April 20, 2009
Christopher Holland
festivals, filmmaker tips, sxsw, video, watch this

Seven excellent minutes from filmmaker Zak Forsman on why you want to show up at festivals and what you should work to get out of them. This video starts a "virtual panel session" from filmmakers in the Workbook Project.

April 20, 2009
Christopher Holland
festivals, filmmaker tips, sxsw, video, watch this

Christopher Holland

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Chris Holland currently works in programming and operations at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and as a consultant on marketing and festival strategy for independent filmmakers around the world. He is also the author of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers.. For more than a decade Chris has worked on all sides of the festival circuit, including time spent at B-Side Entertainment, Slated, IFP, the Austin Film Festival and Atlanta Film Festival. He believes that hot dogs are not sandwiches.