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January 7, 2010
Christopher Holland
podcast

Film Fest Secrets Podcast #3

January 7, 2010
Christopher Holland
podcast

HeadphonesPodcasting cohort Jesse Trussell and I sit down to chat about the start of the festival year, including the inevitable mention of Sundance and some discussion of the new Filmmaker Summit at Slamdance. Also: announcements from SXSW and the 2010 hiatus of the Hollywood Black Film Fest. Links mentioned in the podcast:

  • Sundance schedule
  • Sundance films in the NEXT program
  • Slamdance schedule
  • Slamdance Filmmaker Summit announcement
  • SXSW opening slate announcement
  • Hollywood Black Film Fest hiatus announcement

Download the MP3 now or subscribe in iTunes.


Photo credit: Carolyn Will/ / CC BY 2.0
January 7, 2010
Christopher Holland
podcast

Christopher Holland

Links blog roundup
Astoria Indies screening series kicks off with "Visioneers"
The Better Film Festival Submissions Toolkit has a very simple purpose: to help you improve the way you submit your work to film festivals.

Divided into 7 core tasks with a discussion of each task, the 16-page Toolkit is designed for quick reading and gives you concrete, actionable tasks to make your film submissions package better. Best of all, you'll get the insight you need to better understand what programmers look for and how to submit with confidence.


Download it for free.
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Atlanta, Gachris@filmfestivalsecrets.com

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.