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December 4, 2013
Christopher Holland
festivals

Filmmakers of Reddit: What are your festival experiences?

December 4, 2013
Christopher Holland
festivals
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Most of the threads in the filmmakers section of Reddit are pretty blah – people talking gear, novices asking for help (and not getting it), poor souls in the middle of crowdfunding campaigns trolling for backers.

This thread, however, got my attention for actually getting some good responses quickly. Keep an eye on it, I think it might get interesting.

Filmmakers of Reddit: What are your festival experiences? Which have you been to? Did it further your career?

December 4, 2013
Christopher Holland
festivals

Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/Filmmakers/comments/1s3325/filmmakers_of_reddit_what_are_your_festival/

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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.