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Ashley O’Shay’s UNAPOLOGETIC at Film Festival Alliance will wrap up FilmEx with Film Festival Day bow on Saturday, January 16

By John Wildman 5 years ago

“Ashley’s film is important, timely and the perfect culmination to a week of honest conversations with over 800 independent film exhibitors at FIlmEx. We’re thrilled to support the filmmakers in presenting UNAPOLOGETIC to audiences across North America, in this new model of distribution, and look forward to hearing her talk about the experience of making the film and how it reflects on what we just saw take place in Georgia and the rest of the country.”

Gray Rodriguez joins Film Festival Alliance; January film fest meetup void with FilmEx, adds more staff

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Film Festival Alliance Executive Director Lela Meadow-Conner, said, “FilmEx will set the tone for the year to come, bringing everyone in the ever-growing film festival and art house cinema communities together in the virtual space we are all currently inhabiting, to share new ideas, methods, and business practices, as our members and others continue to innovate the ways in which we present films, and benefit filmmakers, distributors and audiences. We hope to join the voices of experience and bring new ones to the table, to look at the ways in which we move forward and the opportunities that exist for change.”

Brian Owens from Calgary International Film Festival: Interviews; Regional Film Fests killing it (versus being killed)

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Brian Owens: The swing to ticket bundles, away from single tickets, was pretty incredible. That formed the vast majority of our box office revenue this year. We lowered the cost and set the overall price of tickets to be the same whether you were in the cinema or viewing at home. It made the bundles even more flexible and adaptable in case further in-cinema restrictions were rolled out. More people saw multiple films, and new audiences dove right in without being concerned over a cancellation or postponement.

deadCenter Film’s Executive Director Alyx Picard Davis: Regional Film Fests killing it (versus being killed) during the year of COVID

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Alyx: I believe that regional film festivals are able to pivot more easily because their imprints and scale are smaller. Expectations can easily be managed and adapted to the virtual model in real time, as smaller organizations can accelerate progress and remain agile, unencumbered by a larger think tank/processes/ procedures (structure) that typically exist in the larger organization culture(s).

Dan Brawley Annc’s Film Festival Alliance Goes Global

By John Wildman 7 years ago

“The Alliance has grown steadily over the past five years, and now there is an increased interest in widening our membership reach,” said FFA Board President & Cucalorus Festival’s Chief Instigating Officer Dan Brawley. “As an organization, we’ve created a collective voice for film festivals and we want to expand that conversation so that we can share stories, resources, and challenges with our peers around the world. We see this as an essential step in order to address the constant shifts in our industry related to technology, consumption, and culture.”

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: President Dan Brawley leads as Film Festival Alliance Officially Announces New Board of Directors

By admin 9 years ago

The newly elected Board of Directors includes President Dan Brawley (Cucalorus Film Festival), Vice President Andrew Rodgers (Denver Film Society), Treasurer Anne Chaisson (Hamptons International Film Festival and FFA founding member), Secretary Judy Laster (Woods Hole Film Festival, FFA founding member) and Jon Gann (Founder DC Shorts Film Festival, Past Program Director, FFA.)