Posted on: November 21st, 2009 Getting an Education about Film Festivals | International Documentary Association
Amid widespread pronouncements that indie film is dead, Film Independent held its annual 2009 Filmmaker Forum October 9 to 11 at the Directors Guild of America headquaters in Los Angeles. Despite the fact that the majority of the studios have jettisoned their independent divisions, the crowd at the Forum was generally upbeat. Filmmakers mingled with executives during cocktail receptions and tasty lunches, and had their choice of approximately 15 panels throughout the weekend aimed at “empowering participants with the tools to create a strategy for their films and their careers.”
Filed under: Competitions, Festival, Filmmakers Resources, Independent Film
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