“I think certain filmmakers going into Sundance or other big festivals should consider screening more for press and tastemakers before the festival. The traditional wisdom has always been the opposite: to not screen for anyone prior, let your film be seen by an audience, and generate the buzz from there.” ThinkingShouldBigsFilmCertainAudienceOppositesPressesScreensTraditionalFilmmakerFestivalsBuzzScreeningSundance Author:Thom Powers
“When you're at a film festival, you have a rapt and enthused audience and if you can point them to a Kickstarter campaign, that's a great way to leverage that enthusiasm. Even if you don't need finishing funds, it's a way to get outreach funds.” FilmAudienceEnthusiasmFundOutreach Author:Thom Powers