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Seventh Row Editors / November 10, 2021

Ep. 116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future

Alex and Orla are joined by critic and programmer C. J. Prince to examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audiences.

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This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and the debut of special guest C. J. Prince.

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On this Episode

  • Introduction (1:02)
  • The different virtual formats (3:00)
  • Berlin as the model virtual film festival (10:45)
  • Building festival reputations through virtual formats (15:52)
  • Geoblocking, rights holders, and distribution issues (19:02)
  • COVID corner (24:24)
  • The programmer perspective (38:14)
  • Re-imagining the value and future of a film festival (49:30)
  • Virtual film festivals and accessibility (1:05:16)
  • Wrap-up and hopes for the future (1:11:21)

Show Notes

  • Read Alex’s review of Ammonite
  • Read C. J.’s list of the ten best shorts from TIFF 2021
  • Sign up for updates on the first book to ever be published on the films of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier

Related Episodes about Virtual Film Festivals

  • Ep. 111: TIFF 2021, part 2
  • Ep. 109: TIFF 2021, part 1
  • Ep. 102: Cannes 2021
  • Ep. 84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition (Members Only)
  • Ep. 83: Berlinale 2021, Part 1: The Sidebars (Members Only)
  • Ep. 79: Sundance 2021, Part 2 (Members Only)
  • Ep. 78: Sundance 2021, Part 1 (Members Only)
  • Ep. 59: A look back at TIFF 2020, part 2 (Members Only)
  • Ep. 58: A look back at TIFF 2020, part 1 (Members Only)

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Alex Heeney podcast, C. J. Prince podcast, Festival Favourites, Film Festival podcast, Orla Smith podcast, podcast, Toronto International Film Festival

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