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Film Festival Secrets Podcast

Podcast by Christopher Holland

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#31: A Hustler’s Guide to Film Festivals with Alex Ferrari

#31: A Hustler’s Guide to Film Festivals with Alex Ferrari

After several hours of recording lectures for our new online course (more details in the show), filmmaker Alex Ferrari a... Read more

22 Jan 2016

30mins

Ranked #2

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#33 - Filmmaker Career Building at Film Festivals

#33 - Filmmaker Career Building at Film Festivals

Excerpted from their online course “Film Festival Hacks,” Alex Ferrari (Indie Film Hustle) and host Chris Holland talk a... Read more

2 Feb 2016

9mins

Ranked #3

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#32 - What Should I Look For on a Film Festival’s Web Site?

#32 - What Should I Look For on a Film Festival’s Web Site?

In this episode: Chris Holland talks about the legwork of creating a festival strategy, in particular the research you s... Read more

26 Jan 2016

11mins

Ranked #4

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#30 - Negotiating with film festivals

#30 - Negotiating with film festivals

Sometimes filmmakers face the classic "bird in the hand" problem. Case in point: my friend Amy's short film "Pickle" was... Read more

20 Dec 2015

9mins

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#29 - Richard Gale, creator of GINOSAJI, the Horribly Slow Murderer

#29 - Richard Gale, creator of GINOSAJI, the Horribly Slow Murderer

This episode I'm joined by Richard Gale, creator of the short film "The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Ineffi... Read more

10 Dec 2015

53mins

Ranked #6

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#28 - How can I pick the right festivals from the thousands of possible choices?

#28 - How can I pick the right festivals from the thousands of possible choices?

Some quick tips on narrowing the field of possible festival choices down to the film fests that are right for your film.... Read more

23 Oct 2015

10mins

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#27 - A Little Light Housekeeping

#27 - A Little Light Housekeeping

As the new season of the podcast gets started, Chris explains what’s been going on since the crowdfunding campaign ended... Read more

12 Oct 2015

8mins

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#26 - Bodine and Alexis Boling, Movement and Location Filmmakers

#26 - Bodine and Alexis Boling, Movement and Location Filmmakers

Chris Holland sits down with Bodine and Alexis Boling, creators of "Movement and Location."

22 Sep 2015

58mins

Ranked #9

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#25 - Jarod Neece, Festival Producer & Senior Programmer @ SXSW Film

#25 - Jarod Neece, Festival Producer & Senior Programmer @ SXSW Film

Ever wonder about the selection process at South by Southwest? Programmer Jarod Neece gives us a peek behind the curtain... Read more

27 Jul 2015

1hr

Ranked #10

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#24 - Kenny Blank & Shellie Schmals of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

#24 - Kenny Blank & Shellie Schmals of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

The second episode of the new season of the Film Festival Secrets podcast! See getmoresecrets.com to learn how you can l... Read more

7 Jul 2015

50mins

Ranked #11

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#23 - Jon Gann, founder of the DC Shorts film festival

#23 - Jon Gann, founder of the DC Shorts film festival

The first episode of the new season of the Film Festival Secrets podcast! See getmoresecrets.com to learn how you can li... Read more

24 Jun 2015

1hr 1min

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#22 - Emily Best, founder of Seed & Spark

#22 - Emily Best, founder of Seed & Spark

Since meeting filmmaker and startup founder Emily Best in November I've wanted to get her on the podcast to talk about h... Read more

19 Mar 2015

27mins

Ranked #13

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#21 - Biagio Messina on Comedy and Kickstarter

#21 - Biagio Messina on Comedy and Kickstarter

Biagio Messina, co-producer and director of "Dying to Do Letterman" and the Producing Unscripted podcast, joins Chris Ho... Read more

12 Feb 2015

1hr 17mins

Ranked #14

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#20 - Kickstarter From the Inside with Elisabeth Holm

#20 - Kickstarter From the Inside with Elisabeth Holm

This episode is a bit of a blast from the past -- it's one of several interviews about crowdfunding I recorded about thi... Read more

10 Dec 2014

45mins

Ranked #15

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#19 - Social Media Charm School with King is a Fink

#19 - Social Media Charm School with King is a Fink

Guests: When Julie Keck & Jessica King (collectively known as "King is a Fink") tell you that they are social media ... Read more

19 Nov 2014

42mins

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