Film Festival | Podcast

Strad Style a Slamdance Winner 2017 EP096

February 19, 2017

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Strad Style, winner of the 2017 Slamdance Documentary Feature and Audience Award literally knocked us off our feet. Yuri’s choice of music introduction for our Strad Style experience is perfectly suited as it continues to inspire him, long after the crazy week in Park City was over. Very inspirational for me as well.

This is my tenth year going to Sundance | Slamdance, while Yuri experienced it for the first time. I wanted him to really have the best film festival experience in all aspects from the film screenings, the filmmakers, the film festival community, and the burgeoning economic development of the film business itself– he did.

Podcast

Happy 150th Birthday Alice Guy Blache!

What brought us together – going to Sundance, hosting panels and programming, and speaking engagements, was a connection to a very special mentor, guru, and guiding star – Alice Guy Blache.

Film Festival, Programming

Sonoma International Film Festival

You can’t beat the hospitality that comes along with top-notch programming, in California wine country. Steve Shor has the magic touch as program director for the Sonoma International Film Festival with 120 films from 35 countries, chefs preparing food, and sommeliers pouring the wine.

Documentary, Podcast

Light From The East Keeps Shining

LIGHT FROM THE EAST is about an extraordinary Ukrainian American stage production taking place during a coup in August 1991, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Christina Kotlar

writer | podcast producer

Merging the art of film marketing strategy with the film festival experience

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Nothing can replace the shared experience with an audience.

Cannes Short Film Market

Most filmmakers squander a golden opportunity in Cannes without a plan.

Art of Festival Experience Part II

During film festivals, a perfect alignment of powerful connections is born under the stars.