The inherent divide between the interests of festivals and filmmakers

Welcome to Frankly Festivals, a new podcast that explores the ecosystem of film events and filmmakers, in an attempt to demystify each others’ pressures and interests, in order to foster greater cooperation, understanding, and a stronger industry.


This month, Jon & Bart speak with Lela Meadow-Conner (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2036672/) , creative producer of “Chasing Chasing Amy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10825052...) ”, former Executive Director of Film Festival Alliance, the co-creator of the Tallgrass Film Festival, and creator of the mamafilm microcinema and multi-city film series, and Geoff Marslett (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004082) , award winning filmmaker of “Mars (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1109488/...) ,” “Monkey vs. Robot,” and “Quantum Cowboys (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11662660...) ,” and teacher at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Texas Austin.


Hosted by Jon Gann (https://reelplan.com/) and Bart Weiss (http://bartweiss.com) .


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