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- Hot & Steamy: INTERVIEW: Kyle Schickner, Director of STEAM
Festivals have been a hot topic in the blogosphere as of late for their role in the distribution landscape. Recently, Jonathan Marlow of Green Cine Daily caused a bit of a stir when he suggested that festivals, which have replaced traditional theatrical as a distribution mechanism for indies and docs, start ponying up part of their ticket sales to filmmakers. AJ Schnack, DIY Filmmaker Sujewa and several others got into the fray, arguing that festivals provide benefits to filmmakers that go beyond screening fees. (It’s my opinion that this all should work on a kind of… [more]
