FILM FESTIVAL SUMMIT
Chris Gore, author of The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide (Lone Eagle Publishing Company, $21.95), has been chosen as a keynote speaker at the inaugural International Film Festival Summit, which takes place at the Hudson Hotel in NYC from December 7-8.
“Film festivals are exploding across the United States and worldwide,” said Gore, “so it’s about time the industry had its own event. The economic benefits for cities lucky enough to have a hot film festival are obvious, and the benefits to independent filmmakers seeking adoring audiences are enormous.”
According to a press release: “The International Film Festival Summit will be the largest ever gathering of professionals from the film festival industry. This is not a place to watch films or meet with filmmakers, but a place where film festival professionals, local government and corporate marketing executives can dialog with their peers, share insights and gain knowledge that will help them grow their film festival and keep it thriving or help understand the value of festival sponsorship opportunities and the impact on economic growth in communities.
Festival founder Todd Brockman from the Entertainment Technology Alliance has been going to major film festivals for over thirteen years and he realized that there was a need to build stronger alliances if the festival community is going to continue growing at the rate that it currently is. According to Brockman, “The film festival industry needs a way to share information and create better efficiencies, it is our intention that this annual event will create an environment where everyone is welcome to collaborate, learn, and share information.”
Lone Eagle Publishing Company is part of the publishing division of IFILM Corp., which was purchased earlier this year by The Hollywood Reporter.
