Eric Bizzarri from the Future of Film Showcase (StartWell Podcast Ep.42)
Summary
In this filmed interview we sit down at StartWell's downtown Toronto broadcast studio to hear from the CEO and co-founder of FOFS - a unique not-for-profit arts organisation presenting short films from Canadian Filmmakers aged 40 and younger.
Eric tells us about how the Showcase got going as a grassroots solution to getting shorts on the big screen and how it has garnered support from not only audiences and presenting partners but filmmakers themselves - some of them as young as in their pre-teens.
READ MORE: https://startwell.co/blogs/the-startwell-podcast/eric-bizzarri-introduces-the-future-of-film-showcase
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CHAPTERS The origin and history of FoFs (0:00) Organizing a film festival. (3:21) Starting a film festival at a Cineplex theater. (8:43) Film festival growth and challenges. (12:11) Canadian film festival partnership and growth. (17:00) Partnership for film festival and coworking space. (19:44) Short film festival and communication during pandemic. (25:40) Short films, festival programming, and the future of film. (29:25) Film festival industry and professional development. (35:46) Filmmaking, networking, and perseverance. (38:49)
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