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Towards a filmmaker bill of rights for festivals

by Sean Farnel
November 16, 2012February 27, 2022
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What does it mean for film festivals to be at the core of the art and business of independent filmmaking, and what are the rights of artists?

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April 1, 2010April 18, 2022
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There are some festivals that I have come back to year after year, with pleasure, almost with a feeling of being part of the furniture.

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