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PFM Talks | Short Films, Festivals and Markets: Film Distribution Strategies for Newbies
Film markets at festivals have emerged as the principal venues where film professionals from all other the world can meet to do business. Markets must both satisfy the attendees’ demands and mix seamlessly with the rest of the festival. The role of film markets at festivals arise a diverse range of questions: How do market exchanges relate to other areas of festivals? What kind of relationships are involved between participants? How do they influence film circulation, co-production and professional networking?
PFM Talks | Filmmaking without Infrastructure
Independent filmmaking in the digital era is full of unchartered territory and new challenges. This reality is accentuated for filmmakers coming from regions with little or no infrastructure in place. However, a landscape which doesn't have strong-set paths could also be a landscape with more room to navigate… Is there a silver lining to budding and/or 'weak' indigenous film industries? Let's discuss!
Serge Abiaad
Jury / Sunbird Award Competition for Short Narrative Films
Serge is the co-founder and general director of La Distributrice de Films which he runs with the help and support of his cat, Greta. He is also a film professor. He was born in sunny Beirut and now lives in snowy Montreal.