How to put on a film festival?
My podcasting partner came up with the brilliant idea of a one-night film festival on the evening prior to PAX, up in Seattle. He located a movie theatre that serves booze, has a stage, etc. We want to play some short funny/horror films (a la Cyinide & Happiness, Saturday Morning Breakfast Theatre, Five Second Films), a couple of longer funny/horror films, and stick a live rock and roll set right in the middle of it.
I think we have the band already.
Much like everything else I’ve ever done in this life (parenting, group sex, founding a charity, etc.) I agreed to it with absolutely no goddamn idea what I am doing.
Have you been involved with a film festival? Can you give me a thumbnail sketch of what the Hell I should be doing and expecting, or point me to resource that can help me get going? Should we form an LLC and run it through that?
And, BTW, are you involved in any lowbrow comic/horror films that I might want to show the world around a blistering set by Barefoot Barnacle?
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