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Monday, November 21 • 9:00am - 10:00am
Maintaining Interest in Your Film Festival Year Round

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To sustain year-round interest for an event that only happens annually is a challenge that all film festivals face. Expanding the festival’s reach in the real and virtual community is one way that festivals grow and thrive. Film series’, online programming and other strategies will be explored by film festival leaders that have successfully and profitably managed to build a year-round presence.
Moderators
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Wendy Eidson

Festival Director, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
A former assistant director, hot sauce purveyor and community theatre director, Wendy Eidson is bravely heading into her 13th year with the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. The festival prides itself on its high-quality, eclectic mix of films and filmmakers, as well as... Read More →

Speakers
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Laura Archibald

CEO, Festpicks
Laura Archibald is the CEO of Solomon’s Signature Productions Inc.,  a film production company focused on historic and biographically oriented feature films and documentaries. Their eclectic catalogue includes films in development or released that include: the history of music... Read More →
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Richard Botto

Founder and CEO, Stage 32
Richard “RB” Botto is the Founder and CEO of Stage 32 (stage32.com), the world’s largest platform for connecting and educating film creatives. Called “LinkedIn meets Lynda for film creatives” by Forbes, Stage 32 boasts a member base of over 500,000 and features over 1000 hours of film craft and business related education taught by over 500 indus... Read More →
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Anita Cotic

Senior Manager of Event Production, TIFF
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Shawn Guthrie

Manager, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Shawn Guthrie oversees the Student Academy Awards program and the Grants program for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  His career at the Academy began 15 years ago in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program, a position to which he brought many years of experience... Read More →
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Nancy Kennedy

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Seattle International Film Festival
Nancy joined the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) in 1988 as Director of Marketing, Corporate Development and Communications.  Nancy created and implemented the sponsorship, membership, fundraising and corporate development revenue programs for the organization as it became... Read More →

Monday November 21, 2016 9:00am - 10:00am PST
Santa Ynez Room
  Panel, Film

Attendees (24)