What factors do festival film programmers take into consideration when selecting films for their festivals? How do filmmakers decide which film festivals are right for their films? This session discusses how all parties involved in a festival establish their needs and presence. Hosted by Thomas Barker, this DOC Chat is open to the public without registration.
How They Meet
Program Notes
Discussant
Thomas Barker
Academia
Thomas Barker is an Honorary Associate Professor at the Australian National University. Previously, he was Head of School at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, and a visiting scholar at UCLA, National Chengchi University, National University of Singapore, and the National Library of Australia. He has served on the juries for the International Documentary Association and Freedom Film Festival Malaysia, and written for the Far East Film Festival. He has written extensively about the screen industries of Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
