Alex and Orla are joined by critic and programmer C. J. Prince to examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audiences. On this episode

• Introduction (1:02)
• The different formats of virtual film festivals (3:00)
• Berlin as the model virtual film festival (10:45)
• Virtual film festivals as a way to build festival reputation (15:52)
• Geoblocking and distribution issues (19:02)
• COVID Corner (24:24)
• The programmer perspective on virtual film festivals (38:14)
• Re-imagining the value and future of a film festival (49:30)
• Virtual film festivals and accessibility (1:05:16)
• Wrap-up (1:11:21)

Show Notes

• Read C. J.'s list of the ten best shorts from TIFF 2021
• Sign up for updates on the first book to ever be published on the films of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier

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