Festival Strategies: Ashton Campbell, Bedatri Choudhury, and Chad Cunningham

November 8 · Hyatt Place (SEC Room) · 10:00 a.m.

Join us for a discussion with visiting jurors Ashton Campbell (Emmy-winning documentarian and director of the Oak Cliff Film Festival in Dallas) and Bedatri Choudhury (Arts and Entertainment Editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and programmer at DocNYC, True/False, and SFFILM), along with Chad Cunningham, whose 2023 Elev8or short, Catacombs, screened at dozens of festivals around the world. Attendees will get candid insights into the selection process from programmers, learn strategies for targeting submissions, and hear advice for making the most of every festival visit.