The Spotlight: Independent film, lost artists and unexpected ways of seeing
This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi explores two very different ways of discovering stories through art.
First, Zoha speaks with Nathan Fleet ahead of the 21st Hamilton Film Festival. Fleet takes listeners behind the scenes of programming the festival, from sorting through hundreds of submissions to building screening blocks and preparing independent films for the big screen.
He also discusses why film festivals can help audiences discover work they might never encounter through traditional distribution or streaming algorithms, the importance of creating opportunities for emerging…
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