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PODCAST
“ The Inside Scoop: Sundance
Programming ”
Cyndi Greening interview with
Festival Programmer Israel Ehrisman
(3 April 2005) Israel Ehrisman and Cyndi Greening discuss
festival programming, Sundance 2005, cinema artistry and the "Golden
Age of the Film Festival."
Ehrisman talks about his festival experience including:
As a programmer, he discusses:
- What influences his decision about what to program
- Films at the upcoming Full Frame Festival
- Films at the upcoming NCGLFF
- Tracking films from other festivals
As an avid film lover and festival goer, he shares his thoughts on:
- Sony's HVR-Z1U high-definition camera
- Democratization of film because of digital tools
- D.E.B.S. the short, the feature and the trading cards
- Barbara Kopple's documentary BEARING WITNESS to screen at Full Frame
- Katherine Leggett's wonderful short film SMALL TOWN SECRETS which screened at Sundance and Full Frame
- Other Sundance 2005 films including: AFTER INNOCENCE, RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY, THE DYING GAUL and LOGGERHEADS
- Why film festivals are important
- What you can gain from attending film festivals
- The importance of visual communication in the coming century