I got an exciting opportunity when chatting with some friends over at the Vancouver Short Film Festival a couple of weeks ago. They’re about to kick off their festival at the end of the month – January 22nd thru the 24th to be more precise. When the dust settled on our conversation, we found that we’d hatched an idea for a podcast – specifically: Film Festivals in a Pandemic.

In this episode I’m joined by Sasha Duncan from VSFF and three filmmakers who’s films are screening in the festival: Linnea Ritland, Shanyn Maguire and Daniel Jeffery. We chat about how organizers and filmmakers have adapted to film festival life in a pandemic, we talk about the challenges and opportunities that have appeared and we throw darts at the what-does-the-future-look-like board.

SHOW NOTES:

Shanyn Maguire’s Plugs:
Plantonic: https://www.instagram.com/plantonicfilm/
Freefall: https://www.instagram.com/freefallfilm/
Pendulum Films: https://www.instagram.com/pendulumfilms/

Daniel Jeffery’s Plugs:
A New Leash On Life: https://facebook.com/newleashfilm | https://instagram.com/newleashfilm

Linnea Ritland’s Plugs:
Website: linnearitland.com
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/linnearitland
Linnea’s Dog!: http://www.instagram.com/tobymouse_/
artisanalcheese: http://youtube.com/channel/UCGzP7puUuNiDRnC6_QksAHA

Sasha Duncan’s Plugs:
Vancouver Short Film Festival: http://www.vsff.com/
The Vigilant Book: https://www.wattpad.com/user/thevigilantstory

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