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Jan 2022
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How Do You Raise Money at a Film Festiva...

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About this episode

Is Spider-Man No Way Home Oscar worthy? How you can raise money at Sundance or other festivals and what makes the Skydio Drone worth checking out… 


In this episode, we talk about…


  • Spider- Man No Way Home’s box office record during the pandemic
  • The disappearance of the Golden Globes and the relevance of the Oscars  
  • Phenomenon of billboards and how films cut through the noise
  • How to get people to watch a $20 million dollar movie with a $55 million dollar cast     
  • Making a film that tells a story vs. a film that teaches a lesson 
  • Why Skydio’s Drone should be on filmmaker’s radars
  • Sundance news and different strategies to fundraise at festivals 
  • What the No Film School crew is looking forward to in 2022 


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