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Sep 2023
32m 20s

Fall Festival Buzz and the Beginning of ...

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It’s festival season, so Matt is joined by Cameron Bailey, the CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), to discuss the trickle-down effect of the strikes on film festivals, why TIFF is so successful in predicting Oscar nominations, and how to handle a festival without stars. Matt finishes the show by giving a prediction about Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's end-of-year bonus.


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Cameron Bailey


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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